In recognition of the importance of innovation at Dominion Energy, the company announced that Mark O. Webb, senior vice president-Corporate Affairs and chief innovation officer, will focus solely on his chief innovation officer role, effective Feb. 1, 2019, and continue to report to Thomas F. Farrell, II, chairman, president and chief executive officer. William L. Murray, vice president-State and Electric Public Policy, will become senior vice president-Corporate Affairs & Communications on February 1, reporting to Farrell. Webb, who joined Dominion Energy in 1997 as assistant general counsel, is and will continue to be responsible for overseeing all efforts to foster innovation, creativity and development in the company's people, processes and strategy. In his more than 20-year career at Dominion Energy, he has served as general counsel, chief legal officer and chief risk officer. He also worked in policy and business evaluation in the Alternative Energy Solutions group. He was named vice president in 2013 and senior vice president in 2016. Webb became chief innovation officer in July 2018. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Webb is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. The company also announced that it has hired Gregory A. "Greg" Hitt as vice president-Corporate Communications. Hitt comes to Dominion Energy from Walmart Inc., where he has served as vice president-Global Corporate Communications since 2015. Between 2010 and 2015, he worked with Hill + Knowlton Strategies and Public Strategies Inc., providing communications counsel and strategy to a range of companies. Hitt also brings 25 years of experience as a reporter, including time with the Winston-Salem Journal, The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones News Service. He received a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Missouri. Hitt is expected to begin his role at the company on Feb. 18, 2019, and will report to Murray.