Energy Transfer 2010 Annual Report Download - page 103

From 1996 to 2000, he served as a Director of Crosstex Energy, Inc. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone Natural Gas, Inc. Mr. Davis became a
venture partner of Natural Gas Partners, L.L.C. in September 2007. The Board of Directors selected Mr. Davis to
serve as a director based on his more than 33 years of business experience in the energy industry and his
expertise in the Partnership’s asset portfolio.
Bill W. Byrne. Mr. Byrne is the principal of Byrne & Associates, LLC, an investment company based in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Prior to his retirement in 1992, Mr. Byrne was Vice President of Warren Petroleum Company, the gas
liquids division of Chevron Corporation, serving in that capacity from 1982 to 1992. Mr. Byrne has served as a
director of our General Partner since 1992 and is a member of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation
Committee. Mr. Byrne is a former president and director of the National Propane Gas Association (“NPGA”).
The Board of Directors selected Mr. Byrne to serve as a director based on his significant industry expertise, as
evidenced by his prior position at the NPGA.
David R. Albin. Mr. Albin is a managing partner of the Natural Gas Partners private equity funds, and has
served in that capacity or similar capacities since 1988. Prior to his participation as a founding member of
Natural Gas Partners, L.P. in 1988, he was a partner in the $600 million Bass Investment Limited Partnership.
Prior to joining Bass Investment Limited Partnership, he was a member of the oil and gas group in the investment
banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He currently serves as a director of NGP Capital Resources
Company. Mr. Albin has served as a director of our General Partner since February 2004 and has served as a
director of ETE’s general partner since October 2002. The Board of Directors selected Mr. Albin to serve as a
director in connection with the investment made by Natural Gas Partners in the Partnership in 2004. Mr. Albin
brings significant industry knowledge, accumulated over the past 20 years by investing in the natural gas sector,
to the Board of Directors.
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.
K. Rick Turner. Mr. Turner has been employed by Stephens’ family entities since 1983. He is currently Senior
Managing Principal of The Stephens Group, LLC. He first became a private equity principal in 1990 after serving
as the Assistant to the Chairman, Jackson T. Stephens. His areas of focus have been oil and gas exploration,
natural gas gathering, processing industries, and power technology. Prior to joining Stephens, he was employed
by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company. Mr. Turner currently serves as a director of Atlantic Oil Corporation,
SmartSignal Corporation, JV Industrials, LLC, JEBCO Seismic, LLC, North American Energy Partners Inc.,
Seminole Energy Services, LLC, BTEC Turbines LP, and the general partner of ETE. Mr. Turner has served as a
director of our General partner since 2004. Mr. Turner earned his B.S.B.A. from the University of Arkansas and
is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant. The Board of Directors selected Mr. Turner based on his
industry knowledge, his background in corporate finance and accounting, and his experience as a director on the
boards of several other companies.
Ted Collins, Jr. 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 EOG Resources, and its predecessors, Enron Oil and Gas
101