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Edison Enterprises Board Names New Management
ROSEMEAD, Calif., Sept. 13, 1999--Edison International
announced today that the board of directors of its subsidiary
Edison Enterprises has elected Theodore F. Craver, Jr.,
chairman and CEO, and Thomas J. Higgins, president of
Edison Enterprises.
Craver joined Edison in September 1996. He currently serves
as senior vice president and treasurer for Edison International
and its subsidiary utility, Southern California Edison. He will
retain his position as senior vice president and treasurer for
Edison International. Before joining Edison, Craver served as
executive vice president and corporate treasurer for First
Interstate Bancorp. Earlier, Craver was CEO of First Interstate
Investment Services, Inc., which sold investment and
insurance products to retail customers throughout the western
United States.
Higgins joined Edison in April 1995 as vice president of
Corporate Communications for Edison International and
Southern California Edison. He has been responsible for
corporate communications, advertising and public relations,
and corporate philanthropy. He will retain his position as vice
president of Corporate Communications for Edison
International. Before joining Edison, Higgins was senior vice
president for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland, responsible
for all administrative and staff functions. Earlier in his career,
Higgins was co-founder and COO of Healthweek Publications,
a national trade publishing company.
Diane O. Wittenberg has been named acting vice president of
Corporate Communications for Edison International and
Southern California Edison. Wittenberg joined Edison in 1986
as manager of Corporate Communications. Most recently,
she was president of Edison International's Electric Vehicle
subsidiary.
Stephen E. Pazian, the former CEO of Edison Enterprises,
left the company last week to pursue other interests.
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commercial, retail and utility markets. Based in San Dimas,
Calif., Edison Enterprises offers energy management services
for business customers and electrical repair and home
security services to residential consumers.
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