California energy company PG&E Corp on Wednesday named William Johnson as Chief ...
FILE PHOTO: Pacific Gas and Electric trucks are seen parked on a road between homes destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, U.S., October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
- California energy company PG&E Corp on Wednesday named William Johnson as Chief Executive Officer and president, and said it would appoint 10 new directors to its board as it navigates through bankruptcy.PG&E said seven current board directors were stepping down.The company faces crushing liabilities related to deadly wildfires in 2017 and 2018 that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes.
“We have heard the calls for change and have taken action today to ensure that PG&E has the right leadership to bring about real and dynamic change,” PG&E’s board said in a statement.Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler
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