Clark Smith vs Steven Kean

Clark Smith

CEO of Buckeye Partners L.P.

BIO: Mr. Clark C. Smith has been the Chairman of Buckeye GP, LLC, the General Partner at Buckeye Partners, L.P. since August 5, 2014, Chief Executive Officer since February 9, 2012 and President since February 2009. Mr. Smith serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. and has been its President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2009. Mr. Smith has been President and Chief Operating Officer of MainLine Management LLC since February 17, 2009. He has been with Buckeye since 2007. He has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Buckeye GP, LLC since February 2012 until January 2012. He served as the President at East Coast Power L.L.C. He served as the President of Trading Group at El Paso LLC since January 2003 and also served as its Executive Vice President. Mr. Smith served as the President of El Paso Merchant Energy Group from August 2000 to May 2003. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Engage Energy LLC since 1997 until 2000. He served as Managing Director of Engage Investments, L.P. from June 2004 to June 2007. He served as President of Coastal Gas Marketing Company from 1988 to 1997 and also served as its and Chief Executive Officer. He held several positions with Enron Corp. He served as an Executive Vice President of Transwestern Pipeline Company from 1985 to 1988. Mr. Smith serves as the Non-Executive Chairman at Pipestream Inc. He has been a Director of Buckeye GP, LLC since February 10, 2012. He serves as a Director at Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Haddington Ventures, L.L.C. Previously, he served as a Director of Buckeye GP, LLC since October 2007 until February 2009. He was a Private Investor from May 2003 to June 2004. He holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration in 1978 and a Bachelor's Degree in Finance in 1976 from the University of Texas in Austin.

Steven Kean

CEO of Kinder Morgan

BIO: Mr. Steven J. Kean, also known as Steve, has been the President at Kinder Morgan, Inc., since March 31, 2013 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015. Mr. Kean has been an Executive Vice President of Colorado Interstate Gas Company L.L.C. since May 2012. Mr. Kean served as Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. (General Partner of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP) since January 2006 and serves as its President and Director. He serves as the Non-Independent Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Kinder Morgan Canada Limited and has been its Director since April 21, 2017. He served as Executive Vice President of Kinder Morgan GP Inc. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Management LLC since January 2006 and its President since March 31, 2013. Mr. Kean served as Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan, Inc. since February 2011. He served as the President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general Partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. since March 31, 2013 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since May 25, 2012. He served as Executive Vice President of Kinder Morgan Management LLC from January 2006 to March 31, 2013. He served as Executive Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C. since May 25, 2012. He served as President of Natural Gas Pipelines of Kinder Morgan Management LLC since July 2008. He served as the President of Natural Gas Pipelines of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP. He served as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Managers of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC(a/k/a Knight Holdco LLC) since May 2007 until February, 2011. Mr. Kean served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. (formerly, Knight Inc.) since May 4, 2005 and January 2006, respectively. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations at Kinder Morgan Management, LLC, Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. and Kinder Morgan, Inc. from May 2005 to January 2006. He served as a Member of the Office of the Chairman of Kinder Morgan Kansas, Inc. and Kinder Morgan G P Inc., since May 4, 2005 and Executive Vice President of Operations from May 2, 2005 to January 2006. He served as a Member of the Office of the Chairman of Kinder Morgan Management LLC from May 4, 2005 to January 2006. Mr. Kean served as Vice President (President - Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines) of Kinder Morgan Management, LLC and Kinder Morgan G.P., Inc. from June 2002 to May 2005. He served as Vice President of Strategic Planning for Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Group from January 2002 to June 2002. He served as an Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff of Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. (formerly, Enron Corp.) from July 1999 to December 2001. He served as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Enron Corp. from 1997 to 1999. He has been Director at Kinder Morgan, Inc. since May 2007. He serves as a Director of Colorado Interstate Gas Company L.L.C. He has been Director of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general Partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. since May 2012. He serves as Director of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC. He served as Manager of Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and Kinder Morgan, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Kean holds Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa in May 1985 and Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in May 1982.