September 22, 2009, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP) has promoted president and chief operating officer Steve Wambold to the chief executive officer post. He succeeds James Ferrell, who remains chairman of the company’s board. Wambold was also elected to the board, increasing its number to seven.

Wambold joined Ferrellgas in 1997 as district manager of the company’s Mulberry, Indiana, office, and was promoted to area manager of its Southern Illinois retail offices the following year. He was named Indiana area manager in 2000 and Southeast regional VP in 2004, before being promoted to SVP of retail operations in 2005. He was elected president and COO in 2006.

Overland Park, Kansas-based Ferrellgas Partners serves around one million customers in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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