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Buckeye Partners, L.P. announced that the Board of Directors of Buckeye GP LLC, Buckeye's general partner, has appointed Barbara M. Baumann, Donald W. Niemiec and Larry C. Payne as independent directors, effective today.
The appointments expand the Board to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent. Ms. Baumann and Mr. Payne will serve on the Board's audit committee. Mr. Niemiec will serve on the Board's health, safety, security and environmental committee.
Commenting on the appointments, Clark C. Smith, Buckeye's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Barbara, Don and Larry bring exceptional leadership, strategic development and operational expertise to the Board. With their deep industry experience, I am confident they will make valuable contributions to our Board, benefiting Buckeye and its unitholders."