AltaGas Ltd. announced that David Harris has resigned from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Harris has also resigned from his position on the AltaGas Board.

"The Board of Directors of AltaGas and Mr. Harris have mutually agreed to his resignation due to a complaint under review by the Board. This complaint is not related to AltaGas' strategy, operations or financial reporting," AltaGas said

AltaGas did not provide further details concerning the complaint

AltaGas recently completed the acquisition of WGL Holdings and now owns retail supplier WGL Energy

David Cornhill, Founder and Chairman of AltaGas, and Phillip Knoll, an industry veteran and Board member, will act as interim co-CEOs until a replacement is found. A search committee of the Board of Directors has been formed, and the search is currently underway.

Cornhill will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board during this time. Cornhill founded AltaGas in 1994, and served as CEO until April 2016.

Knoll will be responsible for overseeing and leading all operational aspects of the company,

Knoll has 35 years of varied experience in the energy sector, primarily related to energy infrastructure companies – including deep midstream, pipeline and utility experience. Among his senior executive leadership roles, Knoll served as Group Vice President, Duke Energy Gas Transmission, Chair, Management Committee and President for Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, as well as senior roles at Westcoast Energy Inc., TransCanada Pipelines Limited and Alberta Natural Gas Company Ltd.

Knoll also served as Chief Executive Officer of Corridor Resources (2010 – 2014), and was a director of AltaGas Utility Group Inc. from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Knoll has also been a director of Heritage Gas (an AltaGas company) since 2003.

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