Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. announced the hiring of Dhiraj Cherian as Chief Financial Officer. Cherian brings to Ferrellgas more than 20 years of financial management and strategic financial and operational goal achievement. He served most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Panasonic Automotive Systems Company, a tier one global connectivity and mobility technology leader in the automotive industry based in Atlanta. He joins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ferrell and Chief Operating Officer Tamria Zertuche as executive officers of Ferrellgas. Prior to joining Panasonic Automotive Systems Company, Cherian served in a variety of financial leadership roles at Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh as well as General Electric and the British Council, with both roles based in Tokyo. Cherian earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Solvay Business School in Belgium, a Master of Commerce degree in Accounting from Osmania University, and a Diploma in Systems Management from the National Institute of Information Technology, both in India.