Peter Wareing
Independent Director
Peter S. Wareing, 58, is a co-founder and partner in the private equity firm Wareing, Athon & Company. He has been a member of the CenterPoint Energy board since June 2005.
Phillip Smith
Independent Director
Phillip R. Smith has been a director since March 2014. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. Mr. Smith joined Torch as interim President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2012 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 2013. Prior to joining Torch, Mr. Smith was a partner with KPMG LLP from 2002 to September 2012.
Milton Carroll
Executive Chairman<br />Director
Milton Carroll, 59, is chairman of the board. He is also chairman and founder of Instrument Products, Inc., an oilfield equipment manufacturing company. He has been a board member of CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies since 1992.
T. Milton Honea
69, is a retired Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the former NorAm Energy Corporation. Living in Santa Barbara, California, Honea became a Reliant Energy board member in 1997.
Robert J. Cruikshank
71, is a private investor and retired senior partner with the Houston office of Deloitte & Touche LLP. He became a Reliant Energy board member in 1993.
O. Holcombe Crosswell
61, is President of Griggs Corporation in Houston. He became a Reliant Energy board member in 1997.
John T. Cater
66, is a private investor and former Chairman of Compass Bank in Houston. He became a Reliant Energy board member in 1983.
Milton Carroll
51, is Chairman of the Board. He is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Instrument Products, Inc. in Houston. He became a Reliant Energy board member in 1992.