AltaGas Ltd. announced that David Harris has resigned from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Harris has also resigned from his position on the company Board. David Cornhill, Founder and Chairman of the company, and Phillip Knoll, an experienced 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. The process to appoint the permanent CEO will be conducted in a thoughtful, thorough, but expeditious manner. Mr. Cornhill's mandate as interim co-CEO is the continued implementation of company's strategy; overseeing the asset disposition process whose objectives remain unchanged; as well as providing leadership to the Executive Committee on all corporate functions including the integration of WGL.

Mr. Knoll will be responsible for overseeing and leading all operational aspects of the company, continuing to advance company's capital projects, including RIPET, Central Penn and Mountain Valley Pipelines, as well as Environment, Health, Safety, Security & Sustainability. In conjunction with Mr. Knoll assuming the interim co-CEO role, he will be stepping off the Audit Committee temporarily. He will rejoin the company Audit Committee when the permanent Chief Executive Officer is appointed.