Julie Parsley, former Public Utility Commission of Texas commissioner and Solicitor General of Texas, was named as the new chief executive officer of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative on Oct. 26.

During her work as a partner of law firm Parsley Coffin Renner, Parsley focused on energy-related services, according to a statement from the PEC.

"I am honored to be named as CEO of Pedernales, which is not only the largest distribution electric cooperative in the country, but in my opinion, also the best," Parsley said the statement.

PEC’s board of directors also named Eddie Dauterive, former PEC vice president of member services, as the cooperative’s chief operations officer. Dauterive first began working for the PEC in January 2002, according to the statement.