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Targa Augments Board of Directors

Targa Resources Partners LP has reported the election of Ms. Ruth I. Dreessen to the board of directors of its general partner, Targa Resources GP LLC.
Ms. Dreessen is a Managing Director of Lion Chemical Capital, LLC where she has been employed since October 2010. Ms. Dreessen is also a director of Gevo, Inc. and Versar, Inc. Ms. Dreessen served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TPC Group, Inc. from November 2005 to May 2010. Before joining TPC Group, she served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Westlake Chemical Corp. from 2003 to 2005. Ms. Dreessen spent 21 years at JP Morgan Securities and predecessor companies ultimately as a Managing Director of chemicals investment banking, focused on leveraged and private equity…
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