Southern Union, a company which is engaged in the transportation, storage and distribution of natural gas, has appointed Michal Barzuza to its board of directors.

Ms Barzuza fills a newly created director position, bringing the total number of directors to 10. She is an associate professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she has offered courses in corporate governance, corporate law policy and corporations.

Prior to joining the University of Virginia in 2005, Ms Barzuza was the John Olin Research Fellow in law and economics at the Harvard Law School, Olin Center for Law, Economics and Business.