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Fortnightly Magazine - August 2000
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Stephen L. Baum, vice chairman, president, and chief operating officer of Sempra Energy, has been named chief executive officer. Baum succeeds Richard D. Farman, who will remain chairman and a member of Sempra's board until he retires Sept. 1. Baum will then assume the position of chairman.

Otter Tail Power Co. has named John Erickson executive vice president and chief financial officer. He is expected to succeed president and CEO John MacFarlane when MacFarlane retires as early as 2002. Erickson previously was vice president, CFO, and treasurer.

John W. Rowe, chairman, president, and CEO of Unicom Corp., was elected chairman of the Edison Electric Institute in June. Erle Nye, chairman and CEO of TXU Corp., was elected EEI's first vice chairman, and Erroll B. Davis Jr., chairman, president, and CEO of Alliant Energy Corp., was elected second vice chairman.

UtiliCorp United has appointed Leslie J. Parrette senior vice president and general counsel. Parrette joined UtiliCorp in July from the law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, where he had chaired the firm's International Practice Group since 1995.

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