Xcel Energy, a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company, has named Scott Wilensky senior vice president and general counsel. Additionally, the company has named Teresa Madden senior vice president and chief financial officer.

With more than 25 years of experience in utility regulation, Wilensky previously was vice president, regulatory and resource planning, for all Xcel Energy operating companies. He previously spent 10 years as assistant attorney general with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. At Xcel Energy, Wilensky succeeds Michael Connelly, who is now senior vice president, strategy and planning.

Jeff Savage, formerly senior director, financial reporting, corporate and technical accounting, replaces Madden as vice president and controller. Before joining Xcel Energy in 2007, he held financial reporting, technical accounting, financial consolidation, Sarbanes-Oxley and internal audit positions at The Mosaic Company and Regis Corp. He also spent six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Minneapolis.

Formerly vice president and controller, Madden has held a variety of positions with Xcel Energy and its predecessor company, Public Service Co. of Colorado. She succeeds David Sparby, who now holds the position of senior vice president and group president, with responsibility for the four operating companies that comprise Xcel Energy: Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, NSP-Wisconsin, Public Service Co. of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Co