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Kevin Akers was named president and chief executive officer in October 2019. Akers served as executive vice president from November 2018 to October 2019. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services, from January 2017 through October 2018. Akers also served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from May 2007 through October 2016 and served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007. He led the Mississippi Valley Gas transition team for Atmos Energy while serving as vice president of Northern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Louisiana Division. From 1997 to 2001, he served as vice president of Eastern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Kentucky Division. From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior gas engineer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Akers is a graduate of the University of Alabama

Lynn J. Good is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy, a Fortune 500 company. Good is an Ohio native and graduated from Miami University where she earned a BS in Systems Analysis and in Accounting (1981).

Thomas E. Long was elected executive vice president and chief financial officer of Regency GP LLC in November 2010. From May 2008 to November 2010, Mr. Long served as vice president and chief financial officer of Matrix Service Company. Prior to joining Matrix, he served as vice president and chief financial officer of DCP Midstream Partners, LP, a publicly traded natural gas and natural gas liquids midstream business company located in Denver, CO. In that position, he was responsible for all financial aspects of the company since its formation in December 2005. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Long served in several executive positions with subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corp., one of the nation’s largest electric power companies

Jim Teague is an Ex. V.P./COO at ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. and is based in Houston, Texas.

Former President, COO, and Founder of Rice Energy. Toby led Rice’s execution of its high-growth strategy, amassing a 250,000 net acre position in the core of the Marcellus and Utica. Toby’s data-driven approach to operations consistently delivered the best performing wells in the Appalachian basin. Toby created Rice’s digital work environment that enabled effective collaboration, innovation, which allowed Rice to continuously evolve and easily scale with fewer people and streamlined processes. Toby sources and evaluates RIG investment opportunities.

Crane is president and chief executive officer of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, the nation’s leading competitive energy provider. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Crane oversees a family of companies representing every stage of the energy value chain, including Exelon Generation, one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets; Constellation, which provides energy products and services to approximately 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100; and Exelon’s six utilities, which deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries.

Michael N. Mears currently serves as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and has served in such capacities since 2011. He was previously Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2011. From 2002 to 2007, he served as VP, Transportation and then as SVP, Terminals and Transportation from 2007 until 2008. Prior to joining Magellan in 2003, Mr. Mears served as a VP of subsidiaries of Williams from 1996 to 2003. He also worked in various management positions with Williams Pipe Line Company (now known as Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.) since joining Williams in 1985.

Mr. Hennigan is president and chief executive officer of Marathon Petroleum Corporation. He is also chairman of the board and president and chief executive officer of MPLX GP LLC. Prior to joining MPLX GP LLC in 2017, Mr. Hennigan was president, crude, NGL and refined products of the general partner of Energy Transfer Partners L.P. Prior to that, he served as president and chief executive officer of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. He was responsible for all operations and business activities, including setting the direction, strategy and vision for the company. Mr. Hennigan began his career with Sunoco, Inc. in 1981 at the Marcus Hook refinery, working in various engineering and operations positions before joining the business planning department in 1990. In 1992, he transferred to the Philadelphia refinery before joining the corporate business planning group in 1993. There, he worked on various strategies for northeast refining before returning to Marcus Hook as business manager in 1996. In 1998, he returned to Sunoco’s corporate office as manager, financial analysis and strategic planning. In 2000, he was named general manager, northeast refining wholesale fuels marketing and product supply and in 2001 was appointed vice president, product trading, sales and supply. In 2006, Mr. Hennigan was appointed senior vice president, supply, trading, sales and transportation and senior vice president, business improvement in 2008. Mr. Hennigan joined Sunoco Logistics as vice president, business development in 2009. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2010 and was appointed president and chief executive officer in 2012. In 2017, Mr. Hennigan was named president of MPLX GP LLC and in November 2019 was named president and chief executive officer. He assumed his current position on March 18, 2020. Mr. Hennigan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Drexel University. Mr. Hennigan serves on the board of directors of Marathon Petroleum Corporation and MPLX GP LLC.