UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 1, 2010

 

 

El Paso Electric Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas		0-296		74-0607870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Stanton Tower, 100 North Stanton, El Paso, Texas				79901
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(915) 543-5711

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

El Paso Electric Company (the “Company”) announced today that Nathan T. Hirschi has been appointed to the position of Vice President and Controller. Mr. Hirschi, age 46, has served as the Company’s Vice President-Special Projects since December 2009. From January 2005 to April 2009, he served as a Partner-Assurance for KPMG LLP.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: March 2, 2010

 

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