AGL Resources promotes Ralph Cleveland to executive vice president, Engineering and Operations
ATLANTA – December 12, 2008 – AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG) has announced the promotion of Ralph Cleveland to executive vice president, Engineering and Operations. In this role, Cleveland will assume responsibility for Pivotal Energy Development; an AGL Resources business unit, which invests in related natural gas assets including salt cavern storage. He will continue to oversee all engineering, asset development and supply chain activities of the company.
“This promotion not only reflects Ralph’s new responsibility for Pivotal Energy Development, but also his valuable leadership and contributions to the business,” said Chairman, President and CEO John W. Somerhalder II.
Cleveland brings more than 20 years of technical, managerial and executive experience in the energy and natural gas industry. In his previous role as senior vice president, Engineering and Operations, Cleveland managed a direct staff of more than 350 engineers, technicians, operations and supply chain personnel, and oversaw annual contracts for $1.4 billion in supply chain activities. Since taking on responsibility for engineering in 2002, Cleveland has overseen more than $1.4 billion in asset development.
In his expanded role, Cleveland will additionally assume responsibility for Houston-based Pivotal Energy Development, which supports AGL Resources’ core business by investing in related companies ranging from pipeline operators to salt cavern storage facilities to retail services. Pivotal currently operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana and Pivotal Propane of Virginia, a propane peaking facility located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Pivotal is also in the process of constructing Golden Triangle Storage in the Spindletop salt dome in Jefferson County and Beaumont, Texas.
Prior to joining AGL Resources, Cleveland worked in various roles within research and development, natural gas processing, oil and gas production and petrochemicals. A native of Macon, Georgia, he received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech, completed post-graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Rice University and received his master’s degree in business administration from Tulane University.
In the community, Cleveland serves on numerous boards including the North American Energy Standards Board as Vice Chair; American Red Cross, as Disaster Service (Atlanta) President; Capital Formation and Enterprise Development Foundation, as President/Founder; American Association of Blacks in Energy; American Institute for Managing Diversity; and Teach for America.
About AGL ResourcesAGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves more than 2.3 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout North America. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.
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