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global utilities & project finance group. Prior to that he was an attorney with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (New York) and a barrister and solicitor
with Minter Ellison in Melbourne, Australia. The members of our General Partner selected Mr. Welch to serve on the Board of Directors because of his
understanding of energy-related corporate finance gained through his experience in the investment banking and legal fields.
Thomas P. Mason. Mr. Mason has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of our General Partner since April 2012. Mr. Mason
previously served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from June 2008 and as General Counsel and Secretary of our General Partner from
February 2007. Prior to joining ETP, he was a partner in the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins. Mr. Mason has specialized in securities offerings and
mergers and acquisitions for more than 25 years. Mr. Mason also serves on the Board of Directors of the general partner of Sunoco Logistics.
Richard Cargile. Mr. Cargile joined ETP in March 2012 and serves as President of Midstream Operations. Mr. Cargile joined ETP with over 30 years of
midstream experience. Mr. Cargile joined Phillips Petroleum Company in 1982 as a project development engineer. He worked in various capacities in the gas
and gas liquids group of Phillips Petroleum Company, Phillips 66 Natural Gas Company and GPM Gas Corporation. He was named vice president of East
Permian Commercial in 2000 when GPM Gas Corporation merged with DCP Midstream, LLC (“DCP”). In 2003, he rose to Southern Division Vice President
where he was responsible for DCP’s Permian and Gulf Coast business units and appointed to DCP’s Executive Committee. In 2007, he was promoted to
Group Vice President of commercial and business development, and in 2008 he was named Group Vice President of EHS, operations, and technical services.
In 2009, he was appointed to president of DCP’s southern business unit, where his responsibilities included executive management of commercial and
operations of assets in the west and east regions, and was responsible for corporate engineering, technical services, measurement and reliability.
Paul E. Glaske. Mr. Glaske retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Bird Corporation, the largest manufacturer of school buses with
manufacturing plants in three countries. Prior to becoming president of Blue Bird in 1986, Mr. Glaske served as the president of the Marathon LeTourneau
Company, a manufacturer of large off-road mining and material handling equipment and off-shore drilling rigs. He served as a member of the board of
directors of BorgWarner, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois until April 2008. Currently, Mr. Glaske serves on the board of directors of both Lincoln Educational
Services in New Jersey, and Camcraft, Inc., in Illinois. Mr. Glaske has served as a director of our General Partner since February 2004 and is chairman of the
Audit Committee. The Board selected Mr. Glaske to serve as a director because it believes he is familiar with running a company from the field level to the
boardroom based on his previous experience. As a former CEO and director at various other companies, Mr. Glaske has been involved in succession
planning, compensation, employee management and the evaluation of acquisition opportunities.
Ted Collins, Jr. Mr. Collins has been an independent oil and gas producer since 2000. He also serves as a Director to both Oasis Petroleum Corp. and CLL
Global Research Foundation. He has also served on both the Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee for Oasis Petroleum Corp. since
May of 2011. 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 & Gas Co. and its predecessors, HNG Oil Company and HNG Internorth Exploration Co. From 1969
to 1982, Mr. Collins served as Executive Vice President of American Quasar Petroleum Company. Mr. Collins has served as a director of our General Partner
since August 2004. Mr. Collins is a past President of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association; the Permian Basin Landmen’s Association, the Petroleum Club
of Midland and has served as Chairman of the Midland Wildcat Committee since 1984. The Board selected Mr. Collins to serve as a director because of his
previous experience as an executive in various positions in the oil and gas industry. In addition, as a public company director at various other companies, Mr.
Collins has been involved in succession planning, compensation, employee management and the evaluation of acquisition properties.
Michael K. Grimm. Mr. Grimm is one of the original founders of Rising Star Energy, L.L.C., a privately held upstream exploration and production
company active in onshore continental United States, and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until 2006 when it was sold.
Currently, Mr. Grimm is President of Rising Star Energy Development Company, Rising Star Petroleum, LLC and is Chairman of the Board of RSP
Permian, which is active in the drilling and developing of West Texas Permian Basin oil reserves. Prior to the formation of the first Rising Star companies,
Mr. Grimm was Vice President of Worldwide Exploration and Land for Placid Oil Company from 1990 to 1994. Prior to joining Placid Oil Company,
Mr. Grimm was employed by Amoco Production Company for 13 years where he held numerous positions throughout the exploration department in Houston,
New Orleans and Chicago. Mr. Grimm has been an active member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the American Association of
Professional Landmen, Dallas Producers Club, Dallas Wildcat Committee, and Fort Worth Wildcatters. Mr. Grimm has served as a director of our General
Partner since December 2005 and is a member of the Audit Committee and chairman of the Compensation Committee. He has a B.B.A. from the University of
Texas at Austin. The Board selected Mr. Grimm to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in the energy industry and his service as a senior
executive at several energy-related companies, in addition to his contacts in the industry gained through his involvement in energy-related organizations.
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