Lois B. DeFleur

BlueShield of Northeastern New York provides health insurance products and other related services in northeastern New York State. The firm's health insurance plans include Traditional Blue (POS, PPO and traditional indemnity) and Community Blue (HMO). The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Latham, NY.

Southern Tier Economic Partnership, Inc. is a privately held company. The company is headquartered in Binghamton, NY.

HealthNow New York, Inc. provides healthcare as well as health insurance services. Its product offerings are enhanced by value added services such as personal health concierge, work-site wellness, health promotion services, behavioral health services, disease and care management, pharmacy benefit management and physician and hospital quality incentive plan. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in East Syracuse, NY.

The Group's principal activity consists of its regulated electricity transmission and distribution operations. The Group operates through three business segments: Electric Delivery, Natural Gas Delivery and Other segment. Electric Delivery segment consists of its regulated electricity transmission, distribution and generation operations in New York and Maine. Natural Gas Delivery segment includes regulated natural gas transportation, storage and distribution operations in New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. Other segment includes the regulated liquefied natural gas peaking plant, retail energy marketing, natural gas delivery and propane air delivery. The Group also generates electricity from its share of a nuclear plant and its several hydroelectric stations. It serves approximately two million electricity customers and one million natural gas customers.