Item Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
5.02 Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b)
On November 16, 2009, Dudley J. Sondeno (Senior Vice President/Chief Knowledge
and Technology Officer) announced his retirement from Southwest Gas Corporation
(the "Company") effective December 31, 2009. Mr. Sondeno began his career with
the Company in 1980 as a Senior Transmission Planning Engineer. He became an
officer (Vice President/Engineering and Operations Support) in 1989 and was
promoted to Senior Vice President/Staff Operations in 1993 before assuming his
current role as Senior Vice President/Chief Knowledge and Technology
Officer. The Company did not name a replacement for Mr. Sondeno and indicated
that his responsibilities would be distributed among other officers of the
Company.
