(San Francisco) - PG&E Corporation elected Leslie H. Everett as Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman, effective today.

Everett will continue to oversee the Corporate Secretary function, coordinate Corporate Communications, and direct corporate governance matters relating to the Boards of Directors. She is also President of the PG&E Corporation Foundation for charitable giving.

"Leslie's experience makes her particularly effective in seeing that the processes of corporate governance are conducted efficiently and effectively," said Robert D. Glynn, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation. "We're pleased she will continue to provide senior-level oversight of these areas."

Everett began her career at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in 1977 in the Planning and Research organization. She has since held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, including Supervisor, Cogeneration and Renewable Resources; Manager, Regulatory Relations; Project Manager, Generation Asset Divestiture; and Vice President and Corporate Secretary. She was named Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman in 2001.

Everett earned a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. She has been a member of the Council of Directors for The Yosemite Fund since 1998.