february 2012
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P
aul Fant, 57, has a long history with
SCANA that began in 1979. A na-
tive of Charlotte, North Carolina,
Fant graduated from North Carolina State
University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in electrical engineering in 1975.
He has more than 35 years of experience
working in the utilities industry, includ-
ing 30 years of service at SCANA and its
subsidiaries. His current responsibilities
include executive oversight for engineer-
SCANA, including senior vice president
of transmission services and president
and chief operating officer of SC Pipeline
Corporation and SCG Pipeline, Inc. These
two pipeline companies merged to form
Carolina Gas Transmission, an interstate
company in 2006.
Fant is active in his local community, cur-
rently serving on the board of directors of
the Columbia Urban League, Claflin Uni-
ing, system and operations planning, cus-
tomer service and business development
and management of design, construction,
operation and maintenance for Carolina
Gas Transmission pipeline operations in
South Carolina and Georgia.
Fant also serves as a member of SCANA's
senior management team. Fant has served
in a variety of leadership positions at
versity, Palmetto Health Foundation and
the South Carolina Research Authority.
He is also a member of the American As-
sociation of Blacks in Energy and was hon-
ored with the John H. Whiteman award in
2003 by the Columbia Urban League for
dedicated service. In 1997 and 1999, Fant
was named a recipient of the "Top 25 In-
fluencers" award by South Carolina Busi-
ness Vision magazine.
P
aul
V. F
ant
, S
r
.
President and Chief Operating Officer
Carolina Gas Transmission
and Senior Vice President, SCANA Corporation