Richard Y. Roberts, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for five years through July 1995, joined Reid & Priest. He'll work in the business, finance, infrastructure, government, utility and energy segment of the firm.
El Paso Energy International Co., a unit of El Paso Energy Corp., named a six-man management team, pulled from international operations and the recently acquired Tenneco Energy. Byron Kelley will be executive v.p.; John R. Cunningham will be v.p.-administration, engineering and asset management; William S. Garrett will be v.p.-Americas and domestic power; David Gray will be v.p.-Asia; Peter Ragauss will be v.p.-finance; and Ken Wisnoski will be v.p.-Europe. In other personnel matters, El Paso Energy hired Scott D. Vonderheide from Tenneco to be manager of investor relations, a new position.
Ronald G. Skarphol replaces the retiring R.J. "Rod" White at Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Skarphol will be v.p.-marketing and business development. He was special projects manager.
Illinova Generating Co. has promoted Michael R. Heneghan from v.p. of finance/ treasurer to senior v.p. Heneghan has worked at Illinois Power, an affiliate company.