(Source: Business Wire)
Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced the appointment of
Christopher J. Close as chief financial officer for Constellation Energy
Resources, its commercial business division. In this role, Close will be
responsible for developing short- and long-term financial plans and
strategies for Constellation Energy Resources and maintaining oversight
of its financial statements and operating results. His appointment is
effective immediately, and he will report jointly to Kathleen W. Hyle,
chief operating officer, Constellation Energy Resources, and Jonathan W.
Thayer, senior vice president and chief financial officer of
Constellation Energy.
Most recently, Close served as vice president of finance for Exelon
Generation, a competitive energy generator and marketer and a division
of Exelon Corp. Close had broad financial responsibilities for the
business, where he led financial planning and analysis, business unit
finance and economic evaluation functions. He joined Exelon in 2002 and
held a number of senior financial management positions with increasing
responsibility before being named vice president, finance, in December
2005.
Earlier in his career, Close gained valuable experience in accounting,
audit, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, planning and
treasury in various industries, including packaged gas distribution
(Airgas, Inc.), chemical production (ARCO Chemical) and public
accounting (Price Waterhouse).
Close graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in
accounting and a minor in management information systems from the
University of Delaware in Newark, Del. He earned a Master of Business
Administration degree, with an emphasis in finance and international
business, from Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.
About Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com)
is a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and
retail electric and natural gas customers. It owns a diversified fleet
of generating units located throughout the United States, totaling
approximately 9,100 megawatts of generating capacity, and is among the
leaders pursuing the development of new nuclear plants in the United
States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in
Central Maryland. A FORTUNE 500 company headquartered in Baltimore,
Constellation Energy had revenues of $19.8 billion in 2008.
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