Atmos Energy Corporation announced that Franklin H. Yoho has been elected to its board of directors. His election, effective May 1, 2020, will increase the size of the board to 14 directors. Yoho was formerly Executive Vice President and President of the natural gas business for Duke Energy where he oversaw the company’s natural gas operations for the five-state regulated natural gas utility and was a member of Duke Energy’s Senior Management Committee. Yoho has over 35 years’ experience in the natural gas industry, including senior leadership roles at Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, and Public Service Company of North Carolina. He previously served on the boards of the American Gas Association and the Southern Gas Association, the advisory board for the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte, and the board of trustees for the Institute of Gas Technology.