Southern California Gas Co. named Roger E....

Southern California Gas Co. named Roger E. Embrey manager of its San Fernando Valley and Northwest divisions. He succeeds Jim Taylor, who became manager of customer services for the utility at its Los Angeles headquarters.

Embrey’s two divisions handle the gas company’s operations in a 574-square-mile region that extends from the Simi Valley/Thousand Oaks area east to the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles. The divisions serve 635,000 customers.