INGAA's board of directors appointed Chris Schindler as chairman for a one-year term on October 22, 2026. Schindler is executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, which operates about 5,800 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in the Midwest and Mid-Continent.
He joined Southern Star in June 2019 after 25 years at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., where he handled matters before FERC, the CFTC and state commissions. INGAA President and CEO Amy Andryszak cited his experience working with FERC.
Rob Johnson, president of WBI Energy, becomes first vice chair. David Brast, president of U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines at TC Energy, is second vice chair.
