People: MarkWest Energy Partners LP (MWE)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Frank Semple	60	2008	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Nancy Buese	43	2006	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
John Mollenkopf	50	2006	Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
C. Corwin Bromley	54	2004	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Randy Nickerson	50	2006	Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Donald Wolf	69	2010	Lead Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Keith Bailey	70	2005	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Michael Beatty	65	2008	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Charles Dempster	69	2002	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Anne Fox Mounsey	45	2008	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Donald Heppermann	69	2004	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
Randall Larson	55	2011	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C
William Nicoletti	67	2002	Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C

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Biographies

Name	Description
Frank Semple	Mr. Frank M. Semple is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C, the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He joined MarkWest on November 1, 2003. He is a member of the Board of Directors and was elected Chairman of the Board in October 2008. Prior to joining MarkWest he completed a 22-year career with The Williams Companies and WilTel Communications. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of WilTel Communications, Senior Vice President/General Manager of Williams Natural Gas Company, Vice President of Operations and Engineering for Northwest Pipeline Company and Division Manager for Williams Pipeline Company. Prior to joining The Williams Companies, Mr. Semple served in the U.S. Navy aboard the nuclear submarine USS Gurnard (SSN 662). Mr. Semple completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
Nancy Buese	Ms. Nancy K. Buese is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.She was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner in October 2006. Prior to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Buese served as Chief Accounting Officer of MarkWest since November 2005. Prior to joining MarkWest, Ms. Buese was the Chief Financial Officer for Experimental and Applied Sciences ("EAS") in Golden, Colorado. EAS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. Prior to her employment at EAS, Ms. Buese was a Vice President with TransMontaigne Inc. in Denver, Colorado. Preceding this appointment, Ms. Buese was a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP, having spent time in the firm's Denver, London, New York and Washington, D.C. offices. Ms. Buese received her bachelor's degree in Accounting
John Mollenkopf	Mr. John C. Mollenkopf is Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He became the Chief Operating Officer in January 2011. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Operations Officer of the General Partner since October 2006. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Mollenkopf served as Senior Vice President, Southwest Business Unit, since January 2004 and as Vice President, Business Development since January 2003. Prior to these positions, he served as Vice President, Michigan Business Unit, of the General Partner since its inception in May 2002 and in the same capacity with MarkWest Hydrocarbon since December 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Mollenkopf was General Manager of the Michigan Business Unit of MarkWest Hydrocarbon since 1997. He joined MarkWest Hydrocarbon in 1996 as Manager, New Projects. From 1983 to 1996, Mr. Mollenkopf worked for ARCO Oil and Gas Company, holding various positions in process and project engineering, as well as operations supervision. Mr. Mollenkopf received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
C. Corwin Bromley	Mr. C. Corwin Bromley is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He was appointed as General Counsel of the General Partner in September 2004. Prior to joining MarkWest, Mr. Bromley served as Assistant General Counsel at Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. f/k/a RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. from 1999 through 2004, and as General-Managing Attorney and Senior Environmental Attorney at Cyprus Amax Minerals Company from 1989 to 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Bromley was in private practice with the law firm Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman from 1984 through 1989. Preceding his legal career, Mr. Bromley worked as a structural/design engineer involved in several domestic and international LNG and energy projects with the firms CBI, Inc. and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. Mr. Bromley received his J.D. from the University of Denver and his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming.
Randy Nickerson	Mr. Randy S. Nickerson is Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of the General Partner in October 2006. Prior to his appointment as Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Nickerson served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of MarkWest since January 2003. Prior to these positions, Mr. Nickerson served as Senior Vice President of the General Partner since its inception in May 2002 and served in the same capacity with MarkWest Hydrocarbon since December 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Nickerson served as MarkWest Hydrocarbon's Vice President and the General Manager of the Appalachia Business Unit since June 1997. Mr. Nickerson joined MarkWest Hydrocarbon in July 1995 as Manager, New Projects and served as General Manager of the Michigan Business Unit from June 1996 until June 1997. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Nickerson was a Senior Project Manager and Regional Engineering Manager for Western Gas Resources, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Nickerson worked for Chevron USA and Meridian Oil Inc. in various process and project engineering positions. Mr. Nickerson received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado State University.
Donald Wolf	Mr. Donald D. Wolf is Lead Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He was elected to the Board of Directors in February 2008. He has served as the Lead Director since January 2010. Mr. Wolf previously served as a member of the board of directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. from June 1999 through February 2008. In September 2004, Mr. Wolf joined Aspect Energy, LLC as President and Chief Executive Officer, and currently serves as Vice Chairman. He is also Chairman and a Partner of Quantum Resources, LLC and QR Energy, LP. Mr. Wolf currently serves as a director of Aspect Energy, Enduring Resources and Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Mr. Wolf previously served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Westport Resources Corporation from July 1996 until Westport's merger with Kerr McKee Corporation in 2004. Mr. Wolf has a diversified 45-year career in the oil and natural gas industry.
Keith Bailey	Mr. Keith E. Bailey is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Mr. Bailey serves as Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee and also serves on the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Bailey was formerly the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Williams Companies, Inc. ("Williams"). Commencing in 1973, Mr. Bailey served in various capacities with Williams and its subsidiaries, including President and Chairman of Williams Pipe Line, Chairman of WilTel Communications, President of Williams Natural Gas, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Williams. Mr. Bailey also sits on the Boards for Integrys Energy, Apco Oil and Gas International, and Aegis Insurance Services Ltd, and is the non-executive Chairman of Cloud Peak Energy.
Michael Beatty	Mr. Michael L. Beatty is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. He serves as the Chairman of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and also serves on the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. Beatty previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. from June 2005 through February 2008. Mr. Beatty is currently Chairman of the law firm of Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a practice focused exclusively on energy, including oil and gas exploration, regulatory affairs, public lands, litigation and title. A Harvard Law School graduate, Mr. Beatty began his career in the energy industry as in-house counsel for Colorado Interstate Gas Company, and ultimately became Executive Vice President, General Counsel and a director of The Coastal Corporation. He also served as Chief of Staff to Governor Roy Romer of Colorado. Mr. Beatty is also on the Board of Directors for Denbury Resources, Inc. and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Charles Dempster	Mr. Charles K. Dempster is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Mr. Dempster serves on the Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee. Mr. Dempster has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas and power industry. He held various management and executive positions with Enron Corporation and its predecessors between 1969 and 1986, focusing on natural gas supply, transmission and distribution. From 1986 through 1992, Mr. Dempster served as President of Reliance Pipeline Company and Executive Vice President of Nicor Oil and Gas Corporation, oil and natural gas midstream and exploration subsidiaries of Nicor Inc. in Chicago. Prior to retiring, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aquila Energy Company, an energy trading and gas midstream pipeline and processing organization in the United States and the United Kingdom, from 1993 through 2000.
Anne Fox Mounsey	Ms. Anne E. Fox Mounsey is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Ms. Fox Mounsey serves on the Board's Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Fox Mounsey previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. from October 2004 through February 2008. From 1991 to 2003, Ms. Fox Mounsey held various positions with MarkWest Energy and MarkWest Hydrocarbon, her most recent as Manager of Marketing and Business Development.
Donald Heppermann	Mr. Donald C. Heppermann is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Mr. Heppermann was a member of MarkWest Hydrocarbon's Board of Directors from November 2002 through February 2008. Mr. Heppermann serves as the Chairman of the Board's Finance Committee and also serves on the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. Heppermann joined the General Partner and MarkWest Hydrocarbon in November 2002 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and served as Senior Executive Vice President beginning in January 2003 and as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the General Partner and of MarkWest Hydrocarbon from October 2003 until his retirement in March 2004. Prior to joining MarkWest, Mr. Heppermann was a private investor and a career executive in the energy industry with responsibilities in operations, finance, business development and strategic planning.
Randall Larson	Mr. Randall J. Larson has been appointed as Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C, the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. Mr. Larson serves on the Board's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Larson previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. from September 2006 until August 2009, and as its Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 until September 2006, and served as its Controller from May 2002 to January 2003. From July 1994 to May 2002, Mr. Larson was a partner with KPMG LLP in its Silicon Valley and National (New York City) offices. From July 1992 to July 1994, Mr. Larson served as a Professional Accounting Fellow in the Office of Chief Accountant of the SEC.
William Nicoletti	Mr. William P. Nicoletti is Independent Director of MarkWest Energy GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Mr. Nicoletti serves as Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee and also serves on the Board's Finance Committee. Mr. Nicoletti is a Managing Director of Parkman Whaling LLC, a Houston, Texas based energy investment banking firm. Previously, he was Managing Director of Nicoletti & Company Inc. and a Managing Director and head of Energy Investment Banking for PaineWebber Incorporated and E.F. Hutton & Company Inc. Mr. Nicoletti was previously a director of Surge Global Energy, Inc. Mr. Nicoletti is a graduate of Seton Hall University and received an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Nicoletti is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Kestrel Heat LLC, the general partner of Star Gas Partners, L.P.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Frank Semple	5,917,320
Nancy Buese	2,025,480
John Mollenkopf	2,386,870
C. Corwin Bromley	1,906,660
Randy Nickerson	2,386,870
Donald Wolf	--
Keith Bailey	--
Michael Beatty	--
Charles Dempster	--
Anne Fox Mounsey	--
Donald Heppermann	256,674
Randall Larson	--
William Nicoletti	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Frank Semple	12,100	692,907
Nancy Buese	0	0
John Mollenkopf	7,832	439,125
C. Corwin Bromley	2,420	129,762
Randy Nickerson	4,246	236,566
Donald Wolf	0	0
Keith Bailey	0	0
Michael Beatty	0	0
Charles Dempster	0	0
Anne Fox Mounsey	0	0
Donald Heppermann	0	0
Randall Larson	0	0
William Nicoletti	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BROMLEY C CORWIN	2,500	$67.15
NICKERSON RANDY S	1,500	$63.15
BROMLEY C CORWIN	2,500	$63.03
BROMLEY C CORWIN	2,500	$61.65
BROMLEY C CORWIN	5,000	$61.55
ROSSON PAULA L	1,900	$63.25
BUESE-MASTEN NANCY K	5,000	$62.00
BUESE-MASTEN NANCY K	5,000	$60.00
NICKERSON RANDY S	1,500	$57.88
NICOLETTI WILLIAM P	100	$0.00
MOLLENKOPF JOHN C	10,000	$58.08
BROMLEY C CORWIN	2,500	$58.00
BROMLEY C CORWIN	2,500	$57.00
NICKERSON RANDY S	20,405	$56.01
NICKERSON RANDY S	8,370	$55.22
BROMLEY C CORWIN	6,395	$55.22
MOLLENKOPF JOHN C	8,364	$55.22
BUESE-MASTEN NANCY K	6,821	$55.22
SEMPLE FRANK M	36,512	$55.22
ROSSON PAULA L	1,510	$55.22
SEMPLE FRANK M	47,008	$0.00
DEMPSTER CHARLES K	1,107	$0.00
HEPPERMANN DONALD C	1,107	$0.00
WOLF DONALD D	1,107	$0.00
BROMLEY C CORWIN	15,399	$0.00

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