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Westmoreland Coal CEO steps down; DTE Energy director to retire

S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a weekly rundown of recent executive management, board and regulatory changes in the energy industry. The moves are listed by sector in reverse chronological order.

Power

* Charles Pryor Jr. notified the DTE Energy Co. board of directors of his intention to retire as director, effective May 3, 2018. Pryor's decision to retire after almost 19 years of service is not a result of any disagreement with management, the company said in a Nov. 29 filing.

* Sunrun Inc. on Nov. 29 named Evelyn Huang the chief customer experience officer. Huang will report directly to Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich and will lead the company's brand, marketing, products, customer realization and corporate communications teams. Huang recently served as vice president of design thinking and strategy at Capital One.

* EPCOR Utilities Inc. appointed David Hay to its board of directors, according to a Nov. 23 news release. Hay is vice chair of the Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd board of directors. He served as CEO of New Brunswick Power Corp. from 2004 to 2010, where he led its restructuring.

* American Electric Power Co. Inc. on Nov. 27 named Ashley Weaver the vice president of operations and performance transformation, effective Jan. 3, 2018. She will replace Barbara Radous, senior vice president, who is retiring from the company. Weaver, 38, has served as director of operations and performance transformation since 2012.

Midstream/Gas Utility

* WPX Energy Inc. named Clay Gaspar the president, effective Dec. 1. The post is in addition to his current role as the company's COO. Gaspar and the balance of WPX's senior leadership will continue reporting directly to Rick Muncrief, WPX's chairman and CEO. Gaspar joined WPX in October 2014 as senior vice president of operations and resource development. He was promoted to COO in November 2015. Prior to joining WPX, Gaspar also worked for Newfield Exploration Co. and Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Coal

* Kevin Paprzycki is stepping down as Westmoreland Coal Co.'s CEO, effectively immediately, and will be temporarily replaced by board member Michael Hutchinson while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement. Paprzycki was appointed CEO in 2015.

* Peabody Energy Corp. announced Nov. 27 the appointments of Paul Richard as senior vice president and chief human resources officer and Patrick Forkin as senior vice president of corporate development. Richard has more than 30 years of human resources experience, including nearly 15 years at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary Shaw Industries Group Inc. and 19 years at Ferro Corp. Forkin has 30 years of combined experience in global analytics and corporate development and has held several senior strategic planning and analytics roles since he joined Peabody in 2010.