NEWS
RELEASE
SEMCOENERGY
405 Water Street, Port Huron, MI 48060
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Francis Lieder
Manager of Corporate Communications & Media Relations
Phone: 810-987-2200 Ext. 4186
FAX: 810-989-4098
E-mail: [email protected]
Analysts Contact: Sebastian Coppola
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 810-989-4101
FAX: 989-4099
E-mail: [email protected]
CARL W. PORTER RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF SEMCO
ENERGY, Inc.
PORT HURON, MI, July 17, 2000 - SEMCO ENERGY, Inc. today announced that
Carl W. Porter has resigned as Company President and Chief Operating
Officer. His resignation, effective July 31, is for personal reasons.
William L. Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SEMCO
ENERGY, Inc., will resume the duties of President of the Company. The
Presidents of SEMCO ENERGY Inc.'s natural gas distribution divisions, Jon
Kosht of SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY and Barrett Hatches of ENSTAR Natural Gas
Company, as well as Robert Stone, President of the Company's construction
and engineering subsidiary, SEMCO ENERGY VENTURES, will report directly to
Johnson.
Porter joined SEMCO ENERGY in 1996 as Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer and played a role in its transformation into a national
energy and infrastructure company. He became President in 1999.
"I feel confident that I leave SEMCO ENERGY well positioned for
continued growth and increased success in the energy and infrastructure
markets," Porter said.
"I feel privileged to have been part of the Company's growth over the
past years. With the strong management team at SEMCO ENERGY, I am confident
my departure will be seamless," he said.
Johnson announced Porter's resignation with regret.
"Carl and I have worked together for 15 years at three companies and he
has always been a team player and a very significant contributor to the
success of each company. That is certainly no less true here at SEMCO
ENERGY. I wish him every success in the future."
Porter joined SEMCO ENERGY, Inc. after serving as Vice President of Gas
Industry for Itron, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of automated meter
reading devices. His earlier positions include: Senior Vice President of
Operations and Engineering at New Jersey Resources (Wall, NJ); Vice
President of Operations for the Gas Division of Western Resources (Topeka,
KS); and Director of Engineering at Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. (Grand
Rapids, MI).
SEMCO ENERGY, Inc. distributes natural gas to more than 350,000
customers in Michigan and Alaska. It also owns and operates businesses
involved in natural gas engineering and quality assurance services, pipeline
construction services, propane distribution, intrastate pipelines and
natural gas storage in various regions of the United States. In addition, it
provides information technology and outsourcing services, specializing in
the mid-range computer market.
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