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Crestwood, Inergy Unveil Board Members Post Mega-Merger Deal
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Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Inergy L.P. and Inergy Midstream, L.P. have detailed the composition of the Boards of Directors of Inergy GP, LLC, the general partner of Inergy L.P., and NRGM GP, LLC, the general partner of Inergy Midstream, immediately following completion of the previously announced merger of Crestwood with a subsidiary of Inergy Midstream.
Robert G. Phillips, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crestwood and Inergy, commented: "The new boards comprise an impressive and diverse group of individuals with a wide breadth of experience and talent. When the final step of the merger is completed, I look forward to working alongside these outstanding directors to continue building the industry’s next great midstream partnership and generate enhanced value for our unitholders."
The directors were chosen for their wide variety of expertise, qualifications, attributes and skills, including corporate governance and board service, executive management, finance and accounting, operations, strategy, technology, investor relations, energy industry experience, and public service.
The directors of the Inergy GP Board, upon completion of the proposed merger, will be as follows:
- Robert G. Phillips - Chairman
- Alvin Bledsoe
- Michael G. France
- Warren H. Gfeller
- Arthur B. Krause
- Randy E. Moeder
- John J. Sherman
- John W. Somerhalder II
- David M. Wood
The directors of the Inergy Midstream GP Board, upon completion of the proposed merger, will be as follows:
- Robert G. Phillips - Chairman
- Alvin Bledsoe
- Michael G. France
- Philip D. Gettig
- Warren H. Gfeller
- David Lumpkins
- John J. Sherman
- David M. Wood
Robert G. Phillips was appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC in October 2010 and of Inergy GP and Inergy Midstream GP in June 2013. Mr. Phillips was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P., and he was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eastex Energy, Inc. Mr. Phillips has previously served as a director and a member of the audit committee of Pride International, Inc. and as a director of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.
Alvin Bledsoe was appointed to the Board of Directors of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC in July 2007 and he will be joining the Boards of Directors of Inergy GP and Inergy Midstream GP on October 7, 2013. Prior to his retirement in 2005, Mr. Bledsoe served as a certified public accountant for 33 years at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. Since 2011, Mr. Bledsoe has served as a director and as chair of the audit committee of SunCoke Energy, Inc.
Michael G. France was appointed to the Board of Directors of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC in October 2010 and of Inergy GP and Inergy Midstream GP in June 2013. Mr. France is a Managing Director at First Reserve Corporation, which he joined in 2007. Mr. France has previously served as a director of Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
Philip D. Gettig was appointed to the Board of Directors of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC in July 2007 and he will be joining the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP on October 7, 2013. Mr. Gettig was Managing Senior Counsel of Union Pacific Resources Corporation as well as General Counsel of Union Pacific Fuels, Inc. He also served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Prism Gas Systems I, L.P.
Warren H. Gfeller was appointed to the Board of Directors of Inergy GP in July 2001 and the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP in December 2011. Mr. Gfeller is currently a private investor and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
Arthur B. Krause was appointed to the Board of Directors of Inergy GP in May 2003 and the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP in December, 2011. Mr. Krause retired from Sprint Corporation as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2002. He currently serves as a director of Westar Energy, Inc.
David Lumpkins will be joining the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP Board on October 7, 2013. He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of PetroLogistics GP LLC, the General Partner of PetroLogistics LP.
Randy E. Moeder was appointed to the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP in March 2012 and will be joining the Board of Directors of Inergy GP, LLC on October 7, 2013. He currently is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Moeder Oil & Gas, LLC and previously served as the CEO and President of Hiland Partners, LP and Hiland Partners, GP.
John J. Sherman was appointed to the Board of Directors of Inergy GP in July 2001 and the Board of Directors of Inergy Midstream GP in December 2011. Mr. Sherman is the former Chief Executive Officer and President of Inergy, L.P. and Inergy Midstream, L.P. and served in those positions until June 2013. He currently serves as a director at Great Plains Energy Incorporated.
John W. Somerhalder II was appointed to the Board of Directors of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC in July 2007 and he will be joining the Board of Directors of Inergy GP on October 7, 2013. Mr. Somerhalder has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and as a director of AGL Resources Inc. since 2006 and as chairman since 2007.
David M. Wood was appointed to the Boards of Directors of Inergy GP and Inergy Midstream GP in August 2013. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Murphy Oil Corporation. Mr. Wood has served as a director of the American Petroleum Institute and was a member of the National Petroleum Council.