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New Director Added to Energen Corp. Board

Energen Corporation has reported that Frances Powell Hawes, chief financial officer of New Process Steel, LP, in Houston, Texas, will join the Board of Directors of Energen and its two operating subsidiaries effective January 1, 2013. She will stand for election at Energen’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2013.
New Process Steel is a leader in flat rolled steel distribution, processing, and manufacturing, with operations in the United States and Mexico. Ms. Powell Hawes also serves on the Board of Express Energy Services, an oilfield services company specializing in drilling support, completion, production, and decommissioning.
Ms. Powell Hawes has served as CFO for numerous publicly traded companies, including NCI Building Systems Inc. and Grant Prideco Inc. In 2000 she…
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