Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Appoints Jeffrey S. Sylvester as Chief Operating Officer, Effective January 1, 2022
December 20, 2021 at 05:12 pm EST
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On December 20, 2021, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced that Jeffrey S. Sylvester was appointed as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2022. With this appointment, Mr. Sylvester will oversee the operations of all the Companys business units, both regulated and unregulated. Mr. Sylvester, age 51, was appointed Senior Vice President of the Company in 2019. He currently provides oversight of the Companys regulated operations, including the interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and distribution businesses on the Delmarva Peninsula; the intrastate natural gas pipeline and natural gas and electric distribution businesses in Florida; the unregulated natural gas pipeline infrastructure operation in Ohio; and customer care operations. Mr. Sylvester has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector and recently served as Vice President of Nebraska Gas Operations for Black Hills Corporation. Prior to this position, Sylvester held a series of leadership positions in the information technology, gas marketing and customer care operations at the Company. Mr. Sylvester is a board member of the Southern Gas Association. In Mr. Sylvesters role as Chief Operating Officer, he will assume additional oversight responsibilities with respect to the Companys propane operations, the operations of Marlin Gas Services, LLC, and the operations of Eight Flags Energy, LLC.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an energy delivery company operates primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Ohio. It is engaged in the distribution of natural gas, electricity and propane, the transmission of natural gas, the generation of electricity and steam, and in providing related services to its customers. Its Regulated Energy segment includes energy distribution and transmission services (natural gas distribution, natural gas transmission and electric distribution operations). Its Unregulated Energy segment includes energy transmission, energy generation (the operations of its Eight Flags' CHP plant), propane distribution operations, mobile compressed natural gas distribution and pipeline solutions operations, and sustainable energy investments, including renewable natural gas. It also includes other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and others.