Nov. 5, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

DENVER, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- William J. Krysiak previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspect Holdings from September 2007 to July 2009 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("WGR") from May 2002 until the sale of that company to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in June 2006. Prior to May 2002, Mr. Krysiak served WGR as its Chief Financial Officer from October 2001 to May 2002, Vice President - Finance from September 1993 to October 2001, and in various other management positions in the finance, accounting and tax areas since August 1985. Subsequent to the sale of WGR to Anadarko, Mr. Krysiak served as Director - Financial Projects with Anadarko until June 2007. In this role, Mr. Krysiak analyzed and directed various monetization strategies for Anadarko's midstream operations including sale of assets and the formation of its MLP. Mr. Krysiak received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Mo Klefeker, Chief Executive Officer and President of Southwest Generation, stated, "We are excited to have Bill join the team at Southwest Generation. We will all benefit from his 20 plus years of experience in the natural gas industry and Bill will play an important role in the management and growth of our company."

Southwest Generation is a rapidly growing privately held energy company based in Denver, Colorado, that is building a diversified portfolio of clean-burning natural gas-fired power generation projects. Southwest Generation employs a strategy of improving operational efficiency, reducing costs and increasing the overall value of power generation assets. Southwest Generation has current projects in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. To learn more about Southwest Generation please visit the Company's website at www.southwestgen.com.

SOURCE Southwest Generation