Richard D. Kinder — Executive Chairman at Kinder Morgan

Mr. Richard D. Kinder, also known as Rich, has been Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. since February 1997. Mr. Kinder served as Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. since February 1997. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC and Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC. He has been Executive Chairman of Kinder Morgan, Inc. since June 1, 2015. Mr. Kinder served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. since October 7, 1999. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Knight Inc (also known as Kinder Morgan, Inc.) from February 2011 to June 1, 2015 and served as its Chairman of the Board. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. since May 25, 2012. At Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc., he served as the President from July 2004 to May 4, 2005, which he Co-founded. He served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan Management LLC since February 2001. He has more than 25 years of management and legal experience in the energy industry. He served as Chief Manager at Kinder Morgan, Inc. since May 2007 and served as its manager. He served as Chief Manager of Knight Morgan, Inc. since May 2007 and served as its Manager. He served as President of Kinder Morgan GP and Kinder Morgan Management LLC since July 2004 until May 2005. He founded Kinder Morgan Inc., and served as its President from July 2004 to May 4, 2005. He served as President of KMR delegate, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners from July 2004 to May 2005. From 1990 to December 1996, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Enron Corp. Mr. Kinder co-founded Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Manager from May 2007 to February 2011. Mr. Kinder served in various management and legal positions with Enron Corp. and its affiliates commencing in 1980. He served in Vietnam as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He serves as Chairman of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC. He has been Chairman of Kinder Morgan G.P. Inc., since February 1997. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kinder Morgan, Inc. since October 1999. He serves as Chairman of Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline. He served as Chairman of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP. He served as the Chairman of Kinder Morgan, Inc. from February 2011 to October 2014. He served as its Director since October 1999. He has been a Director of Kinder Morgan Inc. since October 1999 and previously served in the same role from 1998 to June 1999. He served as Executive Director of Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. since October 1999. He served as a Director of USA Waste Services, Inc. ('USA Waste'), holding of Waste Management Inc. since 1997. Mr. Kinder served as a Director of Baker Hughes Incorporated from 1994 to April 28, 2004. He served as a Director of Transocean Ltd. He served as a Director of Waste Management Inc. He was the Chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. Mr. Kinder holds Undergraduate and Law Degrees from the University of Missouri.