Houston, Tx., USA – Spectra Energy Corp, a natural gas transportation systems company, announced a number of executive management changes.[break]
Alan Harris, chief development and operations officer, and John Arensdorf, chief communications officer, have indicated they will retire in 2014.
Prior to Spectra Energy's spin - December 17, 2013, Houston, Tx., USA – Spectra Energy Corp, a natural gas transportation systems company, announced a number of executive management changes.
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Alan Harris, chief development and operations officer, and John Arensdorf, chief communications officer, have indicated they will retire in 2014.
Prior to Spectra Energy's spin-off from Duke Energy, Mr. Harris served as group vice president and chief financial officer of Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT).
He joined Duke Energy in 1982 as director of gas accounting and has held positions of increasing responsibility including: controller, vice president of controllers and strategic planning and executive vice president for DEGT's strategic development, risk management, information technology and corporate reserves.
Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Northeastern Oklahoma State University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Tulsa.
From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Arensdorf held various executive leadership positions in the investor relations and finance areas of Duke Energy. Prior to that, he held several management positions with predecessor company PanEnergy Corp from June 1982 to June 1997.
Mr. Arensdorf received his bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
As a result, the following changes in executive management will be effective on January 1, 2014:
Guy Buckley, currently treasurer and group vice president, mergers and acquisitions, will become the chief development officer.
Julie Dill, currently group vice president, strategy, will become chief communications officer.
Bill Yardley, president, U. S. Transmission and Storage, will assume responsibility for the operations of the company’s U.S. based natural gas segment in addition to his current responsibilities for the commercial aspects of that business segment. ■