Steven Schlotterbeck will join the board of EQT Corp., effective Jan. 1, 2017. In October, the executive was named as the next CEO, effective March 1, 2017.

Schlotterbeck will serve on the executive committee and the public policy and corporate responsibility committee of the board, according to an SEC form filed Dec. 13.

David Porges, whom Schlotterbeck will succeed as CEO, will continue to serve as executive chairman until Feb. 28, 2018.

Schlotterbeck has served as president of EQT since December 2015.