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Glenn P. Barba has been elected vice president and controller of Consumers Energy. He joined the utility in 2001 as controller. Previously, he served as controller for CMS Generation. Before joining CMS Generation in 1997, Barba spent nine years in public accounting, with a focus on the energy industry. Consumers Energy also named Kim D. Morris, a 20-year human resources veteran at the company, as human resources director for Consumers Energy's generating plants.

The law firm of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell announced that Lynmarie Cusack has joined the Concord, N.H.-based firm. Prior to the move, Cusack had most recently served as staff attorney and examiner with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell is a multidisciplinary government and regulatory law firm serving New Hampshire and New England.

Natural Gas Partners announced that Philip B. Smith has joined the firm as a venture partner. Prior to joining the Irving, Texas-based NGP, Smith was chairman of the board and CEO of Prize Energy Corp., a portfolio company of NGP. NGP is a private equity investor in the oil and gas industry.