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Williams Taps New Chief Operating Officer

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The Williams Companies announced that Micheal G. Dunn has been appointed executive vice president, chief operating officer of Williams, effective Feb. 27, 2017. In this newly created role, Mr. Dunn will focus on optimizing operations to enhance Williams’ competitive advantage and advance the execution of the Company’s long-term growth strategy. Mr. Dunn will report to Alan Armstrong, president and chief executive officer of Williams.

Mr. Dunn is a proven executive and energy industry veteran. He most recently served as president of Questar Pipeline and executive vice president of Questar Corporation. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Dunn served as president and CEO of PacifiCorp Energy, a multi-state regulated electric power generating company and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy.

About Micheal Dunn

Mr. Dunn was president of Questar Pipeline and executive vice president of Questar Corporation from 2015 to 2016. At Questar, he was the executive leader of a major western U.S. natural gas transmission company comprising four FERC regulated interstate pipelines with natural gas storage and processing capabilities. Prior to Questar, he served as president and CEO of PacifiCorp Energy, a regulated power generation subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Dunn was president of Kern River Gas Transmission Company, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy interstate natural gas pipeline subsidiary. He joined Kern River in 1990, having served in various leadership roles in the areas of operations, construction, engineering and information technology before being named President of Kern River in 2007. Mr. Dunn began his career with Williams as an operations engineer and spent 14 years with the company in a variety of technical and leadership roles.

Mr. Dunn graduated in 1988 from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Oklahoma.