Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| R. Keith Teague |
President, Cheniere Pipeline Co |
| Craig K. Townsend |
Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President |
| David B. Gorte |
Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer |
| Don A. Turkleson |
Cfo & Senior Vice President |
| Scott Abshire |
CIO & Vice President |
| Davis Thamas |
Executive Vice President & Vice President |
| Davis Thames |
Executive Vice President, Cheniere Marketing & Vice President, Marketing Strategy & Analysis |
| Darron Granger |
Senior Vice President |
| Keith M. Meyer |
Senior Vice President |
| Stu Wagner |
Senior Vice President |
| Zurab Kobiashvili |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President |
| Albert G. Nahas |
Vice President, Govt Affairs |
| Ann Raden |
Vice President, Hr & Admin |
| David Castaneda |
Vice President, Ir |
| Ed Lehotsky |
Vice President of Lng Project Managment of Chenere Lng, Inc |
| Enrique Mejorada |
Vice President, Risk Mgmt |
| Graham A. McArthur |
Treasurer & Vice President |
| Herbert Cole |
Vice President |
| Jonathan Gross |
Vice President |
| Meg Gentle |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Patricia Outtrim |
Vice President, Govt Affairs |
| Patrick A Yeater |
Vice President, Lng Transportation |
| Terence Lynch |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
| Tom Strickland |
Vice President of Trading and Transportation for Cheniere Marketing, Inc. |
| Renato Pereira |
Director of Origination at Cheniere Marketing, Inc |
| Allan Al Bartz |
|
| Anne V. Vaughan |
Secretary & Assistant General Counsel |
| George R Tiblier |
|
| Keith Posey |
Senior Explorationist |
| Marie Bourdaire |
|
| Michael Coley |
Senior Explorationist |
| Mr Philippe van Marcke |
|
| Philippe van Marcke de Lummen |
Advisor |
| Prof Michael J Economides |
|
| Randy Parr |
|
| William D English |
|
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
CEO |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Columbia University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Colgate University |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
President, Cheniere Pipeline Co |
Current |
| Louisiana State University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Louisiana Tech University |
B.S. In Civil Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
staff auditor |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer |
Current |
| Enron Corp. |
Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
M.P.A. |
Former |
| Columbia University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Carleton College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Senior Vice President & CFO |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Cfo & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP |
|
Former |
| Louisiana State University |
B.S. in accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
CIO & Vice President |
Current |
| Southern Union |
Director of Information Technology |
Former |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation |
|
Former |
| McNeese State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Cheniere Marketing & Vice President, Marketing Strategy & Analysis |
Current |
Darron Granger, PE, Senior Vice President, Cheniere LNG, Inc. Mr. Granger has more than 37 years of cryogenic engineering in project management and process design. His experience emphasis is in Owner's Engineer, Project Management, HAZOP analysis, hydrocarbon processing, LNG, LPG, refrigeration and cryogenic system designs and their start-ups. This background includes natural gas process design, hydrocarbon pipelines, cryogenic refrigeration systems, LNG/ LPG terminal design, LNG peakshaving plant design, utility plant and distribution systems, gas compressor stations, computer process simulations, and detail knowledge of the Codes for LNG facilities (NFPA-59A, 49 CFR Part 193, BS-EN-1473) and FERC requirements. Also field experience in pre-commissioning, start-ups, equipment testing, and system troubleshooting. He was a self-employed, Process Engineering Consultant for 14 years associated with LNG, primarily as the Owner's Engineer. Mr. Granger is also the developer/owner of several LNG related patents as well as the shipping simulation program; ShipSim .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
President, Marketing |
Former |
| CMS Energy Corporation |
Vice President of Business Development |
Former |
| Empire State Pipeline |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| ANR Pipeline Company |
|
Former |
| Rice University |
Mba |
Former |
| Wayne State University |
B.S. In Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
General Counsel & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Apache Corporation |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Former |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Apache Corporation |
Officer and General Counsel |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
J.D. Degree |
Former |
| Brown University |
B.S. Degree |
Former |
David Castaneda, Vice President-Investor Relations of Cheniere Energy. Mr. Castaneda joined Cheniere as its Vice President-Investor Relations in January 2004. Since 1999 he served as an advisor to Cheniere in his capacity as President of MDC Group, Inc., an investor & public relations management consulting firm he founded in 1990. From 1986-1990 he was president of a financial publishing company. Mr. Castaneda received a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin.
Ed Lehotsky, Vice President of LNG Project Managment of Chenere LNG, Inc. Mr Lehotsky has over 30 years of industry experience and has been involved in nearly all aspects of LNG project development. At Cheniere, he has been responsible for the management of all phases of project production including the engineering design, regulatory applications, request for proposals and cost estimates, contract negotiations, construction, commissioning and start up. Ed earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President of Lng Project Managment of Chenere Lng, Inc |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Project Manager |
Former |
| Case Western Reserve University |
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Treasurer & Vice President |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Westlake Chemical Corporation |
Assistant Treasurer |
Former |
| The University of Houston |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Coastal Corporation |
Director of Cost Accounting following its merger |
Former |
| The University of Houston |
CPA and CMA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
|
Former |
| Rice University |
Mba |
Former |
| James Madison University |
Bachelor of Arts In Economics and International Affairs |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President, Govt Affairs |
Current |
| The Environmental Company, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Health and Safety |
|
Current |
| Nfpa |
|
Former |
Patrick A. Yeater, Vice President, LNG Transportation. Prior to joining Cheniere, Mr. Yeater was employed by Virginia Indonesia Company (VICO) as corporate controller. Mr. Yeater also spent 8 years at VICO's Jakarta Indonesia offices as Director of LNG Marketing and General Manager of LNG Transportation. Mr. Yeater received a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University and became a CPA in 1981.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President, Lng Transportation |
Current |
| Indiana University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
Current |
| Rice University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Trinity College |
B.S. In Accounting and Finance |
Former |
Tom Strickland, Vice President of Trading and Transportation for Cheniere Marketing, Inc. bringing more than 24 years of Oil and Gas experience. Prior to joining Cheniere in April 2006, Mr Strickland was Vice President of Physical Gas Trading for Cinergy Marketing and Trading. At Cinergy, he was part of the team which built Cinergy Marketing and Trading into one of the top 10 gas Marketers in the United States. Prior to Cinergy, Tom was part of the team which started Producers Energy Marketing Company (ProEnergy). Before ProEnergy, Tom worked for Oryx Energy Company primarily as a Landman and a Marketing Representative marketing natural gas. Tom received his BBA Degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Texas in Austin and his MBA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice President of Trading and Transportation for Cheniere Marketing, Inc. |
Current |
| Cinergy Corp. |
President |
Former |
| Oryx Energy Company |
|
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
Mba |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
Bba Degree In Petroleum Land Management |
Former |
Renato Pereira, Director of Origination at Cheniere Marketing, Inc. Mr. Pereira has over 25 years of experience in the North American energy industry, first as an engineer in the petrochemical industry, then in the regulated natural gas pipeline industry and finally in the deregulated trading and marketing business. Previously at Transco and Entergy/Koch, Mr. Pereira led the development of $2 billion of regulated pipeline facilities adding in excess of 2 Bcf/d of capacity to the US grid. Mr. Pereira also successfully developed joint ventures to build two new major U.S. pipelines. As President of Gulf South Pipeline, he directed an interstate pipeline with over 10,000 miles of pipe and 600 employees. Mr. Pereira holds a Bachelors' in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP |
President |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Director of Origination at Cheniere Marketing, Inc |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Engineer |
Former |
| Entergy Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Vastar Resources Inc. |
|
Former |
| The University of Houston |
CPA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
|
Current |
| International Energy Agency |
Director, Long Term Cooperation and Policy Analysis |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Advisor |
Current |
| Penn Virginia Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Texaco |
General Manager Gas Supply |
Former |
| Purdue University |
M.S. |
Former |
| The University of Tennessee |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Professor of Chemistry |
Current |
| Massachusetts Institute |
Institute Prof |
Current |
| Visions for Tomorrow |
|
Current |
| Raytheon Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Surface Logix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Citigroup Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CMS Energy Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Axiom Venture Advisors, Inc. |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Central Intelligence Agency |
Director of Central Intelligence |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Director of Science |
Former |
| Energy Research Company |
Director |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S. in chemical engineering and Ph |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Scorpion Holdings, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Scorpion Holdings, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Paris |
law degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Texoil, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Texoil, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Texoil, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.S. In Petroleum Engineering |
Former |