Carey B. Lykins is president and CEO of the Citizens Gas & Coke Utility. Starting as a cashier with the Utility in 1973, Lykins worked his way up through positions of increasing responsibility in Customer Services, Rates, and Finance. He was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2000 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2003.

Lykins' tenure as COO was highlighted by the utility's growing commitment to creating a more diverse workforce and successful implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley accounting standards. Citizens Gas also has been rated one of the best utilities in the Midwest for the past three years in a customer satisfaction study conducted by the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates organization.

Lykins has been involved in numerous community service organizations. He currently serves on the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership Finance Committee and is the Corporate Chairperson for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's annual Light the Night fundraiser.