Steven Kean vs Russell Girling

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.

Russell Girling

CEO of TransCanada Corporation

BIO: Mr. Russell K. Girling has been President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of TransCanada Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited. since July 2010. Previously, Mr. Girling held the positions of Chief Operating Officer; President, Pipelines; Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development; Chief Financial Officer; and Executive Vice-President, Power. Prior to that in 1994, Mr. Girling held several marketing and management positions at Suncor Inc., Northridge Petroleum Marketing and Dome Petroleum. Mr. Girling is currently a director of Agrium Inc., the American Petroleum Institute and the Business Council of Canada and is a member of the U.S. National Petroleum Council and U.S. Business Roundtable. Mr. Girling is the former Chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, former Chairman of the Natural Gas Council and former director of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. He has also served as Chairman and CEO of TC PipeLines GP, Inc. (general partner of TC PipeLines, LP), Chairman of TransCanada Power, L.P. and director of Bruce Power Inc. Mr. Girling co-chaired the 2012 United Way of Calgary Campaign and is a director of the Willow Park Charity Golf Classic. He is former director of the Alberta Children's Hospital Fund.He was a 1998/1999 recipient of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award for leadership excellence for Canadians under the age of 40. In 2008 he was the recipient of the Haskayne School of Business Management Alumni Excellence (MAX) Award. Mr. Girling holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Calgary.