People: El Paso Corporation (EP)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Foshee, Douglas 49 2009 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Sult, John 50 2009 Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Cleary, James 54 2006 President - Western Pipeline Group
Baker, Robert 52 2004 Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Leland, D. Mark 47 2009 Executive Vice President; President - Midstream Group
Yardley, James 57 2006 Executive Vice President; President - Pipeline Group
Smolik, Brent 47 2006 Executive Vice President; President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company
Ortenstone, Susan 52 2009 Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Whitehead, Dane 2009 Senior Vice President - Strategy and Enterprise Business Development
Talbert, J. Michael 62 2009 Lead Director
Braniff, Juan 51 1997 Director
Hall, Anthony 64 2001 Director
Goldman, Robert 67 2003 Director
Whitmire, John 68 2003 Director
Dunlap, James 71 2003 Director
Hix, Thomas 61 2004 Director
McClean, Ferrell 62 2006 Director
Vagt, Robert 62 2005 Director
Shapiro, Steven 57 2006 Director
Crane, David 50 2009 Director
Probert, Timothy 58 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Foshee, Douglas Mr. Douglas L. Foshee has been Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Corporation effective May 6, 2009. He has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of El Paso Corporation since September 2003. Prior to joining El Paso, Mr. Foshee served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Halliburton Company having joined that company in 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to assuming his position at Halliburton, Mr. Foshee served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Nuevo Energy Company and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. Mr. Foshee presently serves as a director of Cameron International Corporation and is a trustee of AIG Credit Facility Trust. Mr. Foshee serves as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch. Mr. Foshee also serves on the Board of Trustees of Rice University and serves as a member of the Council of Overseers for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. He is a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Board and Executive Committee and other civic and community organizations. Mr. Foshee also serves on the board of directors of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.
Sult, John Mr. John R. Sult is the Principal Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of El paso Corporation. He has been Senior Vice President and Controller of El Paso and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso’s Pipeline Group since November 2005. He served as Controller of the Pipeline Group from November 2005 to October 2009. Mr. Sult has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., the general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P., the master limited partnership, since August 2007, and has served as a director of the general partner since June 2009. Mr. Sult was Vice President and Controller for Halliburton Energy Services from August 2004 to October 2005. From December 2002 to July 2004, Mr. Sult provided finance and accounting advisory services to energy companies as an independent consultant. He served as an audit partner for Arthur Andersen LLP from September 1994 to December 2002.
Cleary, James James J. Cleary is President - Western Pipeline Group of El Paso Corporation. He has been a director and President of El Paso Natural Gas Company since January 2004. Mr. Cleary has been a member of the Management Committee of Colorado Interstate Gas Company since November 2007 and President since January 2004. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of both 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., general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Baker, Robert Robert W. Baker has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of El Paso Corporation 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 beginning in 1983. Mr. Baker serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Leland, D. Mark D. Mark Leland has been Executive Vice President of El Paso Corporation and President - Midstream Group. Mr. Leland served as Executive Vice President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company (formerly known as El Paso Production Holding Company) from January 2004 to August 2005, and as Chief Financial Officer and a director from April 2004 to August 2005. He served in various capacities for GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and its general partner, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 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 beginning in 1986. Mr. Leland serves on the board of directors of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Yardley, James James C. Yardley has been Executive Vice President of El Paso Corporation and President - Pipeline Group. 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. 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. He 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 Gas Company and Sonat Inc. beginning in 1978. Mr. Yardley is currently a member of the board of directors of Scorpion Offshore Ltd. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. Mr. Yardley serves as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Smolik, Brent Brent J. Smolik has been Executive Vice President of El Paso Corporation and President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company since November 2006. 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 worked in various engineering and asset management capacities for Burlington Resources Inc., including the Chief Engineering role from 2000 to 2004. He was a member of the Burlington Executive Committee from 2001 to 2006. Mr. Smolik also serves on the Boards of the American Exploration and Production Council and the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
Ortenstone, Susan Susan B. Ortenstone is the Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of El Paso Corporation. 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 beginning in 1979. Ms. Ortenstone serves as Senior Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C., general partner of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P.
Whitehead, Dane Mr. Dane E. Whitehead is the Senior Vice President - Strategy and Enterprise Business Development of El Paso Corporation. He is currently Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, El Paso Exploration & Production Company, will become Senior Vice President Strategy and Enterprise Business Development. Dane will be responsible for strategy and market analysis, acquisitions and divestitures, planning, investor and media relations and risk management. He will also be a new member of the executive committee.
Talbert, J. Michael Mr. J. Michael Talbert has been Lead Director of El Paso Corporation effective May 6, 2009. He has served as a director of El Paso Corporation 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.
Braniff, Juan Juan Carlos Braniff has served as a director of El Paso Corporation since 1997. Mr. Braniff has been Chairman 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 Financíero 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. Mr. Braniff is currently a member of the board of directors of Ixe Grupo Financiero S.A. de C.V.
Hall, Anthony Anthony W. Hall, Jr. has served as a director of El Paso Corporation since 2001. 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 Boulé Foundation.
Goldman, Robert Robert W. Goldman has served as a director of El Paso Corporation 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. From 2002 until July, 2008, Mr. Goldman served as the elected Vice President, Finance of the World Petroleum Council. He is 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.
Whitmire, John John L. Whitmire has served as a director of El Paso Corporation 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.
Dunlap, James James L. Dunlap has served as a director of El Paso Corporation since 2003. 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. 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 trustee of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Hix, Thomas Thomas R. Hix has served as a director of El Paso Corporation since 2004. Mr. Hix has been a business consultant since January 2003. He 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.
McClean, Ferrell Ferrell P. McClean has served as a director of El Paso Corporation 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.).
Vagt, Robert Robert F. Vagt has served as a director of El Paso Corporation 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.
Shapiro, Steven Steven J. Shapiro has served as a director of El Paso Corporation. 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.
Crane, David Mr. David W. Crane serves as Director of El Paso Corporation. He is president, chief executive officer, and a director of NRG Energy and has served in such capacity since December 2003. Prior to joining NRG, he was chief executive officer from January 2003 to November 2003 of International Power plc, a wholesale power generation company in the United Kingdom. He was the company’s chief operating officer from March 2000 through December 2002. Crane was Senior Vice President-Global Power New York at Lehman Brothers from January 1999 to February 2000 and served as Senior Vice President-Global Power Group, Asia at Lehman from June 1996 to January 1999. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
Probert, Timothy Mr. Timothy J. Probert serves as Director of El Paso Corporation. He is Halliburton’s President, Global Business Lines, which includes both Drilling and Evaluation and Completion and Production divisions and their respective product service lines. In this role, he is also responsible for Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Development. He is a member of Halliburton’s executive committee and serves as the company’s Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer. Previously, he was president, Drilling and Evaluation and Corporate Development and led Halliburton’s Drilling and Evaluation Division as its president. In this role, Probert was responsible for the Sperry Drilling Services, Security DBS Drill Bits, Baroid Fluid Services, Wireline and Perforating Services, and Landmark product lines. Before joining Halliburton in 2003, Probert served as president and chief executive officer of Input/Output Inc. He was also president of Baker Hughes INTEQ. In addition, Probert was the president of Eastman Teleco. He served as president of Milpark Drilling Fluids, and he was vice president of Marketing for Baker Sand Control. He began his career in 1972 as a field geologist with Exploration Logging Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology and geography from the University of London in 1972.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Foshee, Douglas 1,778,950 7,320,970
Sult, John 0 0
Cleary, James 0 0
Baker, Robert 456,227 970,092
Leland, D. Mark 301,579 350,993
Yardley, James 0 0
Smolik, Brent 0 0
Ortenstone, Susan 234,555 331,463
Whitehead, Dane 0 0
Talbert, J. Michael 0 0
Braniff, Juan 0 0
Hall, Anthony 0 0
Goldman, Robert 0 0
Whitmire, John 0 0
Dunlap, James 0 0
Hix, Thomas 0 0
McClean, Ferrell 0 0
Vagt, Robert 0 0
Shapiro, Steven 0 0
Crane, David 0 0
Probert, Timothy 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
YARDLEY JAMES C 882 $0.00
CLEARY JAMES J 1,554 $0.00
SULT JOHN R 861 $0.00
FOSHEE DOUGLAS L 15,188 $0.00
LELAND D MARK 3,047 $0.00
ORTENSTONE SUSAN B 861 $0.00
CLEARY JAMES J 1,012 $0.00
YARDLEY JAMES C 1,106 $0.00
BAKER ROBERT W 2,438 $0.00
FOSHEE DOUGLAS L 22,991 $0.00
LELAND D MARK 6,975 $0.00
YARDLEY JAMES C 6,278 $0.00
ORTENSTONE SUSAN B 2,260 $0.00
SMOLIK BRENT J 4,650 $0.00
SULT JOHN R 1,959 $0.00
BAKER ROBERT W 6,510 $0.00
CLEARY JAMES J 2,054 $0.00
LELAND D MARK 3,846 $0.00
ORTENSTONE SUSAN B 1,194 $0.00
ORTENSTONE SUSAN B 36,074 $0.00
SMOLIK BRENT J 3,525 $0.00
SULT JOHN R 1,558 $0.00
BAKER ROBERT W 3,205 $0.00
CLEARY JAMES J 1,281 $0.00
FOSHEE DOUGLAS L 12,266 $0.00
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