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This list showcases the top United States based Director operating in the Oil and Gas space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
John Krenicki, Jr.
Director of Hess Corporation
Krenicki joined CD&R in 2013 after a 29-year career at the General Electric Company. He is a former vice chairman of GE and former president and CEO of GE Energy. His responsibilities included oversight of GE’s oil & gas, power & water, and energy management businesses, which employed more than 100,000 people in more than 165 countries and represented more than $50 billion in revenue. Krenicki held several leadership roles with GE prior to leading GE Energy, including president and CEO of GE Plastics and GE Transportation, and served as a director of GE Capital. Krenicki also serves as independent director of Devon Energy Corporation.
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About CD&R LLP, Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
John Gass
Board Of Director of Southwestern Energy Company
Mr. Gass retired in 2012 as Vice President of Chevron Corporation and President of Chevron Gas and Midstream. In this role, he was responsible for Chevron’s global natural gas marketing and trading activities, as well as Chevron’s pipeline, power and worldwide shipping operations. Mr. Gass began his career in 1974 in Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico business unit in New Orleans, and over the next 38 years held positions of increasing responsibility, including heading the company’s exploration and production operations in southern Africa and in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Mr. Gass served as a director of Sasol Chevron Holdings Ltd and GS Caltex. Mr. Gass has been a director of Weatherford International, Ltd. since June 2013 and serves on the Compensation and the Health, Safety and Environment Committees. He became a director of Suncor Energy Inc. in February 2014, where he serves on the Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainable Development Committee and chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Mr. Gass received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Tulane University. For the past two years, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Visitors for the Vanderbilt School of Engineering and also serves on the Advisory Board for the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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About : Southwestern Energy is a production company that engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas.
Reginald Chatman
Senior Director, Customer Experience of Bloom Energy
Reginald Chatman serves as senior customer experience director at Bloom Energy.
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About Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy offers on-site power generation systems that can use a wide variety of inputs to generate electricity.
Charles Moorman
Member of the Board of Directors of Chevron
Moorman is retired Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Norfolk Southern Corporation, a freight and transportation company. He served as Chairman of Norfolk Southern from 2006 until 2015, as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 until 2015, and President from 2004 until 2013. Prior to that, Moorman was Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning and Services from 2003 until 2004 and Senior Vice President of Corporate Services in 2003. Mr. Moorman joined Norfolk Southern in 1975. Other Directorships and Memberships: Hampton Roads Community Foundation; National Academy of Engineering; Nature Conservancy of Virginia (Chair); University of Virginia Medical Center Operating Board; Virginia Business Council.
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About : Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Fred Poses
Independent Director of Chesapeake Energy
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About Chesapeake Energy: Chesapeake Energy is a petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company.
James W. Stewart
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2010) Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of BJ Services Company from 1990 until its acquisition by the Company in 2010. Prior to 1990, Stewart held various management and staff positions with BJ Services Company and its predecessor company. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Board of Directors of Delta SubSea LLC, Aereon, Pipe Pros LLC, The Alley Theatre of Houston, a Trustee of the Menil Collection and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Menil Collection.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Claire W. Gargalli
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 1998) Former Vice Chairman, Diversified Search and Diversified Health Search Companies (executive search consultants) from 1990 to 1998. Gargalli served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Equimark from 1984 to 1990. During that period, she also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Equimark’s two principal subsidiaries, Equibank and Liberty Bank. Gargalli is a director of BioMotion Analytics. She is also a trustee emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University and Middlebury College. Within the past five years, Gargalli served on the Board of Directors of Praxair, Inc.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Larry D. Brady
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2004) Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intermec, Inc. (industrial technologies). He served as Chairman of Intermec from 2001 to 2007 and as CEO from 2000 to 2007. Brady served as President of Intermec from 1999 to 2001 and as Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2000. At FMC Corporation, he served as a director from 1989 to 1999, President from 1993 to 1999, Executive Vice President from 1989 to 1993, and Vice President from 1984 to 1989. Brady is a life member of the Advisory Board of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Within the past five years, he served as a director of Pactiv Corporation.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
William Easter
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 2014) Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of DCP Midstream LLC (natural gas gatherers and processors, and marketers of natural gas and natural gas liquids) from 2004 to 2008. Easter worked for ConocoPhillips for more than twenty years where he held senior leadership, operating, and commercial roles in areas of natural gas and natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products. He served as a director of Sunoco, Inc. from 2011 to 2012 and Sunoco Partners, LLC during 2012. Easter is a director of Concho Resources Inc., Delta Airlines Inc. and Memorial Hermann Health Care System.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Charles L. Watson
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
(Director since 1998) Chairman of Twin Eagle Resource Management (energy Marketing) since 2010, Chairman and CEO of Advanced Blast Protection Systems since 2015, Chairman of Wincrest Ventures, L.P. (Private Investments) since January 1994 and senior energy advisor to GSO/Blackstone since 2014. Mr. Watson was Chairman of Eagle Energy (wholesale energy) from 2003 to 2009 and Chairman of Sigma Chi Foundation from 2005 to 2012. He served as a Senior Energy Advisor to Carlyle Investment Management Fund (investment) from 2011 to 2014 and as Senior Advisor to EDF Trading North America LLC (wholesale energy) and Electricite de France (electric utility) during 2008 and Managing Director of Lehman Brothers (financial services) from 2007 to 2008. He was the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy Inc. (diversified energy) and its predecessor companies from 1985 to 2002. Watson is a board member of Mainstream Renewable Power, Baylor College of Medicine, serves on the board of Advisors for Angeleno Investors, L.P., and serves on the Advisory Council for DocuSign.
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Anthony G. Fernandes
Board Of Director of Baker Hughes
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About : Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Ron Reis
Service Director & General Manager of Baker Hughes
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Raymond Gerald Bailey
President & Director of Petroteq Energy
Dr. Bailey has over 50 years of experience in the international petroleum industry in all aspects, both upstream and downstream with specific Middle East skills and U.S. onshore/offshore sectors. Along with being the CEO of MCW Energy Group, he is currently the Chairman of Bailey Petroleum, LLC, a consulting firm for major oil and gas exploration/development corporations. In addition, Bailey is Chief Operating Officer of Indoklanicsa, Nicaragua, Vice Chairman, Trinity Energy Group, Inc., Chairman of American Impact Energy and CEO of American Dakota Refinery, LLC. Dr. Bailey is retired from Exxon, lastly as President, Arabian Gulf. During his Exxon career, he also served as the Assistant General Manager, Administration & Commercial, Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Company; Operations Manager, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., Dukhan Operations and the Operations Manager, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., Umm Said Operations. He was also the Operations Superintendent, Exxon Lago Oil, Aruba and has spent time in Libya as Operations Superintendent for Esso Standard, Libya, Brega, with experience in LNG and oil field production. His earlier career included service with Texaco where he gained skills in oil additives and petrochemicals manufacturing. Dr. Bailey holds a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, an MS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, a PhD Degree from Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, CA and is a graduate of Engineering Doctoral Studies from Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. He has written many articles, papers and studies on the oil industry, and has been a keynote speaker of many international industry conferences including the Money Show conference with his address, “The Future of Oil & Gas Developments,” and FreedomFest Conference, “Investing In Oil,” and also has appeared recently on national Chinese television discussing the “World Energy Outlook.” He is a member of the Middle East Policy Council, Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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About Petroteq Energy: Petroteq Energy focuses in the development and implementation of environmentally friendly oil processing and extraction technologies.
Alan Boeckmann
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors of BP
Alan Boeckmann retired as nonexecutive chairman of Fluor Corporation in February 2012, ending a 35-year career with the company. Between 2002 and 2011, he held the post of chairman and chief executive officer, and was president and chief operating officer from 2001 to 2002. His tenure with the company included responsibility for global operations. As chairman and chief executive officer, he refocused the company on engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in electrical engineering, he joined Fluor in 1974 as an engineer and worked in a variety of domestic and international locations, including South Africa and Venezuela. Alan was previously a non-executive director of BHP Billiton and the Burlington Santa Fe Corporation, and has served on the boards of the American Petroleum Institute, the National Petroleum Council and the advisory board of Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. He led the formation of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Partnering Against Corruption’ initiative in 2004.
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About : BP delivers heat, light and mobility products and services to people all around the world.
Robert Mosbacher Jr.
Board of Director of Devon Energy Corporation
Mr. Mosbacher became a director of Calpine on Feb. 11, 2009. Mr. Mosbacher is the Chairman of Mosbacher Energy Company, a privately-held independent oil and gas exploration and production company located in Houston, Texas. Prior to that, Mr. Mosbacher was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an independent U.S. government agency that helps small, medium and large American businesses expand into developing nations and emerging markets around the globe; he served in that position through January 2009. From 1986 until 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mosbacher Energy Company. From 1995 to 2003, Mr. Mosbacher also served as Vice Chairman of Mosbacher Power Group LLC. From August 1999 to October 2005, Mr. Mosbacher served as a Director of the Devon Energy Corporation. He also served on Devon’s Compensation Committee from June 2003 to October 2005. In April 2009, Mr. Mosbacher resumed his role as a director of Devon, and, in June 2009, he resumed his role as a member of Devon’s Compensation Committee. Mr. Mosbacher obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Mosbacher is Chair of Calpine’s Compensation Committee and a member of its Nominating and Governance Committee.
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About : Devon Energy is oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Joseph Gorder
Board Of Director of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Gorder is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power. He also serves as a member of the Valero Energy Corporation Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Valero Energy Partners, LP. Prior to his appointment as CEO of Valero in May 2014, Mr. Gorder served as President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for refining operations and commercial operations in marketing, supply, logistics and transportation. He was previously Chief Commercial Officer and President of Valero Europe. He oversaw all commercial trading and related activity for the company, including crude and feedstock supply and trading, wholesale marketing, logistics operations, commercial business development, transportation, refining and specialty products marketing. In addition, he was responsible for all business activity and operations of Valero’s assets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Mr. Gorder also has served as Valero’s Executive Vice President, Marketing and Supply, following tenure as Senior Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategic Planning. He also serves as an Executive Committee member of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers. Before joining Valero, Mr. Gorder held the positions of Vice President of Business Development for Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, and Director of Commercial/Industrial Sales, Assistant Treasurer and Director of Information Systems for Diamond Shamrock. Mr. Gorder was named a director of Anadarko in July 2014.
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About : Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that provides energy to fuel modern life.
Smaine Zeroug
Research Director of Schlumberger
Smaine is the Research Director of the Applied Math and Data Analytics department in Schlumberger. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University (Polytechnic School of Engineering) in Electrophysics and an MBA from University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He has authored more than 100 academic and professional papers and holds 14 US patents with 25 pending applications. He’s been with Schlumberger for 26 years in various positions in R&E, marketing, and operations.
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About Schlumberger: Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions.
ShaChelle Manning
Director, Technology Alliances and Ventures of Pioneer Natural Resources
ShaChelle Devlin Manning is an accomplished executive, entrepreneur and venture investment manager, with a track record of delivering high-impact, high-value results. She is currently Director of Corporate Innovation for Pioneer Natural Resources, a large independent oil & gas production and exploration company.
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About Pioneer Natural Resources: Pioneer Natural Resources Co. is an Irving, Texas-based, large, independent oil and gas company.
Raymond W. LeBoeuf
Board Of Director of Praxair
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. (a diversified manufacturer of coatings, glass and chemicals) from 1997 to 2005. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. LeBoeuf served as President & Chief Operating Officer of PPG Industries, Inc. and was elected a director in 1995. From 1988-1994, he was the Chief Financial Officer of PPG. Mr. LeBoeuf is a director of MassMutual Financial Group (where he serves on the Audit Committee and is the Chairman of the Human Resources Committee).
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About : Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Jesus Flores-Cerrillo
Associate Director – Digital, R&D & Operations of Praxair
Jesus Flores has 20 years of experience in the development and implementation of advanced process control, advanced analytics solutions and monitoring technologies. Jesus has been with Praxair since 2004 where he currently manages the R&D Smart Operations Group. The Smart Operations Group develops and implements novel process control, monitoring, instrumentation and machine learning solutions to improve the efficiency and reliability of Praxair’s processes and systems. Jesus experience includes advanced process control, multivariate statistics, automation and novel sensors among others. Jesus leverages his technical expertise, multidisciplinary project management skills and business insights to solve complex problems in collaboration with diverse business units. Jesus holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering and he is author or co-author of more than 20 peer reviewed journal papers. He and his team actively collaborate with multiple universities and research consortia in the process systems engineering area.
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About Praxair: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Nance Dicciani
Board Of Director of Praxair
NANCE K. DICCIANI, Chair of the Board and Interim Co-Principal Executive Officer of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. since 2016; President and Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell International Specialty Materials (a diversified technology and manufacturing company), 2001-2008; joined the Halliburton Company Board in 2009; member of the Audit and the Health, Safety and Environment Committees. Current Director of Praxair, Inc. (since 2008), LyondellBasell Industries (since 2013), and AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (since 2015). Trustee of Villanova University (since 2009). Former Director of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (2008 – 2014).
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About LyondellBasell Industries, RTM Vital Signs: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Edward Galante
Director of Praxair
Edward G. Galante graduated from Northeastern University in 1973, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He joined his co-op employer, ExxonMobil, upon the completion of his course work and remained with the company for 34 years. He retired in 2006. While at ExxonMobil, Ed held a variety of positions in domestic and international business, ultimately rising to the position of Senior Vice President and member of the company’s four-person Management Committee. His principal responsibilities in this role included the worldwide Downstream business: Refining & Supply, Fuels Marketing, Lubricants & Specialties, and Research & Engineering. Ed oversaw 45 refineries worldwide, marketing, and sales activities in nearly 200 countries and territories, and a research budget of several hundred million dollars. He was also responsible for corporate staff functions including Public Affairs and Environmental, Health, and Safety activities. In 2007, Ed and his wife, Cathie, established the Galante Engineering and MBA Program at Northeastern. Designed for engineering students who want to acquire critical leadership and entrepreneurial skills, this interdisciplinary program allows them to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering along with a master’s degree in business in six years. The first group of students for the program was selected in 2008 from the engineering class of 2010. A native of Inwood, New York, Ed serves on the Board of Trustees at Northeastern and as an Executive-in-Residence in its College of Business Administration. He is a Director of Praxair, Inc. and Foster Wheeler Ltd, and is active on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Ed has previously served on the Boards of the Council of the Americas, Council for the United States and Italy, and as Vice Chairman of the United States Council for International Business. He is a member of the 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry.Ed and Cathie reside in Texas and have four children.
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About Amec Foster Wheeler, Clean Harbors, Praxair: Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America.
Brian Derksen
Board Of Director of ONEOK
Brian Derksen served as global deputy chief executive officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited from 2011 until 2014, and as deputy chief executive officer of Deloitte U.S. from 2003 to 2011. Prior to that, he was U.S. managing partner of the financial advisory business unit of Deloitte U.S. and regional managing partner of the mid-America region of Deloitte U.S.
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About : ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Eduardo Rodriguez
Board Of Director of ONEOK
Eduardo Rodriguez is president of Strategic Communications Consulting Group. Mr. Rodriguez previously served as executive vice president and as a member of the board of directors of Hunt Building Corporation, a privately held company engaged in construction and real estate development headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Prior to his three years with Hunt Building Corporation, Mr. Rodriguez spent 20 years in the electric utility industry at El Paso Electric Company, a publicly traded, investor-owned utility, where he served in various senior-level executive positions, including general counsel, senior vice president for customer and corporate services, executive vice president, and as chief operating officer. Mr. Rodriguez is a licensed attorney in Texas and New Mexico, as well as admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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About : ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Nina Bubnova
Director, San Francisco and Bay Area Region Service Planning and Design of PG&E Corporation
Nina Bubnova is a Sr. Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E).
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Todd Strauss
Senior Director, Strategy and Analytics of PG&E Corporation
Todd Strauss is Senior Director of Energy Policy, Planning and Analysis at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, where he leads the policy and planning group focused on providing adequate energy supply in an environmentally sustainable manner at reasonable cost. He has 20 years of experience applying quantitative modeling to business and policy issues in energy and the environment. He has been Director of Quantitative Analysis at PG&E National Energy Group, Principal at the consulting firm PHB Hagler Bailly, and Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management Science at the Yale School of Management. He was a Regulatory Fellow at the California Public Utilities Commission and a Gilbert White Fellow at Resources for the Future. He holds a Ph.D. in IEOR from UC-Berkeley and an S.B. in Mathematics from MIT.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Anne Shen Smith
Board of Director of PG&E Corporation
Ms. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) (natural gas utility), a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, from 2012 until her retirement in March 2014. She also has held various other executive positions at SoCalGas, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President – Customer Services, and Vice President of Environment and Safety. Ms. Smith also served as Senior Vice President – Customer Services of San Diego Gas & Electric Company, an energy utility that is also owned by Sempra Energy. Ms. Smith has been a director of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company since February 2015.
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About : PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Richard A. Meserve
Board of Director of PG&E Corporation
Dr. Meserve is President Emeritus the Carnegie Institution of Washington (not-for-profit scientific research institution) (2003-2014). He has served on a part-time basis as Senior Of Counsel to the international law firm of Covington & Burling LLP since April 2004. Prior to joining the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dr. Meserve was Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dr. Meserve has been a director of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company since 2006. He also is a member of the board of trustees of Universities Research Association, Inc. (consortium of research-oriented universities) and a director of Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
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About : PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Roy Lum
Director, Business Technology of PG&E Corporation
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Gretchen Anderson
Director of Design of PG&E Corporation
Gretchen spent the first part of her career in design consulting for firms like frog, Cooper, and LUNAR. Recently, she served as the VP of Product for GreatSchools, and led the design of the hardware and software of a next-generation surgical system. Currently, she’s the head of design at PG&E, California’s energy company. Her past clients include Virgin Records, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, and Intel. Gretchen is a Bay Area native who left only long enough to get a bachelor’s degree from Harvard in History & Literature.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Paul Dickerson
COO and Managing Director of Energy Innovation Capital
Paul is a recognized leader on all matters related to energy. He has served as an international law firm Partner, an investment bank Managing Director, and a private equity firm Operating Advisor. Paul was the Chief Operating Officer for the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and also served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Paul is a CPA who holds a JD from South Texas College of Law, a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas, and licenses with FINRA.
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About Energy Innovation Capital: Energy Innovation Capital invests in venture and growth-stage companies that target large oil, gas, or energy markets.
Allen Finkelson
Member of the Board of Directors of Range Resources Corporation
Allen Finkelson is a Member of the Board of Directors at Range Resources Corporation since 1994. Previously, Allen was a Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP from 1977 to December 2011. Allen joined Cravath in 1971. In 1983, Allen left Cravath to be a Managing Director in the mergers and acquisitions group at Lehman Brothers and returned to the Firm in 1985. Allen was born in New York, New York. Allen received a B.A. degree magna cum laude from St. Lawrence University in 1968, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and a J.D. degree from Columbia Law School in 1971, where he was an Editor of the Columbia Law Review.
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About : Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC) is an independent natural gas exploration and production company.
Gregory Maxwell
Member of the Board of Directors of Range Resources Corporation
Gregory Maxwell is a Member of the Board of Directors at Range Resources Corporation since September 2015. Previously, Gregory served as an Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company until his retirement on December 31, 2015. Gregory has over 37 years of experience in various financial roles within the petrochemical and oil and gas industries. Gregory served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company from 2003 until joining Phillips 66 in 2012. Gregory joined Phillips Petroleum Company in 1978 and held various positions within the comptrollers group including the corporate planning and development group and the corporate treasury department. Gregory also served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors of Phillips 66 Partners and on the board of directors of DCP Midstream LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company until his retirement in 2015. Gregory is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. Gregory earned a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from New Mexico State University in 1978.
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About : Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC) is an independent natural gas exploration and production company.
James Funk
Member of the Board of Directors of Range Resources Corporation
James Funk is a Member of the Board of Directors at Range Resources Corporation since December 2008 and was elected as a Lead Independent Director in 2015. James is an independent consultant and oil and gas producer with over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. James served as Senior Vice President of Equitable Resources and President of Equitable Production Co. from June 2000 until December 2003. Previously, James was employed by Shell Oil Company for 23 years in senior management and technical positions, where he held the positions of President of Shell Continental Companies (January 1998 through January 1999), Vice President of Shell Offshore, Inc. and General Manager of Shelf E&P Business Unit (October 1991 through December 1997) and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Midstream Enterprises, Inc. (April 1996 through December 1997). James has previously served on the boards of Westport Resources (2000 to 2004) and Matador Resources Company (2003 to 2008). James currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Superior Energy Services, Inc., a public oil field services company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. James received a B.A. degree in Geology from Wittenberg University, a M.S. degree in Geology from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Kansas. James is a certified petroleum Geologist.
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About : Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC) is an independent natural gas exploration and production company.
Jeffrey L. Berenson
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Berenson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berenson & Company, a private investment banking firm in New York City that he cofounded in 1990. From 1978 until co-founding Berenson & Company, he was with Merrill Lynch’s Mergers and Acquisitions department, becoming head of that department in 1986 and then co-head of its Merchant Banking unit in 1988. Mr. Berenson was appointed to the Board of Directors of Patina in December 2002 and joined our Board upon completion of our merger with Patina in May 2005. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Epoch Holding Corporation.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Eric P. Grubman
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Eric P. Grubman has served as Executive Vice President of the National Football League since 2004. He was responsible for Finance and Strategic Transactions from 2004 to 2006 and has served as the League’s President of Business Ventures from 2006 to the present. Mr. Grubman served as Co-President of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2001, was partner and co-head of the Energy Group at Goldman Sachs from 1996 to 2000, and worked in its merger department from 1987 to 2000. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1980 to 1985. Mr. Grubman serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. He joined our Board in January 2009.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
James E. Craddock
Board of Director of Noble Energy
James E. Craddock served as the Chief Executive Officer of Rosetta Resources Inc. from February 2013 through July 2015, when Rosetta Resources merged with Noble Energy, Inc. He joined Rosetta Resources Inc. in April 2008 as Vice President, Drilling and Production Operations and was named a Senior Vice President in January 2011. From April 2006 to March 2008, Mr. Craddock was Chief Operating Officer for BPI Energy, Inc., an exploration and production start-up company focused on coal bed methane development. Mr. Craddock began his industry career with Superior Oil Company in 1981 and then held a broad range of technical, operational and strategic roles with Burlington Resources Inc. (“Burlington”) and its predecessor companies for more than 20 years. At Burlington, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Chief Engineer. Mr. Craddock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
William T. Van Kleef
Board of Director of Noble Energy
William T. Van Kleef served in executive management positions at Tesoro Corporation (“Tesoro”) from 1993 to 2005, most recently as Tesoro’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure at Tesoro he held various positions, including President, Tesoro Refining and Marketing, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Tesoro, Mr. Van Kleef, a Certified Public Accountant, served in various financial and accounting positions with Damson Oil from 1982 to 1991, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Van Kleef is also a member of the Board of Directors of Oil States International, Inc. He joined our Board in November 2005.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Kirby L. Hedrick
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Kirby L. Hedrick served as Executive Vice President over upstream operations for Phillips Petroleum Company from 1997 until his retirement in 2000. In that role, he was responsible for exploration and production and midstream gas gathering, processing and marketing, including activities in 22 countries. He had a varied 25-year career with Phillips, including serving as petroleum engineer from 1975 to 1984 on various onshore and offshore projects in the U.S., the North Sea, Indonesia and the west coast of Africa; Manager of Offshore Operations from 1985 to 1987, responsible for all greater Ekofisk offshore operations for Phillips Pet. Co. Norway; Manager, Corporate Planning from 1987 to 1989; Managing Director from 1990 to 1992, Phillips Pet. Co. UK with upstream and downstream responsibilities, including gas marketing; President and Chief Executive Officer at GPM Gas Co. from 1993 to 1994, responsible for Phillips’ gas gathering, processing and marketing in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico; and Senior Vice President, Refining, Marketing and Transportation from 1995 to 1997. He joined our Board in August 2002.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Michael A. Cawley
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Cawley has served as President and Manager of The Cawley Consulting Group, LLC since January 2012. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (“Foundation”) from February 1992 until his retirement in January 2012, after serving as Executive Vice President of the Foundation since January 1991. Prior to 1991, Mr. Cawley was the President of Thompson and Cawley, a professional corporation, attorneys at law. Mr. Cawley also served as a trustee of the Foundation from 1988 until his retirement and is a director of Noble Corporation. He has served on our Board since 1995 and has been our Lead Independent Director since 2001.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Molly K. Williamson
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Molly K. Williamson has served in a unique combination of senior executive policy positions in four cabinet departments of the U.S. government. Her postings included senior foreign policy advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy; Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce; U.S. interim ambassador to Bahrain; and Chief of Mission and Consul General in Jerusalem during the Madrid peace process which culminated in the Oslo Accords. Ms. Williamson is a scholar with the Middle East Institute, a consultant, frequent lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, and a member of the Boards of Directors of the American Foreign Service Association, American Academy of Diplomacy and International Services Corps. She is a former Foreign Service Officer, having served six U.S. presidents, achieving the rank of Career Minister. She joined our Board on March 14, 2013.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Edward F. Cox
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Edward F. Cox is a retired partner in the law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, New York, having served as the chair of the firm’s corporate department and as a member of its management committee. He currently serves as chair of the New York Republican State Committee (“NYRSC”). For more than five years he has been chair of the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and, for more than five years prior to his election as NYRSC chair in 2009, was chair of the finance, community college and charter school committees of the Trustees of The State University of New York and of The State University Construction Fund, and was a member of New York’s Merit Selection Constitutional Commission on Judicial Nomination. During the two years leading up to his 2009 election as NYRSC chair, Mr. Cox served as the New York State Chair of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. He has served Presidents Nixon, Reagan and H. W. Bush in the international arena, has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1993 and serves on the boards of the Foreign Policy Association and the American Ditchley Foundation. He has served on our Board since 1984.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Scott D. Urban
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Scott D. Urban served in executive management positions at Amoco and its successor, BP, from 1977 to 2005. At the time of his retirement from BP in 2005, he was Group Vice President, Upstream for several profit centers including North America Gas, Alaska, Egypt and Middle East and, before that, Group Vice President, Upstream North Sea. He held various positions at Amoco including, at the time of its merger with BP, Group Vice President, Worldwide Exploration. Mr. Urban is a partner in Edgewater Energy LLC, an investment consulting firm, and a member of the Board of Directors of Pioneer Energy Services Corporation. He joined our Board in October 2007.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Scott D. Urban
Board of Director of Noble Energy
Scott D. Urban served in executive management positions at Amoco and its successor, BP, from 1977 to 2005. At the time of his retirement from BP in 2005, he was Group Vice President, Upstream for several profit centers including North America Gas, Alaska, Egypt and Middle East and, before that, Group Vice President, Upstream North Sea. He held various positions at Amoco including, at the time of its merger with BP, Group Vice President, Worldwide Exploration. Mr. Urban is a partner in Edgewater Energy LLC, an investment consulting firm, and a member of the Board of Directors of Pioneer Energy Services Corporation. He joined our Board in October 2007.
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About : Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Paul Stebbins
Member of the Board of Directors of World Fuel
Paul Stebbins, Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee; Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Project Development Committee, has served as chairman emeritus and as a non-employee director of World Fuel Services Corporation (“World Fuel”) since January 2015. Previously, Stebbins served as the chairman and chief executive officer of World Fuel from July 2002 to January 2012 and as executive chairman from January 2012 to May 2014. He has served as a director of World Fuel since June 1995. Between July 2000 and 2002, Stebbins also served as president and chief operating officer of World Fuel. In 1985, Stebbins co-founded Trans-Tec Services, a global marine fuel service company acquired by World Fuel in 1995. Stebbins served for many years as a member of the Business Round Table, an influential association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, and currently serves as a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council of S.A.F.E. (Securing America’s Future Energy) and as a member of the Leadership Council of the Fix the Debt Campaign founded by Erskine Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson.
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About : World Fuel Services is a Fortune 100 company providing global energy, commodities, and services across aviation, marine and land industries
Allison Mac
Director of Marketing and Communications of GasBuddy
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About GasBuddy: GasBuddy is a travel and navigation app that is used by more North American drivers to save money on gas.
Amina Altaf
Director of Strategic Development of GasBuddy
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About GasBuddy: GasBuddy is a travel and navigation app that is used by more North American drivers to save money on gas.
Jane Brown
Director IT Security & Compliance of Duke Energy Corporation
Jane Brown has worked at Duke Energy for 30+ years, always in the Information Technology department. She graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury NC with a BS in Computer Science. Her roles have involved managing Network Design, Application Delivery and Support, Governance, Planning, Architecture and Strategy, Cyber Security. ane is currently Managing Director of the Business Planning & Customer Relationship function within IT, reporting to the CIO (Chris Heck). She has served on several boards, including the Board of Computing and Informatics at UNCC. Jane and her husband Dennis reside in Lincolnton, NC and have two grown children, Jake and Emily.
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About Duke Energy Corporation: Duke Energy makes life better for every day by providing electric and gas services in a sustainable way – affordable, reliable and clean.
Carlos A. Saladrigas
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
Mr. Saladrigas became a member of our Board of Directors in May 2003. Mr. Saladrigas is Chairman and CEO of Regis HR Group, a Professional Employer Organization. Also, Mr. Saladrigas founded and has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Concordia Behavioral Health, a privately held behavioral health care organization, since January 2011. Mr. Saladrigas served Premier American Bank in Miami, Florida as Chairman from September 2001 to June 2007 and as Vice Chairman from June 2007 to July 2008. From November 1984 to May 2002, he was the Chief Executive Officer of ADP TotalSource (previously The Vincam Group, Inc.), a human resources outsourcing company that provides human resource functions to small and mid-sized businesses. Mr. Saladrigas served as a director of Progress Energy, Inc., until July 2012 when he became a director Duke Energy Corporation following its acquisition of Progress Energy. He also serves as a director of Carolina Power & Light Company and Florida Progress Corporation.
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About : Duke Energy makes life better for every day by providing electric and gas services in a sustainable way – affordable, reliable and clean.
John H. Forsgren
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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E. Marie McKee
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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John T. Herron
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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Ann Maynard Gray
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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James T. Rhodes
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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James B. Hyler, Jr
Board Of Director of Duke Energy Corporation
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San Orr III
Board of Directors of Colfax Corporation
San Orr is Partner & Chief Operating Officer of BDT Capital Partners, LLC, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to joining BDT Capital in 2009, Mr. Orr spent over ten years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in several positions, including Managing Director, GS Direct, Investment Banking Division, where he advised clients and led transaction teams on mergers and acquisitions, equity, convertible and debt financings. Mr. Orr’s background also includes public accounting experience as well as bankruptcy, corporate & securities and finance & tax law.
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About : Colfax provides industrial pumps and other fluid handling equipment, including pumps for diesel engines, crude oil transfers, and marines.
Clayton Perfall
Board of Directors of Colfax Corporation
Clay Perfall served as the Chief Executive Officer of Archway Marketing Services, Inc from 2008 through 2013. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of AHL Services Inc. from 2001 to 2008. Mr. Perfall joined our board in 2010.
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About : Colfax provides industrial pumps and other fluid handling equipment, including pumps for diesel engines, crude oil transfers, and marines.
Rhonda Jordan
Board of Directors of Colfax Corporation
Ms. Jordan served as President, Global Health & Wellness, and Sustainability of Kraft Foods Inc., one of the largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies in North America and one of the largest worldwide among publicly traded consumer packaged food and beverage companies, from September 2010 until March 2012 and in that role led the development of Kraft’s health & wellness and sustainability strategies and plans for that company, including marketing, product development, technology, alliances and acquisitions. Prior to being named President, Health & Wellness in September 2010, Ms. Jordan was the President of the Cheese and Dairy business unit of Kraft from January 2008 to September 2010. From 2006 to January 2008 she served as the President of the Grocery business unit of Kraft, and from 2004 to 2005 she was the Senior Vice President, Global Marketing of Kraft Cheese and Dairy. Ms. Jordan is a director of Colfax Corporation, a diversified global industrial manufacturing and engineering company that provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology products and services to commercial and governmental customers around the world under the Howden, ESAB and Colfax Fluid Handling brand names, and Bush Brothers & Company, a significant, privately held branded vegetable processor. She also serves as a director of IES Abroad, a not-for-profit company providing study abroad programs for a consortium of U.S. colleges and universities, and the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in arts management from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About : Colfax provides industrial pumps and other fluid handling equipment, including pumps for diesel engines, crude oil transfers, and marines.
Patrick Allender
Board of Directors of Colfax Corporation
Patrick W. Allender is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Danaher Corporation, where he served from 1987 until 2006. Mr. Allender is a director of the Brady Corporation where he is a member of the audit and compensation committees and the chairman of their finance committee.
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About : Colfax provides industrial pumps and other fluid handling equipment, including pumps for diesel engines, crude oil transfers, and marines.
Matthew Lucey
Director of the General Partner of PBF Energy
Matthew Lucey was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of our general partner in 2013. From April 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014, Matthew Lucey served as Executive Vice President of PBF Energy and our Executive Vice President and Director. As of January 2015,Matthew Lucey serves as President of PBF Energy Inc. and continues to serve as a Director of the general partner. Matthew Lucey joined PBF Energy Inc. as Vice President, Finance in April 2008 and served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Energy Inc. from April 2010 to March 2014. Prior thereto,Matthew Lucey served as a Managing Director of M.E. Zukerman & Co., a New York-based private equity firm specializing in several sectors of the broader energy industry, from 2001 to 2008. While at M.E. Zukerman & Co., Matthew Lucey participated in all aspects of the firm’s energy investment activities and served on the Management Committee of Penreco, a manufacturer of specialty petroleum products; Cortez Pipeline Company, a 500 mile CO2 pipeline; and Venture Coke Company, a merchant petroleum coke calciner. Before joining M.E. Zukerman & Co.,Matthew Lucey spent six years in the banking industry.
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About PBF Energy: PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Dennis M. Houston
Board Of Director of PBF Energy
Dennis M. Houston has served as a director of PBF Energy since its formation in November 2011 and has been a director of the Board of Directors of PBF LLC since June 2011. Mr. Houston has approximately 40 years experience in the oil and gas industry, including over 35 years with ExxonMobil and its related companies. At the time of his retirement from ExxonMobil in May 2010, Mr. Houston held the positions of Executive Vice President Refining & Supply, Chairman and President of ExxonMobil Sales & Supply LLC and Chairman of Standard Tankers Bahamas Limited. Mr. Houston’s experience also includes engineering and management positions in Exxon’s refining organization and positions in Lubes and Supply. Mr. Houston’s extensive operational experience in the oil and gas industry, including as a manager of a global refining organization, provides him with valuable insight into the markets in which we operate and provides a unique perspective to our board, and for these reasons we believe that Mr. Houston is qualified to serve on our board.
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About : PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Robert J. Lavinia
Board Of Director of PBF Energy
Mr. Lavinia has served as a director of PBF Energy since February 2016. He brings to PBF industry-specific experience as an executive and board member of a public refining company. He began his career at the Gulf Oil Corporation and Phibro Energy Corporation. In 1985, he took over as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hill Petroleum Company, Phibro’s refining division. In 1992, he joined Tosco Corporation, where he served as a Senior Vice President and the President of Tosco Marketing with over 6,000 gas and convenience stores in 32 states with more than 20,000 employees. From 2002 to 2006, he served on the board of Transcor SA, a Belgium-based company with trading operations around the world, and from 2005-2006, he served as Chairman of Pasadena Refining, a Transcor subsidiary. In 2007, he joined Petroplus Holdings AG, the largest European independent refining and wholesale marketing company and he became the CEO in March 2008. In September 2009, he retired from Petroplus and remained a board member until 2012. Mr. Lavinia was formerly a director at Big West Oil.
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About : PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Jefferson F. Allen
Board Of Director of PBF Energy
Jefferson F. Allen has served as a director of PBF Energy since its formation in November 2011 and has been a director of the Board of Directors of PBF LLC since March 2011. Mr. Allen serves as chairman of our audit committee for PBF. Mr. Allen has over 35 years experience in the oil industry. Before his retirement in 2005, Mr. Allen most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Premcor at the time of its sale to Valero in 2005. In addition, from 2002 until 2005 Mr. Allen served on Premcor’s Board of Directors and from 2002 until 2004 was Chairman of its Audit Committee. Prior to his service with Premcor, Mr. Allen was the Chief Financial Officer and a director of Tosco Corporation from 1990, and served as its President from 1995, until its merger with Phillips Petroleum Company in September 2001. Before joining Tosco, his previous energy industry experience was in the international exploration and production business for 14 years. Mr. Allen’s industry specific experience as a financial expert and board member of a public company, provides our board with a unique perspective and insight, and for these reason we believe Mr. Allen is a valuable member of our board of directors.
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About : PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Gene Edwards
Board Of Director of PBF Energy
Gene Edwards is Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, with responsibility over domestic and international corporate development, alternative energy, market analysis and strategic planning. Edwards has been with the company for more than 25 years and has held positions of increasing responsibility as a manager in several areas, including Planning and Economics, Refinery Operations, Business Development and Marketing. Prior to joining Valero, Edwards consulted on refinery economics for Pace Consultants. He started his career as a Process Engineer for CITGO. Edwards earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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About : PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Edward F. Kosnik
Board Of Director of PBF Energy
Edward F. Kosnik has served as a director of PBF Energy since February 20, 2013. Mr. Kosnik serves on our audit committee. For almost 30 years he worked in various fields including banking, insurance, real estate, technology, manufacturing and energy, holding positions that included Chairman, President and CEO, and CFO. Before his retirement in 2001, he most recently served in positions including President and Chief Executive Officer of Berwind Corporation, a diversified, industrial real estate and financial services company, from 1997 until 2001. Previously he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Alexander and Alexander Inc. from 1994 to 1997 and as Chairman, President and CEO of JWP Inc. from 1992 to 1994. In addition, Mr. Kosnik has served on the boards and audit committees of Steelpath MLP Funds Trust from January 2010 to December 2012, Semgroup Energy Partners LP from July 2008 to November 2009, Premcor Inc. from November 2004 to September 2005, and Buckeye Partners LP from December 1986 to September 2007. Mr. Kosnik also served on Marquette University’s Board of Trustees and its audit committee from September 2006 to September 2009. Mr. Kosnik’s experience as a financial expert and board member of public entities including in the refining and logistics sectors, provides our board with a beneficial perspective and insight, and for these reason we believe Mr. Kosnik is a valuable member of our board of directors.
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About : PBF Energy (“PBF”) is one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers.
Attila Kovago
Exploration Director of Pembroke Resources
Mr Kovago has extensive experience as an exploration geologist, in Australia, Indonesia, and Mongolia. He is currently based in Kalimantan. Over the past 30 years, Mr Kovago has worked for a wide variety of leading coal companies including South Gobi (Ivanhoe), PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), Macarthur Coal, Peabody and Rio Tinto. He has overseen numerous exploration programs in Australia, Mongolia and Indonesia including technical due diligence, resource modelling and the issuance of JORC compliant statements as a “Competent Person”. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Geology, a Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering, and a Graduate Diploma in Coal Geology. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
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About Pembroke Resources: Pembroke Resources is an Australian-based company focused on the acquisition and development of metallurgical coal assets.
Barry Tudor
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Pembroke Resources
Barry Tudor founded Pembroke Resources in 2014, and serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Barry has been a coal industry leader for over a decade, having held senior executive positions in several international resource and commodity trading companies. Among a number of high profile resources related roles within the Asia-Pacific, Barry was CEO and Managing Director of ASX listed Gloucester Coal, Managing Director of SGX listed Noble Group’s Australian operations as well as Senior Vice President – Strategy for the Energy Coal & Carbon Complex division of Noble Group worldwide. Barry holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Macquarie University and a Master of Business Administration degree from MGSM. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors in Australia.
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About Pembroke Resources: Pembroke Resources is an Australian-based company focused on the acquisition and development of metallurgical coal assets.
Milton Carroll
Board of Director of CenterPoint Energy
Mr. Carroll has served as a director of the general partner of WES since April 2008, and currently serves as Chairman of the special committee of the board of directors. He also currently serves as Chairman of Houston-based CenterPoint Energy, Inc., where he has been a director since 1992. Mr. Carroll is Chairman and founder of Instrument Products, Inc., an oil-tool manufacturing company in Houston, Texas. He also serves as Chairman of Health Care Services Corporation (a Chicago-based company operating through its Blue Cross and Blue Shield divisions in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico) and as a director of Halliburton Company, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and LRR Energy, L.P. Mr. Carroll holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Texas Southern University.
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About : CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a domestic energy delivery company.
Marcela E. Donadio
Board of Director of Marathon Oil Corporation
Ms. Donadio, 61, retired as a partner of Ernst & Young LLP (a multinational professional services firm) in 2014. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Donadio was Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader for Ernst & Young LLP from 2007, with responsibility for one of Ernst & Young’s significant industry groups helping set firm strategy for oil and gas industry clients in the United States and throughout the Americas. Ms. Donadio joined Ernst & Young LLP in 1976, and from 1989 served as an audit partner for multiple companies in the oil and gas industry. During her tenure as a partner with Ernst & Young LLP, Ms. Donadio held various energy industry leadership positions. She has audit and public accounting experience with a specialization in domestic and international operations in all segments of the energy industry. Ms. Donadio is a member of the Board of Directors of National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (an oilfield products and services company). She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Theatre Under the Stars, a trustee for the Great Commission Foundation of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, a member of the Corporation Development Committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the E. J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.
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About : Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
Sylvia J. Kerrigan
Executive Vice Director of Marathon Oil Corporation
Sylvia J. Kerrigan is executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Marathon Oil Corporation. She joined Marathon in 1995 and was named vice president and general counsel in September 2009, secretary in November 2009 and executive vice president in November 2012. Prior to her most recent appointments, Ms. Kerrigan served as assistant general counsel for Litigation, Human Resources and Environmental Law. Previously, Ms. Kerrigan worked at the United Nations Security Council’s Commission d’Indemnisation in Geneva, Switzerland (UNCC) for two years, and was in private practice for five years. At the UNCC, she served as the senior legal officer and team leader responsible for arbitrating the losses sustained by international energy companies following Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. In private practice, Ms. Kerrigan counseled energy, construction, manufacturing and transportation clients on complex commercial, international and insurance matters. During law school, she clerked for the Texas Supreme Court. Ms. Kerrigan holds a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy, political economy and English from Southwestern University and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas. Ms. Kerrigan is a past chairman of the State Bar of Texas International Law Section and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. She has served on the board of directors for various professional organizations, including the American Leadership Forum, the Center for American and International Law, the Houston Bar Association, and the University of Texas Law Energy Center Advisory Board.
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About Marathon Oil Corporation: Marathon Oil Corporation is an international independent energy company engaged in exploration and production.
John Snow
Member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Petroleum
John Snow is the non-executive chairman of the board of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., Dominion Midstream Partners, LP. and Afiniti. John was sworn into office as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in February 2003, where he served until leaving office in June 2006. Prior to becoming Secretary of the Treasury, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation. He also held several high-ranking positions in the Department of Transportation during the Ford Administration. John is a former co-chairman of the Conference Board’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise. He also served as co-chairman of the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement. John serves on the boards of Cerberus Capital Management LP where he is non-executive chair, Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Dominion Midstream. Over the years he has served on the boards of a number of major companies, including Johnson & Johnson, USSteel and Verizon as well as on the boards of various nonprofit institutions including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Virginia’s Darden School and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. John graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toledo in 1962. He also holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a doctorate in economics from the University of Virginia and a juris doctor degree from George Washington University.
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About : MPC is the nation’s fourth-largest refiner and the largest refiner in the Midwest. MPC’s refining, marketing and transportation.
John Surma
Member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Petroleum
John Surmais a member of the boards of directors of MPLX GP LLC, Concho Resources Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand plc. He serves as the deputy chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Additionally, John serves as chairman of the board of directors of the National Safety Council and is on the board of directors of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and served as its vice chairman. John retired as the chief executive officer of United States Steel Corporation in September 2013 and as executive chairman in December 2013. Prior to joining United States Steel, Johnserved in several executive positions with Marathon. He was named senior vice president, Finance & Accounting of Marathon Oil Company in 1997, president, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC in 1998, senior vice president, Supply and Transportation of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC in 2000 and president of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC in 2001. Prior to joining Marathon, John worked for Price Waterhouse LLP where he was admitted to the partnership in 1987. In 1983, John participated in the President’s Executive Exchange Program in Washington, D.C., where he served as executive staff assistant to the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University in 1976.
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About : MPC is the nation’s fourth-largest refiner and the largest refiner in the Midwest. MPC’s refining, marketing and transportation.
David Daberko
Member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Petroleum
David Daberko serves on the boards of directors of MPLX GP LLC and RPM International, Inc. He is also a trustee of Case Western Reserve University and Hawken School. David joined National City Bank in 1968, and went on to hold a number of management positions with National City. In 1987 David was elected deputy chairman of the corporation and president of National City Bank in Cleveland. He served as president and chief operating officer from 1993 until 1995, when he was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer. He retired as chief executive officer in June 2007 and as chairman of the board in December 2007. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Denison University and a master’s degree in business administration from Case Western Reserve University.
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About : MPC is the nation’s fourth-largest refiner and the largest refiner in the Midwest. MPC’s refining, marketing and transportation.
Steven Davis
Member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Petroleum
Steven serves on the boards of directors of Albertsons, LLC, the second largest retail grocery chain in America, and JobsOhio, a non-profit corporation that leads the state’s job creation and economic development activities. Steven has served in a variety of restaurant and consumer packaged goods leadership positions, including president of Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants. In addition, he held senior executive and operational positions at Yum! Brands’ Pizza Hut division and at Kraft General Foods. Steven served as chairman and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. from May 2006 to December 2014. Steven holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
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About : MPC is the nation’s fourth-largest refiner and the largest refiner in the Midwest. MPC’s refining, marketing and transportation.
James Rohr
Member of the Board of Directors of Marathon Petroleum
James serves on the boards of directors of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, ECHO Realty, EQT Corporation and General Electric Company. Additionally, he is on the board of directors of The Heinz Endowments, is chair of the board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the boards of trustees of the University of Notre Dame and the Dietrich Foundation, and is a past chair of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. He is also a Board Member Emeritus of the Salvation Army and a Member of the Allegheny Foundation. James joined PNC in 1972. After serving in various capacities of increasing responsibility and in several leadership roles, he was named chief executive officer in 2000. James oversaw PNC’s expansion into new markets and led PNC to record growth. He retired as chief executive officer in April 2013 with more than 40 years of service with the company and as executive chairman of the board in April 2014. James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1970 and a master’s degree in business administration from The Ohio State University in 1972.
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About : MPC is the nation’s fourth-largest refiner and the largest refiner in the Midwest. MPC’s refining, marketing and transportation.
Arjun Murti
Member of the Board of Directors of ConocoPhillips
Arjun Murti served as a partner at Goldman Sachs from 2006 until his retirement in 2014. Prior to becoming partner, he served as managing director from 2003 to 2006 and as vice president from 1999 to 2003. During his time at Goldman Sachs Arjun Murti worked as a sell-side equity research analyst covering the energy sector. He was also co-director of research for America’s equity research from 2011-2014. Previously, Arjun Murti held equity analyst positions at JP Morgan Investment Management from 1995 to 1999 and at Petrie Parkman from 1992 to 1995.
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About : ConocoPhillips is an oil and gas exploration and production company in the energy industry that promotes health and environmental safety.
Marc BRAUN
Director of Technical Advisors of Koch Industries
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About Koch Industries: Koch Industries is an operator of a diverse set of businesses and industries to create life’s basic necessities.
Shay Wideman
Director, Environmental Liability of Valero Energy
Shay Wideman is the Director of Environmental Liability at Valero.
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About Valero Energy: Valero Energy is a Fortune 500 international manufacturer and a marketer of transportation fuels, other petrochemical products and power.
Louis Hughes
Member of Board of Directors of ABB
Current directorships and professional positions In France: Independent Director, Chairman of the Technology Committee, Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Alcatel Lucent*. Abroad: Chairman of InZero Systems (formerly GBS Laboratories) (USA), Independent Director, Member of the Audit Committee of Akzo Nobel* (The Netherlands), Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit, Finance and Compliance Committee of ABB* (Switzerland), and Executive Advisor Partner of Wind Point Partners. Career Louis Hughes graduated from Harvard Business School (MBA, 1973) and from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute), B.S. (Mechanical Engineering, 1971). He is Chairman of InZero Systems (formerly GBS Laboratories LLC). He was also CEO of GBS from 2005-2010. Louis Hughes is an Executive Advisor Partner of Wind Point Partners. Moreover, Hughes has been a member of the Boards of Directors of ABB (Switzerland, since 2003) and Akzo Nobel (The Netherlands, since 2007). He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corp. His prior experiences also include positions of Chief of Staff Afghanistan Reconstruction Group, U.S. Department of State, from 2004 to 2005, Executive Vice President of General Motors Corporation from 1992 to 2000, President of General Motors International Operations from 1994 to 1999, President of General Motors Europe from 1992 to 1994 and Managing Director of Adam Opel AG from 1989 to 1992. He was non-executive Chairman of Maxager (renamed Outperformance in 2008) from 2000 to 2008. He has also served on several Boards, including: Sulzer (Switzerland) from 2001 to 2009, British Telecom (United Kingdom) from 2000 to 2006, Electrolux AB (Sweden) from 1996 to 2008, MTU Aero Engines GmbH (Germany) from 2006 to 2008, Deutsche Bank from 1993 to 2000, Saab Automobile AB from 1992 to 2000 and Adam Opel AG from 1989 to 1992. He was also a member of the British Telecom Americas Advisory Board from 2006 to 2009. Expertise: 35 years in the industry sector, 15 in the telecommunications sector and 9 years in computer security sector
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About : ABB provides power and automation technologies for smart grids, robotics, electric cars, renewable energy and motors.
Patrick Murray
Director, US Service Western Region of ABB
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About ABB: ABB provides power and automation technologies for smart grids, robotics, electric cars, renewable energy and motors.
Fiji George
Director, Climate & Sustainability of Cheniere Energy Inc
Fiji George has 24+ years of experience related to energy and environmental issues spanning natural gas value chain. Mr. George was a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee that published a study on methane emissions. He has been involved in several multi-stakeholder studies and is a co-author on multiple peer-reviewed papers. Prior to joining Cheniere, Mr. George worked at Southwestern Energy, Shell and El Paso Energy. He holds a master’s in Environmental Engineering from Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s in Mining Engineering from Anna University, India.
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About Cheniere Energy Inc: LNG Terminals. Cheniere is among the leading companies in North America strategically pursuing the development of LNG terminals.
Matt Barr
Director & Government & Public Affairs of Cheniere Energy Inc
Matt Barr is Director of Government & Public Affairs at Cheniere Energy, the largest supplier of LNG in North America. He is responsible for directing government relations, public affairs and stakeholder engagement at the state and local levels in three states. Matt is on the board of directors at the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the State Chamber of Oklahoma. Previously, he was senior director at a Houston-based public affairs firm, where he led client accounts involving a variety of government relations & public relations activities. Matt also worked for elected officials at the state and federal levels.
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About Cheniere Energy Inc: LNG Terminals. Cheniere is among the leading companies in North America strategically pursuing the development of LNG terminals.
Najla Jamoussi
Director of Cheniere Energy Inc
Najla Jamoussi is currently Director of Global Fundamentals at Cheniere Energy. Najla began her career with the company over 12 years ago in Strategic Planning and since then assumed various analytical and managerial positions dealing with energy markets. Her contributions included roles in Financial and Fundamental Analysis, Corporate Research and Corporate Strategy. Najla earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.
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About Cheniere Energy Inc: LNG Terminals. Cheniere is among the leading companies in North America strategically pursuing the development of LNG terminals.
John J. Christmann
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Apache Corp
John, was appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer – North America, effective Jan. 1, 2014, having been region vice president – Permian Region, from 2010 through 2013. He previously served as vice president – Business Development, since January 2004, and production manager for the Gulf Coast Region since April 2003. Prior to that, Christmann held various positions of increasing responsibility in the business development area since joining the company in 1997. Previously, he was employed by Vastar Resources/ARCO Oil and Gas Company in business development, crude oil marketing and engineering assignments. Christmann received his bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and MBA from Southern Methodist University.
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About Apache Corp: Apache Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations world wide.
Murry Gerber
Board Of Director of Halliburton
MURRY S. GERBER, Retired Executive Chairman of the Board, EQT Corporation (a leading producer of unconventional natural gas); Executive Chairman of the Board, EQT Corporation, 2010-2011; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EQT Corporation, 2000-2010; Chief Executive Officer and President, EQT Corporation, 1998-2007; joined Halliburton Company Board in 2012; member of the Audit and the Compensation Committees. Current Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2000) and United States Steel Corporation (since 2012). Trustee of Augustana College (since 1996). Former Director of EQT Corporation (2000-2012).
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About : Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.
James R. Boyd
Board Of Director of Halliburton
JAMES R. BOYD, Retired Chairman of the Board of Arch Coal, Inc. (one of the largest United States coal producers); Director of Arch Coal, Inc., 1990-2013, and Chairman of the Board of Arch Coal, Inc., 1998-2006; joined Halliburton Company Board in 2006; Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee.
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About : Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.
Jeffrey A. Miller
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Halliburton
JEFFREY A. MILLER, President and Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer of the Company since August 2014; joined the Halliburton Company Board in 2014. Current director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (since 2013).
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About Halliburton: Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.
Anne Ainsworth
Member of the Board of Director of Pembina
Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Seventy Seven Energy Inc. She has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. from November 2012 to March 2014. Ms. Ainsworth previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Refining of Sunoco Inc. from November 2009 until March 2012. Prior to joining Sunoco, Ms. Ainsworth was employed by Motiva Enterprises, LLC, where she was the General Manager of the Motiva Norco Refinery in Norco, Louisiana from 2006 to 2009. From 2003 to 2006 Ms. Ainsworth was Director of Management Systems & Process Safety at Shell Oil Products U.S., and from 2000 to 2003 she was Vice President of Technical Assurance at Shell Deer Park Refining Company. Ms. Ainsworth holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University, where she served as an adjunct professor from October 2000 to October 2009, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toledo.
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About : Pembina Pipeline is a reliable energy transportation and service provider.
Glen C. Warren
President, CFO And Director of Antero Resources
Glen C. Warren, Jr. has served as President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and as a director since May 2004. Mr. Warren also served as President and Chief Financial Officer and as a director of our predecessor company, Antero Resources Corporation, from its founding in 2002 to its ultimate sale to XTO Energy, Inc. in April 2005. Prior to Antero Resources Corporation, Mr. Warren served as EVP, CFO and Director of Pennaco Energy from 1998 until its sale to Marathon in early 2001. Mr. Warren spent 10 years as a natural resources investment banker focused on equity and debt financing and M&A advisory with Lehman Brothers, Dillon Read and Kidder Peabody. Mr. Warren began his career as a landman in the Gulf Coast region with Amoco, where he spent six years. Mr. Warren is the managing member of Canton Investment Holdings, LLC. Mr. Warren holds a B.A. from the University of Mississippi, a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law and an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management at U.C.L.A.
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About Antero Resources: Antero Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company.
Peter Hebert
Co-Founder and Director of Lux Research Inc.
Peter is Co-Founder of Lux Capital and focuses on investments in technology and energy. Peter began his career at Lehman Brothers, where he worked in the Firm’s top-ranked Equity Research group. In 2000, he co-founded Lux Capital. In 2003, Peter led the spin-off of Lux Research. As founding CEO, he helped build Lux Research into the leading emerging technology research firm. Peter launched the publicly-listed Lux Nanotech Index (AMEX: LUXNI) and the $150 million PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio (NYSE: PXN). Peter manages Lux Capital’s investments in Accelergy, Angstrom Publishing, Auris, Everspin Technologies, G2X Energy, Gridco Systems, Lux Research, Luxtera, Matterport, SiBEAM (acquired by NASDAQ: SIMG), and Transphorm. He was a Chancellor’s Scholar and graduated cum laude from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. Peter was the Founding President of Syracuse’s first venture organization, Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs. He has been an invited guest on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and lecturer and panelist at Columbia, Cornell, MIT, Stanford, Yale, and the National Science Foundation. Peter also co-founded Young Wall Street, a charitable organization supporting youth-related causes in New York City, and serves as a mentor to Imagine K12 in Palo Alto.
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About Lux Capital, Lux Research Inc.: Lux Research is a leading global research and advisory firm focused on sustainable innovation.
Shriram Ramanathan
Director of Research of Lux Research Inc.
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About Lux Research Inc.: Lux Research is a leading global research and advisory firm focused on sustainable innovation.
David W. Joos
Board of Director of CMS Energy Corporation
David W. Joos was named to our Board of Directors in February 2012. Mr. Joos currently serves as chairman of the Board of CMS Energy Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange-listed public electric and natural gas utility. Previously, he served from 2004 to 2010 as president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and as chief executive officer of its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy Company. Joos brings to the Board 27 years of experience, including his extensive knowledge and practical experience in engineering, operations and maintenance of power plants and utility systems.
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About : CMS Energy Corporation (CMS Energy) is an energy company operating primarily in Michigan.
Ted Collins
Director of Energy Transfer Partners
Mr. Collins has been an independent oil and gas producer since 2000. Mr. Collins previously served as President of Collins & Ware Inc. from 1988 to 2000, when its assets were sold to Apache Corporation. From 1982 to 1988, Mr. Collins was President of Enron Oil and Gas Company, and its predecessors, HNG Oil Company and HNG Internorth Exploration Co. From 1969 to 1982, Mr. Collins served as Executive Vice President of American Quaser Petroleum Company. Mr. Collins is a Director and serves on the Finance Committee of Hanover Compression Company, and is a Director and the Chairman of the Governance Committee of Encore Acquisition Company. Mr. Collins has served as a Director of our General Partner since August 2004.
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About : Energy Transfer is a Texas-based company that began in 1995 as a small intrastate natural gas pipeline operator
Obi Ofoegbu
Board of Directors of ampCNG
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About : ampCNG is engaged in the transition to compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel in the commercial trucking industry.
Jim Waddell
Board of Directors of ampCNG
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About : ampCNG is engaged in the transition to compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel in the commercial trucking industry.
Jim Farrell
Board of Director of Brillouin Energy
Jim Farrell is a President, Sales & Services at Higi.
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About : Brillouin Energy develops renewable energy technologies capable of producing commercially useful amounts of thermal energy.
Ty Roberts
Director Electricity Product Marketing, EMEA Region of Itron
Ty Roberts serves as vice president of marketing at Itron. He has 20 years’ experience with the design, development and delivery of advanced solutions for global utilities. He was a pioneer in defining meter data management as a utility business function and has been involved with many of the largest global smart metering deployments over the last 10 years.
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About Itron: Itron is a technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management.
Ed May
Director, Business Development of Itron
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About Itron: Itron is a technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management.
Matt McCaffree
Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs of Itron
Matt has worked across energy, telecom and water on regulatory policy, demand side management and utility resource planning throughout his career. He has approached utility regulatory issues from the perspective of an industry consultant with the Brattle Group, an energy efficiency advocate at the Edison Foundation, and a utility vendor at Opower. Matt is currently Director of State Regulatory Relations for the National Association of Water Companies, serves as a faculty member at NARUC’s Rate School and is a member of the advisory board for the Center for Public Utilities at New Mexico State University.
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About Itron: Itron is a technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management.
Franklin Myers
Board Director of HollyFrontier Corporation
Franklin Myers has been an investor since 2009. In addition, Mr. Myers serves as a senior director of Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm, since February 2013. Mr. Myers served as an operating advisor to Paine & Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, from 2009 through 2012 and as Senior Advisor to Cameron International Corporation, a publicly traded provider of flow equipment products, from 2008 until 2009. He served Cameron in various other capacities, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 through 2008, President of Cameron’s compression business from 1998 through 2001 and Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 1995 through 1999. In addition, Mr. Myers served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Baker Hughes Incorporated from 1988 through 1995 and as an associate and then a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski from 1978 through 1988. Mr. Myers served as a director of Frontier from 2009 until the merger in July 2011. He currently serves as a director of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Ion Geophysical Corporation and Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
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About : HollyFrontier Corporation the premier U.S. petroleum refining, pipeline and terminal company as measured by superior financial performance.
Mark Nibbelink
Co-Founder & Director of University Outreach of Drillinginfo
Before co-founding Drillinginfo in 1999, Mark had a long career as a prospect geologist at Gulf Oil before beginning work as an independent geologist. Mark is responsible for quality control and data integrity. He received his Bachelor’s of Arts in Geology and his Master’s in Geology and Geophysics from Dartmouth College.
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