Plains All American Pipeline has announced that vice president and general counsel Tim Moore, who has been with the company for 12 years, has retired.

Moore is succeeded by Richard McGee, who joined  PAA in September 2009 as vice president of legal and business development for PAA Natural Gas Storage. In 2011, he took on additional responsibilities as vice president and deputy general counsel for PAA in preparation to assume Moore's position.

Prior to joining PAA, McGee served as general counsel for three years at Duke Energy and as president for eight years of Duke Energy International. Previously, he was a partner at law firm Vinson & Elkins, where he spent more than 12 years as an energy mergers and acquisitions attorney.