SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) today announced that Richard G. Newman has joined the company's board of directors.
Newman, 68, is chairman and chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corp., a global technical professional services firm with annual revenues of $1.7 billion and 15,500 employees.
"We are pleased to add an executive with the caliber of management experience of Dick Newman to our board of directors," said Stephen L. Baum, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Energy. "Dick has helped AECOM grow over the past decade from a nationwide company into a multi-billion-dollar, global enterprise. He brings additional international management experience to our board and his perspective will be invaluable as Sempra Energy continues to expand worldwide."
As a member of the Sempra Energy board, Newman will serve on the Audit and Corporate Governance committees.
Newman also serves as a member of the board of directors of Southwest Water Company and of 13 mutual funds under Capital Research and Management Company.
He holds a master's degree in civil engineering from Columbia University, New York, and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Newman also is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Executive Management Program.
The addition of Newman brings the total number of Sempra Energy board members to 14.
Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2001 revenues of $8 billion. The Sempra Energy companies' nearly 12,000 employees serve more than 9 million customers in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Asia.