EL PASO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hector R. Puente, El Paso Electric's (NYSE:EE) Senior Vice President of
Operations and Distribution, has been promoted to Senior Vice President
and Chief Operations Officer for EPE. In his new position, Puente will
oversee power generation, transmission and distribution, system
operations, power marketing, fuels and generation planning for EPE.
Puente, who has worked at EPE for more than 30 years, has served in
various capacities, including Vice President of Transmission and
Distribution, Vice President of Distribution Operations and Vice
President of Generation, as well as other executive, management and
engineering positions. Puente holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso and is a
licensed professional engineer.
"Hector brings a wealth of experience in both transmission and
generation operations," said Thomas V. Shockley, El Paso Electric Chief
Executive Officer. "His extensive experience as well as his knowledge of
the communities El Paso Electric serves will be an asset to us as we
plan for the future."
El Paso Electric is a regional electric utility providing generation,
transmission and distribution service to approximately 380,000 retail
and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande
valley in west Texas and southern New Mexico. El Paso Electric has a net
dependable generating capability of 1,785 MW. El Paso Electric's common
stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EE.
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