Sempra Advances Strategic Priorities with Key Leadership Appointments

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    "title": "Sempra Advances Strategic Priorities with Key Leadership Appointments",
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    "excerpt": "SAN DIEGO , July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE ) today announced leadership appointments that mark another strategic milestone in advancing the company's mission to build America's leading utility growth business while bolstering leadership continuity and talent development. The appointments follow the company's September 2025 announcement of its agreement to sell a 45% equity interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners (Sempra Infrastructure), one of North America's leading energy infrastructure platforms, to affiliates of KKR. The company continues to expect the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2026, and Bob Patel was recently announced as the incoming chief executive officer of Sempra Infrastructure, effective upon close. Advancing Utility Growth Strategy with New Leadership Appointments With the closing of the referenced transaction, Karen Sedgwick, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sempra, will become chief executive officer and president of the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), bringing over 30 years of experience at the Sempra family of companies, including an established leadership background in utility practice and procedure, external and regulatory affairs, operations and safety, to lead the nation's largest gas distribution utility. In addition, she will continue to serve on the board of directors of...",
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