As Spire’s president and chief executive officer, Scott Doyle oversees all aspects of Spire, including its natural gas utilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri that serve nearly 1.7 million customers.
Prior to joining Spire in 2024, Scott served as executive vice president of utility operations at CenterPoint Energy in Houston, Texas, leading electric and natural gas businesses serving seven million customers across multiple states. Prior to this role, Scott held numerous executive leadership positions of increasing responsibility at CenterPoint in natural gas operations and regulatory and public affairs.
Scott currently serves on the board of directors of the United Way of Greater St. Louis, the Regional Business Council and the Southern Gas Association.
He previously has held board positions with the American Gas Association, Goodwill Industries of Houston, the American Gas Foundation, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and the Association of Electric Companies of Texas.
In addition, he serves on the Engineering Advisory Council of Texas A&M University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Adam Woodard, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
As executive vice president and chief financial officer, Adam Woodard oversees financial affairs for Spire, one of the nation’s largest natural gas companies with more than enterprise value of more than $8 billion.
Adam has been with Spire since 2018 and added the role of chief financial officer of Spire Missouri, its largest utility subsidiary which provides natural gas service to 1.2 million customers, in 2019.
He began his career in the Investment Banking Division of A.G. Edwards & Sons which later became Wells Fargo Securities. As a banker, he provided advice and financing to companies across the energy sector.
Adam received his JD from Saint Louis University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Kansas. He is a member of the Missouri Bar.
Ryan Hyman, Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Information Officer
As senior vice president and chief customer and information officer, Ryan Hyman is responsible for advancing technology for Spire. In this role, Ryan leads Spire’s efforts in bringing best in class technology services to employees and customers. During his tenure, he has led multiple technology transformation projects that have prepared Spire for future growth.
Prior to his current position, Ryan served as the assistant vice president of information technology. During the time that Spire owned SM&P Utility Resources, Inc., a utility locating company, he was responsible for leading their information systems group that supported more than 1,700 employees across 11 states. He brings robust experiences in building and leading technology organizations.
Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in computer programming technology from
Purdue University. Ryan is actively involved with the energy industry, serving as an advisor for the American Gas Association’s committee on the Downstream Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center that helps to prepare natural gas utilities for possible physical or cyberattacks. Ryan is a member of the St. Louis Chief Information Officers Board. He also served as an honorary advisor to the Gateway to Innovation National Conference. Active in his community, Ryan serves on the board for the St. Louis Zoo Association and the Humane Society of Missouri.
As chief legal officer, Matt is responsible for all legal functions at Spire. Previously, Matt served as vice president, general counsel of Spire, where he was responsible for corporate legal functions including litigation, labor and employment, claims, regulatory and commercial transactions.
Matt joined Spire in 2016 as director of litigation and in 2019, became general counsel of Spire Missouri – the company’s largest business unit – adding responsibility for representing the utility before the Missouri Public Service Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. During that time, he received the In-House Counsel Award from Missouri Lawyers Media in the Public Company category.
Prior to joining Spire, Matt spent 10 years in private law practice representing clients from diverse industries in both litigated and transactions matters.
Matt received a B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the St. Louis University School of Law. He is a graduate of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Rate School and the American Gas Association (AGA) Executive Leadership Development Program. Matt is also active in several industry associations including the AGA, the Natural Gas Claims & Litigation Association and the Missouri Energy Development Association.
In the community, Matt has served on the board of directors of the Christian Activity Center and the World Bird Sanctuary, and also was a member of Fair St. Louis’ executive committee. He enjoys volunteering at his church and coaching youth soccer.
Courtney Vomund, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
As chief administrative officer and corporate secretary at Spire, Courtney is in-house counsel handling the company's corporate governance, securities, employee benefits and labor/employment matters. She is also the chief compliance officer and oversees communications and marketing, facilities, internal audit and sustainability.
Courtney joined Spire in 2015 as associate general counsel and in 2020, was named assistant corporate secretary. In 2023, she was promoted to vice president, compliance and corporate secretary.
Prior to joining Spire, Courtney spent almost 10 years in private law practice with a focus on ERISA, employee benefits, and executive compensation.
Courtney received a B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. She is active in several industry associations including the Society for Corporate Governance, the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, the American Bar Association, the In-House Benefit Council Network and the St. Louis chapter of the In-House Labor and Employment Attorneys.
In the community, Courtney serves as chair on the board of directors of the Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments and previously was a board member of the Young Friends Council of Missouri Botanical Garden.