LAS VEGAS, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Gas Corporation
(NYSE: SWX) announced the retirement of Thomas R. Sheets (Senior Vice
President/Legal Affairs & General Counsel) effective September 2008. Mr.
Sheets began his 21-year career with the Company as a Litigation Attorney.
He was promoted through various positions within the Regulatory Affairs and
Legal Affairs departments, ultimately becoming an officer and General
Counsel in 1997 before assuming the role of Senior Vice President/Legal
Affairs & General Counsel in 2000.
The Company also announced the promotion of Karen S. Haller to Vice
President/Deputy General Counsel & Compliance Officer. She will assume the
role of General Counsel upon Mr. Sheets' retirement in September 2008. Ms.
Haller began her career with Southwest Gas in 1997 as a Senior Attorney
within the Legal Affairs Department. She assumed the role of Associate
General Counsel in 1998 and the Assistant General Counsel role in 2000. In
2006, she was promoted to Assistant General Counsel & Director/Legal
Affairs. She was named the Company's first Corporate Compliance Officer in
2003 and will continue to serve in that capacity. Prior to joining
Southwest, Ms. Haller was in private practice in Tucson, Arizona. Ms.
Haller holds a bachelor's degree with Honors in Finance from the University
of Wyoming, as well as a juris doctorate degree from Cornell Law School.
She is a member of the State Bars of Arizona, California, and Nevada.
SOURCE Southwest Gas Corporation
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