OGE Energy Corp. names general counsel

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) today announced it has named William H. Sultemeier General Counsel of OGE Energy Corp. and OG&E, effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Most recently, Sultemeier served as a Partner in the Houston office of the Jones Day law firm. Prior to that, he was a partner (shareholder) at the Greenberg Traurig law firm in Houston and he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Anesthesia Healthcare Partners in Atlanta.

Sultemeier graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University in Utah. He also holds a Master of Business Administration with high honors from the University of Georgia, and received his Juris Doctor with a Magna Cum Laude distinction from Saint Louis University School of Law in Missouri.

"I'm happy to welcome William to our company. As a former general counsel and with more than twenty years representing clients in many industries, he brings a depth of experience that will serve us very well at OGE," said OGE Chairman, President and CEO Sean Trauschke.

OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), is headquartered in Oklahoma City and is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), a regulated electric utility serving more than 832,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In addition, OGE holds 25.7 percent limited partner interest and 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners, LP.

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