Management Team

About the Team

Gary Kruse, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Gary Kruse oversees all legal, regulatory compliance, records management and partnership activities. He joins Millennium after serving as Assistant General Counsel at NiSource Inc. where he provided representation in the areas of SEC compliance, corporate formation and joint ventures as well as issuance of public debt and equity. Prior to joining NiSource, Mr. Kruse was a partner in the law firm, Schiff Hardin & Waite. He holds a juris doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law and an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton.

John Keith, Vice President, Finance and Controller
John Keith, a licensed certified management accountant, has 20 years of gas industry experience serving in progressive management and executive capacities in the areas of internal and external financial recording, reporting and policymaking, regulatory reporting, project control and treasury. Mr. Keith's responsibilities include the overall financial, regulatory and human resource activities of the Millennium system. Mr. Keith was formerly the Acting Controller of New York State Electric and Gas Corporation located in Ithaca New York. Mr. Keith is a graduate from Ithaca College,

Stanley J. Brownell, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Mr. Brownell has over twenty-five years of experience in the natural gas industry, most recently as Head of Market Development and Trading for Harken Energy. At Harken Energy, he was responsible for market development of standard and renewable energy projects, hedging strategies and the creation of Harken Energy Management and Investments (Hemi), a wholly owned trading subsidiary. Prior to joining Harken Energy, Mr. Brownell held executive and managerial positions with energy companies participating in the upstream exploration, production, transportation and marketing of natural gas. Mr. Brownell holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Michigan Technological University, an M.B.A from the University of Houston, a Series 3 Commodity Trading License and a Certificate of Civil Mediation from the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators.