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Sheridan is new CEO at AmeriGas Partners

Jerry E. Sheridan will succeed Eugene V.N. Bissell as president and chief executive officer of AmeriGas Partners, effective March 2.

    by Lissa Atkins
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Jerry E. Sheridan, 46, the vice president and chief operating officer of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. of Valley Forge, will succeed Eugene V.N. Bissell as president and chief executive officer on March 2, the company announced Wednesday.

Bissell, 58, has been employed by AmeriGas or its parent company, UGI Corp., since 1981. His retirement plans had been previously announced. R. Paul Grady will succeed Sheridan as vice president and chief operating officer.

AmeriGas is the nation's largest retail propane marketer, serving over two million customers. UGI is the general partner and owns 29 percent of the Amerigas partnership units.