DOVER, Del., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael P. McMasters, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK)
(Chesapeake Utilities) announced that the Company's Board of Directors recently promoted James F.
Moriarty from the position of Vice President to Senior Vice President of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and its
subsidiaries.
Mr. Moriarty, who also serves as Chesapeake Utilities' General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, joined the Company in
2015. Mr. Moriarty is responsible for overseeing the Company's legal affairs. In addition, Mr. Moriarty leads
Chesapeake Utilities' Security Council and Risk Management committees.
"Mr. Moriarty is a trusted leader who has earned the respect and confidence of our team, our business partners and
stakeholders throughout our service territories," said Mr. McMasters. "His energy experience, legal expertise and professional
relationships, coupled with his business judgement and strategic thinking, will continue to contribute to the work underway to
position our Company for future opportunities and growth."
Mr. Moriarty has over 25 years of experience representing leading companies on diverse energy projects. Previously, Mr.
Moriarty was a Partner at Locke Lord LLP and Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, both international law firms with offices in
Washington, D.C.
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged in natural gas distribution, transmission,
gathering and processing, and marketing; electricity generation and distribution; propane gas distribution and wholesale
marketing; and other businesses. Information about Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's businesses is available at www.chpk.com or through our IR App.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is not affiliated with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas
exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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"goal," "target," "continue," "sustain," "believe," "seek," "estimate," "anticipate," "may," "possible," "assume," variations of
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not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to
vary materially from those indicated, including the factors described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, and in other documents that we
file or furnish with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or
anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except to the extent required by law, the Company does
not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any duty or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement after the date of
this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
For more information, contact:
Mike Stock
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
302-736-7808
mstock@chpk.com
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