Atmos Energy Names CEO J. Kevin Akers to Succeed Kim R. Cocklin as Chairman

Nov 4, 2026 9:46 PM

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Atmos Energy Corporation announced that current Board Chairman Kim R. Cocklin will retire effective at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. In conjunction with his retirement, the board approved combining the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. Consequently, President and CEO J. Kevin Akers will assume the additional role of chairman upon the 2027 annual meeting date, pending his re-election as a director by shareholders.

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Atmos Energy Corporation announced a planned transition in the leadership of its Board of Directors. Kim R. Cocklin, the company’s current chairman, will retire from both the board and the chairman role effective as of the date of Atmos Energy’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.

On November 3, 2026, the board approved a change to the company’s leadership structure that will combine the roles of chairman and chief executive officer following Cocklin’s retirement.

J. Kevin Akers, currently Atmos Energy’s president and chief executive officer, is set to assume the additional role of chairman as of the date of the 2027 annual meeting. His appointment is subject to shareholders re-electing him as a director at that meeting.

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