April 15, 2001
The Electricity
Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) has named Maxine Buckles
as its first CFO. Buckles comes to ERCOT from Plantation Pipe Line
Co., where she was CFO and treasurer for five years.
Avista Labs
announced two new board members: Tucker Hart Adams, president
and CEO of the Adams Group as well as president of American Russian
Collaborative Enterprises LLC; and Robert F. Goff, president
of R4 Energy Inc., a fuel cell industry consulting and management
services company. Avista Energy, another Avista Corp. affiliate, has
appointed Dennis Vermillion as president and COO. Vermillion
has been with Avista Energy since its creation in 1997.
R. Foster
Duncan has been named executive vice president and CFO of Cinergy
Corp. Duncan most recently served as executive vice president and
chief financial officer of LG&E Corp.
CMS Viron
Energy Services announced that its president, John W. Mahoney,
was awarded the Energy Executive of the Year award from the Association
of Energy Engineers (AEE). Mahoney received the award due to CMS Viron's
significant growth in the industry under his leadership, which began
in 1996.
Tara Neider
has been named to the new position of vice president-spent fuel for
Constellation Nuclear Services. Neider came from Transnuclear Inc.,
and is a mechanical engineer with 18 years of spent fuel experience.
Duke Engineering
& Services named Donald B. Blackmon as vice president of its
power delivery business line. Prior to this position, Blackmon was
director of business development for Duke Engineering's federal government
business group.
Nathan
Good, director of Portland General Electric's Green Building Services,
has received the 2000 Energy Manager of the Year Award from the National
Association of Professional Energy Managers, for his efforts in managing
PGE's Earth Smart program.
International
Fuel Cells has named Jim Bolch as vice president, PEM manufacturing
and supplier development. Bolch joins IFC from United Technology Corp.'s
Otis Elevator Co., where he was vice president for service.
Roger W.
Hale, chairman and CEO of LG&E Energy Corp., announced his retirement.
He also will step down from the board of Powergen plc at the same
time. Hale joined LG&E in 1989. During his tenure, LG&E Energy Corp.
attained the ranks of a Fortune 500 company and received the coveted
JD Power award for the best in customer service three times in the
last two years.
Electric Power
Supply Association (EPSA) announced the association's committee chairs
for 2001. Frank Ferraro, vice president of environmental health
and safety for Wheelabrator Technologies, will chair the Environmental
Issues Committee once again. Ron Lowman, president, Constellation
Power Source Generation of Baltimore, will chair the Industry Operations
Committee. Yamin Afshar, senior vice president of international
affairs for Cogentric Energy Inc., again will chair the International
Issues Committee. Scott Weiner, senior vice president of legislative
and regulatory affairs for the Sithe Energies Inc. of New York City,
will chair the Legislative Affairs Committee. Jana Martin,
vice president public and government affairs for Tenaska Inc., will
head the Public Affairs Committee. Joe Hartsoe, vice president
of federal regulatory affairs for Enron Corp., will chair the Regulatory
Affairs Committee. The Political Action Committee chair will be Joe
Ronan, vice president of government and regulatory affairs for
Calpine Group. The Power Marketers Work Group will be led by Robert
Reilley, vice president of regulatory affairs, Coral Power. The
Renewables Committee will be chaired by Andrew Chau, director
of government and regulatory affairs, Tractebel Power Inc.
The State Issues Committee will be led by Jane Cahill, vice
president of external relations for PG&E National Energy Group.
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