TRC Cos. names AEP Executive Vice President Dennis Welch to board of directors

TRC Cos. names Welch to the board

WINDSOR, Conn. — TRC Cos., a provider of engineering, risk management, construction and remediation services, said Friday it named Dennis E. Welch to its board of directors

Welch, 58, is executive vice president of American Electric Power Co.

TRC said Welch is the director designated by the holders of the company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

The board now has 8 members, which includes 7 independent members.

Shares of TRC rose 9 cents, or 3.3 percent, to $2.81 in afternoon trading. The stock has traded between $2.49 and $4.97 over the last 52 weeks.

(This version CORRECTS Welch’s title to executive vice president from president.)