Atmos Energy's CEO is John Akers, appointed in Oct 2019, has a tenure of 6.75 years. total yearly compensation is $9.95M, comprised of 11.5% salary and 88.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.089% of the company’s shares, worth €22.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.4 years and 10.3 years respectively.
Key information
John Akers
Chief executive officer
US$10.0m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
11.53%
CEO tenure
6.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.09%
Management average tenure
8.4yrs
Board average tenure
10.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has John Akers's remuneration changed compared to Atmos Energy's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Sep 30 2025
US$10m
US$1m
US$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Sep 30 2024
US$14m
US$1m
US$1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$999m
Dec 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$925m
Sep 30 2023
US$8m
US$1m
US$885m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$838m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$829m
Dec 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$797m
Sep 30 2022
US$5m
US$977k
US$774m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$751m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$725m
Dec 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$697m
Sep 30 2021
US$6m
US$900k
US$665m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$682m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$697m
Dec 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$640m
Sep 30 2020
US$10m
US$841k
US$601m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$594m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$557m
Dec 31 2019
n/a
n/a
US$532m
Sep 30 2019
US$8m
US$463k
US$511m
Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD9.95M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.31M).
Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
John Akers (63 yo)
6.8yrs
Tenure
US$9,953,274
Compensation
Mr. John Kevin Akers has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager at Atmos Energy Kansas Securitization I, LLC. He has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Atmos Energy Corpor...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
John Akers
CEO, President & Director
6.8yrs
US$9.95m
0.089% € 22.7m
Christopher Forsythe
Senior VP & CFO
9.4yrs
US$3.06m
0.038% € 9.7m
Jessica Bateman Pulliam
Senior VP
1.5yrs
US$2.93m
0.00087% € 221.1k
John McDill
Senior Vice President of Utility Operations
4.8yrs
US$2.32m
0.023% € 5.9m
Jeffrey Knights
Senior Vice President of Technical & Operating Services
7.9yrs
no data
no data
Michelle Faulk
VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer
1.8yrs
no data
0.00072% € 183.0k
Richard Mitschke
VP & Chief Information Officer
3.3yrs
no data
no data
Daniel Meziere
VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer
15.4yrs
no data
no data
Liz Beauchamp
Vice President of Governmental & Public Affairs
8.9yrs
no data
no data
John Robbins
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
9.5yrs
US$1.71m
0.018% € 4.6m
John Paris
President of Mid-Tex Division
19.2yrs
no data
no data
Becky Palmer
President of West Texas Division
9.5yrs
no data
no data
8.4yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1ATO's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
John Akers
CEO, President & Director
6.8yrs
US$9.95m
0.089% € 22.7m
Nancy Quinn
Lead Independent Director
21.9yrs
US$305.02k
no data
Rafael Garza
Independent Director
10.3yrs
US$298.06k
0.00015% € 38.1k
Franklin Yoho
Independent Director
6.2yrs
US$305.00k
0.0018% € 457.5k
Kim Cocklin
Chairman of the Board
16.7yrs
US$389.20k
0.10% € 26.5m
Gary Cumbie
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Jennifer Sampson
Member of Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Grace McDermott
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Lois Finkelman
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Denise Bunkley
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Charles Eisemann
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
Daniel Lopez
Member of the Customer Advisory Board
no data
no data
no data
10.3yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1ATO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/07 11:43
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/07 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/09/30
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Analyst Sources
Atmos Energy Corporation is covered by 21 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.