ChevronTexaco has appointed Randy Curry as the president of ChevronTexaco Natural Gas, the company’s new wholesale natural gas marketing unit. Curry will report to Ray Wilcox, vice president of ChevronTexaco Corp. and president of ChevronTexaco North America Exploration and Production. “As ChevronTexaco re-enters this sector, our large equity supply base puts us in position to be a strong player in the North American market,” Wilcox said. Curry, 45, joined Texaco in 1988, and has held a variety of positions in the industry, including vice president of marketing at Texaco Natural Gas Inc. Most recently, Curry was president of Bridgeline Holdings LP, a ChevronTexaco joint venture natural gas pipeline and marketing company. El Paso Corp. announced two changes to its executive management group effective Feb. 1. Clark C. Smith, formerly president of Global Power, will become president of Trading, responsible for overseeing the implementation of El Paso’s announced plan to exit the trading business. The key component of that plan, announced Nov. 8, is the orderly liquidation of the company’s trading portfolio. Robert W. Baker, formerly senior vice president and deputy general counsel, will be promoted to president of Global Power, replacing Smith in that position. Baker will oversee the company’s domestic and international power generation activities. Both Smith and Baker will report to H. Brent Austin, president and COO of El Paso.

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