January 28, 2010 (FinancialWire) — MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) has appointed Ray Harris as its president. Harris will be responsible for leading MasTec’s business development efforts and will report directly to Jose Mas, MasTec’s chief executive officer.

Harris most recently served as president and CEO of Mesa Power, which was founded by T. Boone Pickens to develop and finance wind and other renewable energy power projects.

In his capacity with Mesa, Harris primarily concentrated on power project development, acquisition and finance, including the creation of the American Wind Alliance, Mesa’s joint development effort with General Electric.

Previously, Harris has served as vice president, Renewable Energy for Texas Utilities, vice president of Marketing for The Shaw Group and held various positions during a 20-year tenure with Southern company.

Florida-based MasTec is a specialty contractor operating mainly throughout the United States across a range of industries. The company’s core activities are the building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of utility and communications infrastructure, including electrical utility transmission and distribution, wind farms, solar farms, other renewable energy and natural gas infrastructure, wireless, wireline, satellite communication and water and sewer systems.

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