Cuba Wadlington Jr. has officially assumed the role of presidentand CEO of Williams’ gas pipeline unit. Wadlington succeeded BrianO’Neill, who announced last summer his intention to retireeffective Jan. 1. Wadlington, 56, previously served as executivevice president of Williams’ gas pipeline unit and senior vicepresident and general manager of Williams Gas Pipeline-Transco.

Semco Energy, Inc. named Barrett Hatches as the new President ofENSTAR Natural Gas Co. in Anchorage, AK. He succeeds RichardBarnes, who has been offered a contract position with Semco.Hatches will move to ENSTAR from a Semco post as senior vicepresident of human resources and public affairs. Semco finalizedits acquisition of ENSTAR from Ocean Energy in November.

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