John R. Stevens, 49 years old, was named senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, both new positions. He will continue to report to Donald Pardus, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Stevens was executive vice president of this electric-utility holding company. Arthur A. Hatch, 59, was named executive vice president of the company. He was previously president of the company's Eastern Edison Co. unit. John D. Carney, 45, was named to succeed Mr. Hatch as president of Eastern Edison. Previously he was vice president of Eastern Edison. Robert P. Tassinari, 63, was named senior vice president of Eastern Utilities. He was previously vice president. TEXT John R. Stevens , 49 years old , was named senior executive vice president and chief operating officer , both new positions . He will continue to report to Donald Pardus , president and chief executive officer . Mr. Stevens was executive vice president of this electric-utility holding company . Arthur A. Hatch , 59 , was named executive vice president of the company . He was previously president of the company 's Eastern Edison Co. unit . John D. Carney , 45 , was named to succeed Mr. Hatch as president of Eastern Edison . Previously he was vice president of Eastern Edison . Robert P. Tassinari , 63 , was named senior vice president of Eastern Utilities . He was previously vice president . 2~4~6~8~10~12~14 10~12~14 22~24~26~28 22~24~26~28~30~32~34~36 32~34~36 42~44 49 61~63~65~67~69~71~73~75 80~82 86~88~90~92~94~96~98~100 94~96~98~100 105~107~109~111~113 113 121~123~125~127~129~131 129~131 136 142~144~146~148~150~152~154~156~158 146~148 152~154~156~158 163~165~167~169~171 171 183~185 189~191~193~195 202 206~208~210~212~214 212~214 219~221~223~225~227 227 235~237~239~241~243~245 243~245 256~258 John R. Stevens|491,497,499,500 49 years old|492 senior executive vice president|493 new positions|494,496 chief operating officer|495 Donald Pardus, president and chief executive officer|498 this electric-utility holding company|501,505,508 Arthur A. Hatch|502,506,507,512 59|503 executive vice president of the company|504 Eastern Edison Co. unit|509,516 John D. Carney|510,514 45|511 president of Eastern Edison|513 vice president of Eastern Edison|515 Robert P. Tassinari|517 63|518 senior vice president of Eastern Utilities|519 Eastern Utilities|520 vice president|521 491|NUC:DIST:2~4~6|MOD:DESC:10~12~14 492|NUC:DIST:10|MOD:DIST:12~14 493|MOD:DIST:22|MOD:DIST:24|MOD:DIST:26|NUC:DIST:28 494|NUC:DIST:22~24~26~28~30~32~34~36 495|MOD:DIST:32|MOD:DIST:34|NUC:DIST:36 496|MOD:DIST:42|NUC:DIST:44 497|NUC:DIST:49 498|NUC:DIST:61~63|MOD:DESC:67~69~71~73~75 499|MOD:DIST:80|NUC:DIST:82 500|MOD:DIST:86|MOD:DIST:88|NUC:DIST:90|MOD:DIST:92~94~96~98~100 501|MOD:DIST:94|MOD:DESC:96|MOD:DIST:98|NUC:DIST:100 502|NUC:DIST:105~107~109|MOD:DESC:113 503|NUC:DIST:113 504|MOD:DIST:121~123|NUC:DIST:125|MOD:DIST:127~129~131 505|MOD:DIST:129|NUC:DIST:131 506|NUC:DIST:136 507|NUC:DIST:142|MOD:DIST:144~146~148~150~152~154~156~158 508|MOD:DIST:146|NUC:DIST:148 509|MOD:DIST:152~154~156|NUC:DIST:158 510|NUC:DIST:163~165~167|MOD:DESC:171 511|NUC:DIST:171 512|MOD:DIST:183|NUC:DIST:185 513|NUC:DIST:189|MOD:DIST:191~193~195 514|NUC:DIST:202 515|MOD:DIST:206|NUC:DIST:208|MOD:DIST:210~212~214 516|NUC:DIST:212~214 517|NUC:DIST:219~221~223|MOD:DESC:227 518|NUC:DIST:227 519|MOD:DIST:235~237|NUC:DIST:239|MOD:DIST:241~243~245 520|NUC:DIST:243~245 521|MOD:DIST:256|NUC:DIST:258