Jim Moriarty named Top
Attorney; Stacie Roberts named Top
Woman in Business
DOVER,
Del., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) announced
today that Jim Moriarty, executive
vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief
policy and risk officer, was selected as one of Attorney Intel's
Top 50 Attorneys of Washington,
D.C., and Stacie Roberts,
vice president, corporate governance, is among this year's Top
Women in Business, the Delaware Today's list of the 33 most
empowering women doing business in Delaware.
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The Top 50 Attorneys of Washington,
D.C. list recognizes high-caliber lawyers who have
positively contributed to their organizations, industries and
communities. Moriarty joined Chesapeake Utilities after more than
30 years of private practice as a partner in two international law
firms in Washington, D.C. He has
represented leading companies, financial institutions and
governmental bodies on diverse energy projects. Moriarty provides
counsel on both the Company's legal affairs and corporate
governance matters to the Chesapeake Utilities team, including the
board of directors, senior management and business unit leaders.
Moriarty provides guidance on an array of matters related to
compliance with applicable laws and regulations, major business
transactions, enterprise risk management, governmental relations,
strategic communications and legislative activities.
Each year, Delaware Today selects a group of empowering women
throughout the State of Delaware
who are making a difference. Roberts provides guidance to the
Company's leadership team, including the board of directors, on
corporate governance and compliance matters. She is a member of the
advisory board at the University of
Delaware's prestigious John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate
Governance; Women's 100 Exclusive Network; and the advisory board
of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, Society for Corporate Governance.
Roberts is a published author on corporate governance oversight and
speaker on corporate governance matters. She has more than 20 years
of experience with increasing responsibility in corporate
governance, including at a Fortune 500 company.
Chesapeake Utilities also has received several national
corporate governance awards over the past few years. In 2022, the
Company was named Best Corporate Governance in the U.S. by World
News Media Ltd. (World Finance Magazine), serving alongside Nokia
in Finland, Spotify in
Sweden, and other prestigious
companies across the globe. In 2021, the Company was awarded Best
Corporate Governance among North American Utilities by Ethical
Boardroom, joining others in their relevant sectors such as The
Walt Disney Company, The Royal Bank of Canada, Microsoft and 3M. In 2019, Chesapeake Utilities was selected as
the Governance Team of the Year by Corporate Secretary
Magazine.
"Exemplary corporate governance is at the core of Chesapeake
Utilities' business philosophy and success," said Moriarty. "With
the active engagement of the many talented individuals across the
enterprise, the professionalism of our governance team and our
accomplished board of directors, we are poised to meet the energy
needs of the diverse communities that we serve, so that no one is
left behind."
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy
delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
CPK). Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy
solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution,
electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution,
mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and
other businesses. For more information, visit www.chpk.com.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is not
affiliated with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas
exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
For more information,
contact:
Brianna Patterson
Manager, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Chesapeake
Utilities Corporation
302-217-7050
bpatterson@chpk.com
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