CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin has appointed Michael A. Albert of Charleston as chairman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission.
Albert, a former business law attorney and partner with the Charleston Law Firm Jackson Kelly PLLC, has been a member of the PSC since February 2007.
He succeeds Jon W. McKinney, who is stepping down as chairman but will remain a member of the commission. Albert was appointed in February 2007 to an unexpired term that ended June 30. He was reappointed to a six-year term that expires June 30, 2013.
Prior to joining the PSC, Albert was a member in the Business Law Department of Jackson Kelly, focusing on public utilities and business and commercial transactions. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from West Virginia University in 1965 and was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1968, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. He received his law degree from WVU's College of Law in 1972, and he is admitted to the West Virginia Bar.
Albert appointed as PSC chairman
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