Sempra Energy Appoints New Member to Board Of Directors
Sempra Energy has appointed Maria Contreras-Sweet to the company’s board of directors.
Contreras-Sweet, 61, most recently served as the Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration and member of former President Obama’s cabinet from 2014 until the end of Obama’s term in January.
“We are pleased that Maria Contreras-Sweet has joined our board,” said Debra L. Reed, chairman, president and CEO of Sempra Energy. “She has extensive experience working at a senior level in both the public and private sectors, while bringing a strong understanding of financial markets, infrastructure and global innovation.”
Prior to serving as Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Contereras-Sweet was a founder of ProAmerica Bank and its executive chairman from 2006 to 2014. Previously, she was a co-founder and managing partner of Fortius Holdings, a private venture-capital firm. From 1999 to 2003, Contreras-Sweet was Secretary of the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency under Gov. Gray Davis and, for part of that time, chaired the finance committee of the California Independent System Operator. She began her private-sector career working for the 7-Up/RC Bottling Co.
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