May 25, 2010 (FinancialWire) — MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG), a specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, has appointed Maurice E. Moore as the ninth member of the company's board of directors.

The board determined that Moore is an independent director and he will serve as a member of the company's audit, and nominating and corporate governance committees.

Since 2009, Moore has been managing director and sole proprietor of Primus Financial Group, LLC, a company that provides leasing and project finance advisory services to companies engaged in the renewable energy business. Illinois-based MYR is a holding company of specialty construction service providers. The company serves the transmission and distribution sector of the United States electric utility industry.

Its transmission and distribution customers include electric utilities, cooperatives and municipalities. MYR also provides commercial and industrial electrical contracting services to facility owners and general contractors in the Western United States.

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