People
Network Innovations appointed Keith Johnson as president, Americas. He is the former chief operating officer and EVP of Global Energy and the president of Global Energy at Harris Caprock.
Marie Sylla Dixon is the new senior vice president of Federal Affairs at Exelon. Previously, she served as senior vice president of Government and External Affairs at Albertsons Companies.
Southern Co. Gas named Steven Murphy and Shannon Pierce as senior vice presidents, with Pierce also appointed as president of Virginia Natural Gas.
Michelle Faulk was appointed as vice president and controller at Atmos Energy. She had been with the company for 15 years in the Finance Department.
Michael German, president of Corning Natural Gas, is stepping down after 18 years with the company. He will remain on as a member of the board of directors.
Jared Hawes joined ITC Holdings as director of Government Affairs. Previously, Hawes served at PSEG as senior manager of Federal Affairs.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions appointed Jonas Karlsson as business unit president for Industrial Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The new role recognizes increased business activity in the region and oversees many of the sectors served by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, including energy.
Peggy Link will retire this month as MDU Resource Group’s vice president and chief information officer. Dyke Boese, the director of enterprise infrastructure and operations, will succeed her.
Rod West will retire as group president of Entergy Corp.’s utility operations this month.
Todd Jacobs was hired at Summit Utilities as the executive vice president and chief operation officer. He brings 18 years of energy sector experience to Summit, having served as senior vice president of Growth and Strategy at Black Hills.
Trevor Mihalik retired as executive vice president and group president of Sempra, and also stepped down as non-executive chairman of the board at subsidiary Southern California Gas.
Haley Diminick is taking on the job of director of investor relations at Essential Utilities. Previously she served as vice president of Investor Relations at Cloverlay.
Kristi Jones joined NiSource as vice president of Public Affairs and Sustainability.
NW Natural named Brian Fellon as its new vice president and chief information officer/information security officer.
Companies
Noverus Capital acquired Gas Certification Institute LLC (GCI) from EnerACT Energy Services. This move reinforces Noverus’ commitment to advancing measurement standards and addressing the evolving needs of operators in the energy sector.
EnerMech was awarded two significant pipeline pre-commissioning contracts in offshore East Malaysia. The first scope of work involves pre-commissioning operations at a depth of 1,300 meters in deep water, and the second scope takes place in shallow waters.
Associations
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) promoted Erin Kurilla to the role of executive vice president, vice president of Advocacy & Operations. Kurilla also became the chief operating officer of the APGA Security and Integrity Foundation (SIF). She holds a bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s of business administration from Carnegie Mellon University.