Background
Cordes, James F. was born in 1940.
Cordes, James F. was born in 1940.
Bachelor of Science, St. Louis University, 1963. Master of Business Administration, Creighton University, 1968. Master of Science, University Nebraska, 1976.
Industrial engineer A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Decatur, Illinois, 1963-1965. Operations research analyst Northern Natural Gas Company, 1965-1966, manager management systems, 1967-1972, manager marketing operations, 1972-1977. With French National Research Agency Pipeline Company, Detroit, 1977—1997, now chairman, president, chief executive officer.
Also executive vice president, president natural gas group The Coastal Corporation, Houston, 1986-1996. Board directors American Electric Power Company, since 2009, Comerica Inc., Northeast Utilities.