Porges named interim EQT president, CEO

March 15, 2018
David L. Porges has been named interim president and chief executive officer of EQT Corp., Pittsburgh, after the resignation of Steven Schlotterbeck from those and related positions. 

David L. Porges has been named interim president and chief executive officer of EQT Corp., Pittsburgh, after the resignation of Steven Schlotterbeck from those and related positions.

Porges was EQT executive chairman during March 2017-February 2018, chairman and CEO during December 2015-February 2017, and chairman, president, and CEO during May 2011-December 2015. He joined EQT in 1998 as senior vice-president and chief financial officer.

Schlotterbeck cited personal reasons for his resignation. He also resigned as a director and from EQT GP Holdings, EQT Midstream Partners LP, and Rice Midstream Partners LP.

Jerry Ashcroft will replace Schlotterbeck as president and CEO of EQGP, EQM, and RMP. He earlier was named CEO of the company into which EQT is spinning off its midstream holdings (OGJ Online, Feb. 21, 2018).