Central and South West Corporation appoints 17 executives as part of strategic restructuring.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--Central and South West Corporation (NYSE:CSR), a Dallas-based public utility holding company, said it has completed the next step in shaping its organization to reflect its strategy in preparation for greater competition in the electric power industry.

E.R. Brooks, Central and South West's chairman, president and chief executive officer, named 17 executives to positions as vice presidents or corporate officers, effective immediately. The moves complete the company's restaffing of all executive positions except for one that remains to be filled.

Stephen J. McDonnell, 45, treasurer of Central and South West, was named vice president in charge of mergers and acquisitions, reporting to Thomas V. Shockley III, executive vice president of Central and South West.

Wendy D. Hargus, 38, controller of Central and South West, was named treasurer, reporting to Glenn D. Rosilier, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Central and South West.

Larry B. Connors, 45, vice president of administration for the corporation's Central and South West Services, Inc., subsidiary was named controller of Central and South West, reporting to Rosilier.

Kenneth C. Raney Jr., 44, vice president and assistant general counsel for Central and South West, was named vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary for Central and South West, reporting to Ferd. C. Meyer Jr., senior vice president and general counsel of Central and South West.

Mark D. Roberson, 40, director of regulatory policy for Central and South West, was named vice president in charge of regulatory affairs, reporting to Thomas M. Hagan, senior vice president of external affairs for Central and South West.

Lana L. Hillebrand, 35, executive assistant to CSW Executive Vice President Thomas V. Shockley III, was named vice president of human resources, reporting to Venita McCellon-Allen, senior vice president of corporate development for Central and South West.

John M. Saenz, 49, vice president of marketing and business development for Central and South West Services, was named vice president in charge of marketing activities, reporting to Richard H. Bremer, president of the corporation's energy services organization. Donald A. Shahan, 46, vice president of information services for Central and South West Services, was named vice president of CSW Communications, Inc., reporting to Bremer.

Preston S. Kissman, 47, vice president of transmission and substation engineering for Central and South West Services, was named vice president in charge of electric delivery, reporting to Robert L. Zemanek, president of the corporation's transmission, distribution and administration organization.

Waldo J. Zerger, 49, vice president of operations and engineering for Public Service Company of Oklahoma, was named vice president in charge of electric operations for the transmission, distribution and administration organization, reporting to Zemanek.

E. Michael Williams, 47, vice president of fossil generation for Central and South West Services, was named vice president of fossil generation, reporting to Richard P. Verret, president of the corporation's power generation organization.

Gerald E. Vaughn, 53, vice president of nuclear affairs for Central and South West Services, was named vice president of nuclear affairs for the power generation organization, reporting to Verret.

A. Dean Fuller, 49, president and chief executive officer of the corporation's Transok, Inc., subsidiary, was named vice president of fuels for the power generation organization, reporting to Verret. Fuller will continue in his present position with Transok during a transition period after the pending sale of Transok to Tejas Gas Corporation is completed.

Les E. Dillahunty, 48, vice president of fuels for Central and South West Services, was named vice president in charge of engineering for the power generation organization, reporting to Verret.

Mike T. Moran, 48, vice president of asset management for the corporation's CSW Energy, Inc., and CSW International, Inc., subsidiaries, was named to the same position, reporting to Terry D. Dennis, president and chief executive officer of both subsidiaries.

Paul E. Graf, 45, vice president of business development for CSW Energy and CSW International, was named to the same position for the subsidiaries, reporting to Dennis.

Lee D. Atkins, 52, vice president of finance for CSW Energy and CSW International, was named vice president of project finance for the subsidiaries, reporting to Dennis.

The position of vice president of corporate resources for CSW Energy and CSW International was not filled at this time.

Brooks said that Central and South West has restructured to prepare for an "unbundling" of the U.S. electric utility industry into generation, transmission, distribution and services segments.

Some employees who previously held executive positions in the Central and South West system will have opportunities to work at other levels in the organization, Brooks said. He said additional staffing changes will be made in areas of the organizations that have been restructured.

Central and South West Corporation is a public utility holding company that owns four electric utility subsidiaries in the United States, a regional electricity company in the United Kingdom, a natural gas marketing and pipeline subsidiary and non-utility subsidiaries involved in independent power production, telecommunications, energy efficiency and financial transactions.

CONTACT: Central and South West Corporation, Dallas

Gerald R. Hunter, 214/777-1165