HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Utilities, LLC, a rapidly growing retail energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced today that Chris Weaver has joined its executive team. As Chief Financial Officer, Chris will be responsible for the company’s accounting and financial functions including reporting and planning, treasury, credit and banking, tax matters, investor relations, and human resources. He will report to Jay D. Hellums, Frontier‘s Chief Executive Officer. <br /><br /> “Chris is an outstanding addition to our leadership team. He has enjoyed an impressive career and brings a track record of business building in the retail energy industry. He brings top class accounting and finance experience as well as the executive leadership and commercial acumen to help Frontier achieve its ambitions in a well-controlled manner,” said Jay Hellums.<br /><br />Mr. Weaver, a Certified Public Accountant, joins Frontier Utilities from AP Gas & Electric LLC where he was Controller and then Chief Financial Officer before becoming Chief Executive Officer. Prior to AP Gas & Electric, he spent several years with Deloitte where he managed audit services to utility and power generation clients.<br /><br />“Having strengthened Frontier’s service capabilities and more than doubled our size since early 2012, the time was right to augment our executive team. We are excited to have Chris join Frontier!” said William K. Robertson, Frontier’s Chairman and President of lead investor, Quintana Infrastructure & Development LLC.<br /><br />Frontier serves its residential and commercial customers through industry best practices. In 2014, Frontier will be adding natural gas service alongside expanding into certain Midwest and Northeast deregulated markets.<br /><br />About Frontier Utilities, LLC<br /><br />Frontier Utilities is a privately-held retail energy company with headquarters and operations in Houston, Texas. Frontier Utilities serves residential and commercial customers in all major deregulated areas of the state of Texas and is expanding into several Northeastern and Midwest electricity and natural gas markets during 2014. Frontier Utilities has been providing affordable energy plans and great customer service for over five years and is committed to giving back to the communities in which it operates through charitable giving and community service. 