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noTeWorThIeS Promotions | Honors | new Hires been appointed president of the maryland – District of columbia Utilities Association. The association’s members primarily include representatives from the region’s natural gas, electric, telecommunications, water and sanitary utilities. Garrick J. rochow has been named VP of energy delivery for consumers energy, with overall responsibility for the engineering and planning of the company’s electric and natural gas distribution systems. branko Terzic has been named the executive director of the Deloitte center for energy solutions. flow technology, measurement and distribution infrastructure. Stephen a. Thorington has been elected to the board of directors of eQT corp. Thorington retired as eVP and cFO of Plains exploration and Production co. in 2006. integrys energy Group inc. VP and Treasurer brad Johnson retired on nov. 30, after more than 31 years with the company. bill Guc succeeds Johnson as VP and treasurer. The new Jersey inventors Hall of Fame has honored ralph Izzo, PseG chairman, president and ceO, with its Trustee Award in recognition of PseG’s energyefficient programs and advocacy on behalf of a comprehensive approach to global climate change. Questar corp. has appointed anthony r. Ivins treasurer. Jim curry has joined Van ness Feldman as an associate attorney. curry previously worked for the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous materials safety Administration, where he served in the Office of chief counsel, focusing on pipeline safety. Ameren corp. has completed the merger of its three illinois electric and natural gas utilities—AmerenciPs, AmerenciLcO and AmereniP—into a single public utility now known as “ameren Illinois.” The reorganization has been approved by the Federal energy regulatory commission, and the appropriate notice was filed in the spring of 2010 with the illinois commerce commission. The legal name for the combined utility is Ameren illinois co., and it is a direct subsidiary of Ameren corp. in addition, AmerenUe, which serves approximately 1.2 million customers in missouri, is now doing business as “ameren missouri.” Kim Cocklin Atmos energy corp.’s board of directors has appointed Kim dresser Inc., a leadr. cocklin president ing global energy and ceO, and robinfrastructure company ert W. best, formerly majority-owned by chairman of the Robert Best funds managed by rivboard and ceO, has erstone Holdings LLc been appointed exand First reserve corp., will be ecutive chairman. Both appointacquired by Ge for $3 billion. The ments went into effect Oct. 1. deal includes all of the Dresser Jeffrey r. Tietbohl, VP of businesses, which provide prodchesapeake Utilities corp., has ucts and services for compression, december 2010/January 2011 AmericAn GAs 33 http://www.aymcdonald.com http://www.aymcdonald.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - December 2010

American Gas - December 2010
Contents
President’s Message: A Fond Farewell
Industry News
Safety First: Going All-in on Safety
To Be the Best: For the Record
Opportunity Knocks
Workforce 2020: Beyond the Boomers
Places to Be
Noteworthies
Jobline
Marketplace
Advertisers’ Index
Facts on Gas

American Gas - December 2010