Hart Energy Promotes Peggy Williams to Editorial Director

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Apr 03, 2012, 01:00 ET

HOUSTON, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hart Energy announced today that Peggy Williams, the company's director of unconventional resources, has been promoted to editorial director. This new role is global and spans across all content generated by Hart Energy's editorial teams.

"The board and company management are pleased to have Peggy Williams in a leading role in developing editorial strategy and advancing our strategic content initiatives at Hart Energy," said Richard A. Eichler, CEO. "We look forward to her continued contributions to the company and particularly to the management team."

In her new position, Williams will be responsible for creating editorial synergies across the company's product lines and media platforms; enhancing the profile of Hart Energy editors in the industry; and maintaining and improving the quality of content in all the company's products and events.

Williams joined Hart Energy in 1992 and served as senior exploration editor for Oil and Gas Investor. She is a certified petroleum geologist who worked 16 years in the oil and gas industry. She earned her Master of Science degree in technical communication from the University of Colorado, a Master of Science degree in energy resources from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology from the University of Rhode Island. Williams holds memberships in many trade and professional organizations, including the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

For 30-plus years, Hart Energy has been a leader covering energy news and technology for investors and executives. The Houston-based company produces magazines (Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, Midstream Business and FUEL), online information services (A-Dcenter.com, OilandGasInvestor.com

and UGcenter.com), and industry newsletters, and provides upstream energy research and downstream consulting services. Hart Energy boasts exceptional strength in unconventional resources, e.g., its Developing Unconventionals (DUG™) conference series, its Global Shale Gas and Global Shale Oil studies, and more. Visit www.hartenergy.com for more information.