Former Aloha Airlines executive Stephanie Ackerman has been named vice president of public policy and communications at The Gas Co. LLC., the state's largest seller of synthetic natural gas.

Ackerman had been senior vice president at Aloha Airlines prior to its shutdown earlier this year.

The Gas Co. supplies synthetic natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas to 67.000 commercial and residential customers statewide. It produces synthetic natural gas from byproducts of petroleum that's been imported for the production of gasoline and diesel.