Sempra Energy Announces Key Executive Appointments
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced several key executive appointments, as well as a realignment of some of the company's major subsidiaries.
Effective Oct. 1, Mark A. Snell will become president of Sempra Energy, overseeing the company's infrastructure and international businesses. Snell, who currently serves as Sempra Energy's executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeds Neal E. Schmale in the role of president.
As announced previously, Schmale, 64, is retiring later this year. He will remain as chief operating officer and continue as a member of Sempra Energy's board of directors until his retirement Nov. 1.
Also effective Oct. 1, Joseph A. Householder will succeed Snell as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sempra Energy. Householder currently serves as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of the company.
Both Snell and Householder will report to Debra L. Reed, chief executive officer of Sempra Energy. Effective Nov. 1, when Schmale retires, Michael W. Allman and Jessie J. Knight, Jr., the current chief executive officers of Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric, respectively, also will report directly to Reed.
