Total Compensation: $ 3.40 M
Mr. Foshee has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of El Paso since September 2003. Mr. Foshee became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Halliburton Company in 2003, having joined that company in 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Several subsidiaries of Halliburton, including DII Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root, commenced prepackaged Chapter 11 proceedings to discharge current and future asbestos and silica personal injury claims in December 2003 and an order confirming a plan of reorganization became final effective December 31, 2004. Under the plan of reorganization, all current and future asbestos and silica personal injury claims were channeled into trusts established for the benefit of asbestos and silica claimants. Prior to assuming his position at Halliburton, Mr. Foshee was President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Nuevo Energy Company from 1997 to 2001. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Foshee served Torch Energy Advisors Inc. in various capacities, including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Foshee serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch, as a director. Mr. Foshee serves on the Board of Trustees of Rice University, where he chairs the Building and Grounds Committee and serves as a member of the Council of Overseers for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University. He is a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Board and Executive Committee and serves as Chair of the Environment Advisory Committee. In addition, Mr. Foshee serves on the boards of Central Houston, Inc., Children's Museum of Houston, Goodwill Industries, Small Steps Nurturing Center and the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation. Mr. Foshee serves on the board of directors of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso's publicly-traded master limited partnership, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Total Compensation: $ 1.34 M
Mr. Leland has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso since August 2005. Mr. Leland served as Executive Vice President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company from January 2004 to August 2005, and as Chief Financial Officer and a director from April 2004 to August 2005. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and its general partner from January 2003 to December 2003, as Senior Vice President and Controller from July 2000 to January 2003, and as Vice President from August 1998 to July 2000. Mr. Leland has also worked in various capacities for El Paso Field Services and El Paso Natural Gas Company since 1986. Mr. Leland also serves as a director of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso's publicly-traded master limited partnership, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Sult, age 46, served as Vice President and Controller of Halliburton Energy Services Company from 2004 to 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Sult served as an independent consultant providing finance and accounting advisory services to companies in the energy industry. Prior to that, Mr. Sult was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP where he served as an audit partner from 1994 to 2002.
Total Compensation: $ 1.21 M
Mr. Baker has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of El Paso since January 2004. From February 2003 to December 2003, he served as Executive Vice President of El Paso and President of El Paso Merchant Energy. He was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of El Paso from January 2002 to February 2003. Prior to that time, he worked in various capacities in the legal department of Tenneco Energy and El Paso since 1983. Mr. Baker also serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of EI Paso's publicly-traded master limited partnership, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Total Compensation: $ 2.59 M
Mr. Smolik has been Executive Vice President of El Paso and President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company since November 2006. Prior to joining El Paso, Mr. Smolik was President of ConocoPhillips Canada from April 2006 to October 2006. Prior to the Burlington Resources merger with ConocoPhillips, he was President of Burlington Resources Canada from September 2004 to March 2006. From 1990 to 2004, Mr. Smolik held various engineering management and executive positions for Burlington Resources Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Susan B. Ortenstone has been Senior Vice President of El Paso since October 2003. Ms. Ortenstone was Chief Executive Officer for Epic Energy Pty Ltd. from January 2001 to June 2003. She served as Vice President of El Paso Gas Services Company and President of El Paso Energy Communications from December 1997 to December 2000. Prior to that time Ms. Ortenstone worked in various strategy, marketing, business development, engineering and operations capacities since 1979. Ms. Ortenstone serves as Senior Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.
James J. Cleary - President, Divisional/Chairman of the Board, Subsidiary/President, Subsidiary/Senior VP, Subsidiary
Total Compensation: $ —
James J. Cleary has been President of El Paso Natural Gas Company and Colorado Interstate Gas Company since January 2004. He also served as Chairman of the Board of El Paso Natural Gas Company and Colorado Interstate Gas Company from May 2005 to August 2006. From January 2001 to December 2003, he served as President of ANR Pipeline Company. Prior to that time, Mr. Cleary served as Executive Vice President of Southern Natural Gas Company from May 1998 to January 2001. He also worked for Southern Natural Gas Company and its affiliates in various capacities beginning in 1979. Mr. Cleary serves as Senior Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Shapiro has served as a director since 2006. From October 2000 to April 2006, Mr. Shapiro served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Burlington Resources Inc. During his five-year tenure at Burlington Resources, Mr. Shapiro served as a member of the board of directors and the office of the chairman. Before that, he served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and director at Vastar Resources, Inc. and spent 16 years in various roles of increasing responsibility with Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). Mr. Shapiro recently served as chairman of the executive committee of the American Petroleum Institute's general committee on finance and is a trustee of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Mr. Shapiro is a member of the board of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Hix has served as a director since 2004. Mr. Hix has been a business consultant since January 2003. Mr. Hix served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cooper Cameron Corporation from January 1995 to January 2003. From September 1993 to April 1995, Mr. Hix served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The Western Company of North America. Mr. Hix is a member of the board of directors of Health Care Service Corporation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Vagt has served as a director since 2005. Mr. Vagt has served as President of The Heinz Endowments since January 2008. Prior to that time, he served as President of Davidson College from July 1997 to August 2007. Mr. Vagt served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Seagull Energy Corporation from 1996 to 1997. From 1992 to 1996, he served as President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Natural Resources. Mr. Vagt served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Adobe Resources Corporation from 1989 to 1992. Prior to 1989, he served in various positions with Adobe Resources Corporation and its predecessor entities.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Hall has served as a director since 2001. Mr. Hall has been Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Houston since January 2004. Mr. Hall served as the City Attorney for the City of Houston from March 1998 to January 2004. Mr. Hall served as a director of The Coastal Corporation from August 1999 to January 2001. Prior to March 1998, Mr. Hall was a partner in the Houston law firm of Jackson Walker, LLP. Mr. Hall is a director of Houston Endowment Inc. and Chairman of the Boule Foundation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Talbert has served as a director since 2003. Mr. Talbert served as executive Chairman of the Board of Transocean Inc. from October 2002 to October 2004 and as non-executive Chairman from October 2004 to November 2007. Previously, Mr. Talbert served as Chief Executive Officer of Transocean, Inc. and its predecessor companies from August 1994 until October 2002, Chairman of the Board from August 1994 until September 1999, and as President from December 1999 until December 2001. Mr. Talbert served as Chairman of the Board of The Offshore Drilling Company (TODCO) from February 2004 to October 2005. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lone Star Gas Company from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Talbert served as President of Texas Oil & Gas Company from 1987 to 1990, and served in various positions at Shell Oil Company from 1970 to 1982. Mr. Talbert is a past Chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association and a member of the University of Akron's College of Engineering Advancement Council. Mr. Talbert is a member of the board of directors of Transocean Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Dunlap has served as a director since 2003. Mr. Dunlap has primarily been engaged in business consulting since 1999. Mr. Dunlap previously served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Energy/United Meridian Corporation from 1996 to 1999, where he was responsible for exploration and production and the development of the international exploration business. For 33 years prior to that date, Mr. Dunlap served Texaco, Inc. in various positions, including Senior Vice President, President of Texaco USA, President and Chief Executive Officer of Texaco Canada Inc. and Vice Chairman of Texaco Ltd., London. Mr. Dunlap is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, a trustee of the Culver Educational Foundation and a member of the Corporation of the Woods Hole Oceanographic.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Goldman has served as a director since 2003. Mr. Goldman's primary occupation has been as a financial consultant since October 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Goldman served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Conoco, Inc. from 1998 to 2002 and Vice President, Finance from 1991 to 1998. For more than five years prior to that date, Mr. Goldman held various executive positions with Conoco, Inc. and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Mr. Goldman is the elected Vice President, Finance of the World Petroleum Council, and a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the Outside Advisory Council of Global Infrastructure Partners. Mr. Goldman serves on the board of directors of McDermott International, Inc., Parker Drilling Company and Tesoro Corporation. Mr. Goldman also serves on the Board of Trustees of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Braniff has served as a director since 1997. Mr. Braniff has been Managing Partner of Capital I Ltd. Partners and a Partner in Alpha Patrimonial S.A. de C.V. in Mexico City since August 2005. Mr. Braniff was a business consultant from January 2004 to August 2005. Mr. Braniff served Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer as Vice Chairman from October 1999 to January 2004, as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Retail Banking from September 1994 to October 1999 and as Executive Vice President of Capital Investments, Mortgage Banking and Tourism from December 1991 to September 1994.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Whitmire has served as a director since 2003. Mr. Whitmire has been Chairman of CONSOL Energy, Inc. since 1999. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Union Texas Petroleum Holdings, Inc. from 1996 to 1998, and spent over 30 years serving Phillips Petroleum Company in various positions including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Exploration and Production from 1992 to 1996 and Vice President of North American Exploration and Production from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Whitmire also served as a member of the Phillips Petroleum Company Board of Directors from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Whitmire is a member of the board of directors of Transocean Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. McClean has served as a director since 2006. Ms. McClean has been a business consultant since 2002. Ms. McClean served as Managing Director and Senior Advisor of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s energy/power investment banking group from 2000 to 2002. From 1991 until 2000, Ms. McClean served as Managing Director and headed the investment banking and global energy group at J.P. Morgan & Co. Prior to 1991, Ms. McClean held various positions with J.P. Morgan & Co. Ms. McClean served as a member of the board of directors of Unocal Corporation and is currently on the board of directors of GrafTech International Ltd. (formerly UCAR International, Inc.).
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Wyatt has served as a director since 1999. Mr. Wyatt has served as Chancellor Emeritus of Vanderbilt University since August 2000. For eighteen years prior to that date, he served as Chancellor, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining Vanderbilt University, Mr. Wyatt was a member of the faculty and Vice President Administration of Harvard University. From 1984 until October 1999, Mr. Wyatt was a director of Sonat Inc. Mr. Wyatt is a principal of the Washington Advisory Group and Chairman of the Universities Research Association. He is a director of Ingram Micro, Inc. and Hercules, Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Dr. Joyce has served as a director since 2004. Dr. Joyce served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Nalco Company from November 2003 to December 2007. From May 2001 to October 2003, Dr. Joyce served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hercules Inc. From February 2001 to May 2001, Dr. Joyce served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Dow Chemical Corporation following its merger with Union Carbide Corporation. Dr. Joyce was named Chief Executive Officer of Union Carbide Corporation in 1995 and Chairman of the Board in 1996. Prior to 1995, Dr. Joyce served in various positions with Union Carbide. Dr. Joyce is a director of CVS Corporation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Kuehn has served as a director since 1999 and is currently the Chairman of the El Paso Board of Directors. Mr. Kuehn was Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer of El Paso from March 2003 to September 2003. From September 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Kuehn was the Lead Director of El Paso. From January 2001 to March 2003, he was a business consultant. Mr. Kuehn served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of El Paso from October 25, 1999 to December 31, 2000. Mr. Kuehn served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonat Inc. from June 1984 until his retirement on October 25, 1999. Mr. Kuehn was Chairman of the Board of Sonat Inc. from April 1986 until his retirement. Mr. Kuehn is a director of Praxair, Inc. and served on the Board of Directors of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation until September 30, 2007 and Regions Financial Corporation until April 19, 2007. Mr. Kuehn serves as Chairman of the Board of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.
James C. Yardley - Chairman of the Board, Subsidiary/President, Subsidiary/CEO, Subsidiary/Executive VP, Divisional
Total Compensation: $ 1.23 M
Mr. Yardley has been Executive Vice President of El Paso with responsibility for the regulated pipeline business unit since August 2006. He has served as President of Southern Natural Gas Company since May 1998, and President and Chairman of the Board of Tennessee Gas Pipeline since August 2006. He has also been Chairman of El Paso Natural Gas Company since August 2006. Mr. Yardley has been a member of the Management Committees of both Colorado Interstate Gas Company and Southern Natural Gas Company since their conversion to general partnerships in November 2007. Mr. Yardley served as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development for Southern Natural Gas Company from April 1994 to April 1998. Prior to that time, Mr. Yardley worked in various capacities with Southern Natural and Sonat Inc. beginning in 1978. Mr. Yardley also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso's publicly-traded master limited partnership, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Total Compensation: $ —
Daniel B. Martin has been Director of Colorado Interstate Gas Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Southern Natural Gas Company and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company since May 2005. He was Director of ANR prior to its sale in February 2007. He has been Senior Vice President of El Paso Natural Gas Company since February 2000, Senior Vice President of Southern Natural Gas Company and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company since June 2000 and Senior Vice President Colorado Interstate Gas Company since January 2001. He was Senior Vice President of ANR Pipeline prior to its sale in February 2007. Prior to 2001, Mr. Martin worked in various capacities with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company since 1978. Mr. Martin serves as Senior Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.
