Southcross Energy Partners LP appointed Michael Howe as senior vice president and CFO of its general partner, Southcross Energy Partners GP LLC, effective Jan. 4, 2019.

Howe will replace Bret Allan, who is stepping down effective Jan. 4, 2019, to take a position with another company, according to a Dec. 26 news release. Howe most recently served as CFO of Medical Benevolence Foundation Inc. and previously held vice president positions at London-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco PLC.

Southcross provides natural gas and NGL gathering, processing and other midstream services, with assets in the Eagle Ford Shale, Mississippi and Alabama.