Sempra Energy has announced several executive appointments as the company implements its leadership succession plan, including the appointement of Peter Wall as vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer, effective May 1.

Wall, currently vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra Energy's domestic infrastructure businesses, will report to Trevor Mihalik, who will assume the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra Energy on May 1.

Previously, Wall was vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, a predecessor to Sempra Energy's renewable energy and natural gas businesses. He joined Sempra Energy as assistant controller in 2012 after a 14-year career with Ernst & Young.

Other changes

In March 2018, Debra Reed announced her plans to step down as Sempra Energy's chief executive officer and president on May 1, and fully retire as chairman on Dec. 1. The company previously announced that Jeffrey Martin was appointed her successor as Sempra Energy's chief executive officer and Joseph Householder, her successor as Sempra Energy's president, both effective May 1.

Martin currently is Sempra Energy's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Householder currently is Sempra Energy's corporate group president of infrastructure businesses.

On April 10, the company announced that Householder also has been appointed Sempra Energy's chief operating officer, effective May 1. Also, effective immediately, Dennis Arriola has been appointed Sempra Energy's chief strategy officer and executive vice president of external affairs and South America. Previously, Arriola was Sempra Energy's executive vice president of corporate strategy and external affairs, and now has added responsibility for oversight of the company's South American operations.

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