PG&E Corp. CEO Peter Darbee has assumed the CEO/president duties for utility subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electric Co., effective upon approval by the California Public Utilities Commission. The move was necessitated by the departure of William Morrow, who told the company he was leaving to reenter the international technology and telecommunications sector. PG&E Corp. said John Keenan will remain as COO at the utility, responsible for day-to-day operations. Darbee called Morrow “an executive of exceptional talent sand abilities,” and thanked him for his contributions to the utility’s pursuit of a vision of being “the leading utility in the United States.” C. Lee Cox, PG&E lead director and the chairman of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., said the expansion Darbee’s of his duties recognizes that the company’s current focus is “built around optimizing the financial and operational performance of our core utility unit.”

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