D.N. "Nick" Rose, president and chief executive officer of Salt Lake-based Questar Regulated Services, will retire April 30.
He will be succeeded by Alan K. Allred, the current executive vice president and chief operating officer of Questar Regulated Services.
Rose joined Questar predecessor Mountain Fuel in 1969. He became president and CEO of the company's distribution division in 1980 and was named CEO of Questar Gas in 1984. In 1997, he also became president and CEO of Questar Pipeline. He has served as chairman of the American Gas Association, and was honored this week along with Questar alum R.D. "Don" Cash as one of the Salt Lake Chamber's "Giants in Our City."
"But what truly sets Nick apart is his contribution to our state and community," said Keith O. Rattie, Questar Corp. president and CEO, in a prepared statement. "He helped organize Questar's employee volunteer team, through which hundreds of employees donate thousands of hours of personal time to a variety of community-service projects. Nick has been a strong advocate for children's issues and worked to develop and strengthen child-abuse-prevention programs throughout the state."
Allred, 52, joined the company in 1978 and has been influential in Questar's corporate planning, regulatory activities and business development. He is a graduate of Utah State University and the University of Southern California.
"Alan Allred is the right person at the right time to take the helm of Questar's regulated businesses," Rattie said.
"Nick leaves Questar Pipeline and Questar Gas in good shape, but Alan also won't be satisfied with the status quo. He'll set the bar higher."