The Amazon Brilliance oil tanker sails past a storage tank at the Cheniere Energy Inc…. Cheniere Energy Inc., LNG -2.30 % the U.S. natural gas exporter that ousted its founder amid pressure from billionaire Carl Icahn , is poised to name longtime power industry executive Jack Fusco as its new chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Cheniere may announce the change as soon as Thursday, the people said. Mr. Fusco is currently executive chairman of Calpine Corp. CPN -1.70 % A spokeswoman for Cheniere didn’t immediately return a call or email seeking comment. Mr. Fusco’s installation as Cheniere’s new chief comes after a messy boardroom drama led to the December ouster of founder Charif Souki, who raced ahead of competitors to build plants that could cool natural gas into liquid form in order to export it. The company recently became the first to export natural gas […]

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