Koch Retires From Vectren Board; McGinley Elected Lead Director

EVANSVILLE, IN--(Marketwire - May 11, 2011) - Today, long-time Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) Board of Directors member Robert L. Koch retired from the board after serving 25 years in the role, some of which were with a Vectren predecessor company. Koch, who had been Vectren's lead director since 2003, is president and CEO of Koch Enterprises, Inc. The board voted J. Timothy McGinley as the new lead director, effective today. McGinley, principal of House Investments, Inc., has served on the Vectren board, or the board of a predecessor company, since 1999.