Thomson ReutersMay 20, 2013 02:00
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp <CHK.N> has hired Robert Douglas Lawler of rival Anadarko Petroleum Corp <APC.N> as its chief executive, filling the post vacated by co-founder Aubrey McClendon in April.
Shares of Chesapeake, the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer, rose 2 percent in trading before the bell.
Lawler, 46, who is senior vice-president of international and deep-water operations at Anadarko Petroleum, would join Chesapeake on June 17, the company said in a statement.
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