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Directors and Executive Officers of Our General Partner
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the executive officers and members of the Board of Directors of our General Partner as of
February 29, 2016. Executive officers and directors are elected for one-year terms.
Name
Age
Position with Our General Partner
Kelcy L. Warren
60
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Matthew S. Ramsey
60
President and Chief Operating Officer
Thomas E. Long
59
Chief Financial Officer
Marshall S. (Mackie) McCrea, III
56
Director and ETE Group Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer
James M. Wright, Jr.
47
General Counsel
Thomas P. Mason
59
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Michael J. Hennigan
56
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco Logistics
A. Troy Sturrock
45
Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Ted Collins, Jr.
77
Director
Michael K. Grimm
61
Director
James R. (Rick) Perry
65
Director
David K. Skidmore
60
Director
Messrs. Warren and Ramsey also serve as directors of ETE’s general partner.
Set forth below is biographical information regarding the foregoing officers and directors of our General Partner:
Kelcy L. Warren. Mr. Warren is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of our General Partner and has served in that capacity since August
2007. Prior to that, Mr. Warren had served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of the Board of our General Partner since the combination of
the midstream and intrastate transportation and storage operations of ETC OLP and the retail propane operations of HOLP in January 2004. Prior to the
combination of the operations of ETC OLP and HOLP, Mr. Warren served as President of the general partner of ET Company I, Ltd., having served in that
capacity since 1996. From 1996 to 2000, he also served as a director of Crosstex Energy, Inc. From 1993 to 1996, he served as President, Chief Operating
Officer and a Director of Cornerstone Natural Gas, Inc. Mr. Warren has more than 25 years of business experience in the energy industry. The Board of
Directors selected Mr. Warren to serve as a director and as Chairman because he is the Partnership’s Chief Executive Officer and has more than 25 years in the
natural gas industry. Mr. Warren also has relationships with chief executives and other senior management at natural gas transportation companies
throughout the United States, and brings a unique and valuable perspective to the Board of Directors.
Matthew S. Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey was appointed as a director of ETE’s general partner on July 17, 2012 and as a director of ETP’s general partner on
November 9, 2015. Mr. Ramsey currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of ETP’s general partner since November 2015. Mr. Ramsey is also a
director of Sunoco LP, serving as chairman of Sunoco LP’s board since April 2015. Mr. Ramsey previously served as President of RPM Exploration, Ltd., a
private oil and gas exploration partnership generating and drilling 3-D seismic prospects on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Mr. Ramsey is currently a director of
RSP Permian, Inc. (NYSE: RSPP), where he serves as chairman of the compensation committee and as a member of the audit committee. Mr. Ramsey formerly
served as President of DDD Energy, Inc. until its sale in 2002. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Ramsey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of OEC
Compression Corporation, Inc., a publicly traded oil field service company, providing gas compression services to a variety of energy clients. Previously, Mr.
Ramsey served as Vice President of Nuevo Energy Company, an independent energy company. Additionally, he was employed by Torch Energy Advisors,
Inc., a company providing management and operations services to energy companies including Nuevo Energy, last serving as Executive Vice President. Mr.
Ramsey joined Torch Energy as Vice President of Land and was named Senior Vice President of Land in 1992. Mr. Ramsey holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from
the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Mr. Ramsey is a graduate of Harvard Business School Advanced Management
Program. Mr. Ramsey is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. He is qualified to practice in the Western District of Texas and the United States Court
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Ramsey formerly served as a director of Southern Union Company. The members of our General Partner recognize Mr.
Ramsey’s vast experience in the oil and gas space and believe that he provides valuable industry insight as a member of our Board of Directors.
Thomas E. Long. Mr. Long is the Group Chief Financial Officer of ETE since February 2016. Mr. Long previously served as Chief Financial Officer of our
General Partner since April 2015 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regency GP LLC from November 2010 to April 2015. From
May 2008 to November 2010, Mr. Long served as Vice President
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