NICOR INC. NAMES STROBEL AS PRESIDENT, GRACEY AS VP

NICOR INC. NAMES STROBEL AS PRESIDENT, GRACEY AS VP

   Nicor Inc., parent company of Tropical Shipping, an operator of containerships in the Caribbean, has appointed Russ Strobel as president.

   Strobel was executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Nicor Inc.

   Paul C. Gracey Jr. has replaced Strobel as vice president, general counsel and secretary.

   Gracey was vice president and general counsel for Midwest Generation EME LLC, an affiliate of Edison Mission Energy.

   Based in Naperville, Ill., Nicor Inc. is a holding company with two principal businesses: Tropical Shipping and Nicor Gas, a gas distribution company.