HOUSTON, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE) today
announced that Martha Wyrsch, president and CEO, Spectra Energy Transmission,
the company's natural gas transmission business, was appointed by President
George W. Bush to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). Wyrsch,
along with 27 other appointees, will be officially sworn in during a ceremony
in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 8.
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Established in October, 2001, the NIAC advises the President, through the
Secretary of Homeland Security, on the security of critical infrastructures,
both physical and cyber, that support the United States' national security and
economic sectors. The Council works to improve partnerships between the
private and public sectors for safeguarding information systems
infrastructures and provides counsel on a variety of issues, ranging from risk
assessment & management to information sharing and protective strategies.
The NIAC is composed of up to 30 appointees, many of whom are senior-level
executives representing major sectors of the economy -- energy, banking and
finance, transportation, information technology and manufacturing. The Council
also includes leaders from academia, state and local government, and law
enforcement.
"Safeguarding the critical infrastructures that support our national
security and our economy is vitally important," said Wyrsch. "I'm honored to
serve on the Council and look forward to advising on key issues and enhancing
cooperation between the private and public sectors."
The NIAC meets publicly four times a year, taking on four to six major
studies, with the goal of delivering quality, well-researched reports within
12 months of inception. The President meets with the Council at least once a
year and regularly gives directives regarding "issues of interest."
With more than 25 years of relevant industry and functional experience,
Wyrsch currently serves as president and CEO of Spectra Energy Transmission.
She is on the board of directors for Spectra Energy Corp, and is chairman of
Spectra Energy Corp's publicly-traded major limited partnership, Spectra
Energy Partners, LP. Spectra Energy was spun off from Duke Energy in January
2007.
Wyrsch joined Duke Energy in September 1999 as senior vice president,
general counsel and secretary for Duke Energy Field Services. She held
numerous senior leadership positions within the corporation's law department,
culminating with the role of group vice president, general counsel and
secretary. In this capacity she was responsible for the company's legal
affairs and compliance activities, as well as audit, security, business
continuity, ethics and insurance. Wyrsch was named president and chief
executive officer of Duke Energy Gas Transmission in March 2005. She has
served in her current role since January 2007, following the spin-off. Wyrsch
is vice chairman of the board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas
Association of America. She serves on the board of directors for the
Ruckelshaus Institute and the School for Environment and Natural Resources at
the University of Wyoming, where she is a 2007 recipient of the University's
Distinguished Alumni Award.
A FORTUNE 500 company, Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE) is one of North
America's premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links
in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and
storage, and distribution. For close to a century, Spectra Energy and its
predecessor companies have developed critically important pipelines and
related infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to premium
markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the United States
and Canada approximately 18,000 miles of transmission pipeline, 265 billion
cubic feet of storage, natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas
liquids operations and local distribution assets. Spectra Energy Corp also has
a 50-percent ownership in DCP Midstream, one of the largest natural gas
gatherers and processors in the United States. Visit www.spectraenergy.com for
more information.
SOURCE Spectra Energy