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Anadarko Names New President; Details Other Exec Changes

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Anadarko Petroleum announced Bob Gwin, formerly Executive Vice President (EVP), Finance and CFO, has been named President.

Additionally, Benjamin M. Fink, formerly Sr. Vice President, and President and CEO of the general partners of Western Gas Partners, LP and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP, will succeed Gwin in the role of EVP, Finance & CFO.

Other leadership changes include:

• Robin H. Fielder, formerly Vice President, Investor Relations, has been promoted to Sr. Vice President, Midstream and will succeed Fink as the President and CEO of the Partnerships.

• Michael C. Pearl, formerly Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, has also been promoted and will succeed Fielder as Sr. Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations.

About Gwin:

Gwin has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance and executive management. He joined Anadarko in 2006 as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer. Since 2009, he has served as EVP, Finance and CFO. Gwin has served as Chairman of the Board of the Partnerships until November 2018 and served as the Partnerships' President and CEO until 2010. Gwin has been a director of LyondellBasell Industries, N.V. since May 2011, including serving as Chairman of the Board from August 2013 to September 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

About Fink:

Fink joined Anadarko in 2007 as Vice President of Finance for Anadarko Algeria Company LLC. He most recently served as Sr. Vice President of Finance of Anadarko since February of 2017, as well as President and CEO of the Partnerships. He previously served as Vice President, Finance of Anadarko, as well as Sr. Vice President and CFO of the Partnerships. Prior to joining Anadarko, Fink served as an independent financial consultant to the company in its former Beijing, China, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offices. He holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

About Fielder:

Fielder has more than 15 years of midstream, upstream and financial experience in the oil and natural gas industry, beginning her career with Anadarko in 2002. She has held a variety of positions with the company, including most recently as Vice President, Investor Relations, and previously as Midstream Business Advisor, General Manager of East Texas and North Louisiana, Worldwide Operations Business Advisor and various exploration and operations engineering positions in both the U.S. onshore and the Gulf of Mexico. She holds a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

About Pearl:

Pearl has more than 20 years of oil and natural gas, and financial experience. He joined Anadarko in 2006. Prior to being named Sr. Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations, he served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer since July 2016. Pearl has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career with Anadarko including Corporate Controller, Director Corporate Tax, and Chief Financial Officer of Western Gas. Pearl holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting from Texas A&M University. He also holds an MBA from Rice University where he was a Jones Scholar Award recipient. He is a Certified Public Accountant.