Wendell Dallas serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nicor Gas, one of America’s leading natural gas distributors and the largest distribution company of Southern Company Gas with 2.3 million customers in over 650 Illinois communities.
Prior to leading Nicor Gas, Wendell served as Vice President of sales and marketing for Georgia Power Company where he was responsible for their topline revenue growth strategy, new product development, product distribution, e-commerce, electric transportation, sales management and energy efficiency.
Wendell brings with him deep institutional knowledge gained from more than 30 years of leadership, operations and engineering experience in the natural gas industry.
Prior to joining Georgia Power, he served as Vice President of operations for two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries, Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas. In these multistate leadership roles, he was responsible for ensuring the company’s operational excellence in delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable natural gas to more than 700,000 customers in five Georgia and Tennessee regions.
Wendell holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia & Leadership Atlanta.