BHP Billiton

Transactions (April 2011)

FirstEnergy closes $4.7 billion stock acquisition of Allegheny Energy; BHP Billiton agreed to by shale gas interests from Chesapeake Energy; Capital Power to acquire gas-fired cycle power plants from Brick Power Holdings and others.

The New CEOs

Whether utility leaders come from law, engineering, or finance, one thing can be said: Many of the new CEOs have had diverse experiences.

Our annual CEO survey looks at six new utility leaders: Mike Morris of AEP, Robert McGehee of Progress Energy, Michael Chesser of Great Plains Energy, Gary Rainwater of Ameren Corp., Dennis Wraase of PEPCO, and Paul Anderson of Duke Energy.

People

People for November 15, 2003

New opportunities at Duke Energy, the Department of Energy, Progress Energy, and others.