Crestwood appoints two independent directors

Crestwood Equity Partners LP appointed Angela A. Minas and Clay C. Williams to serve on the board of directors of its general partner, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

Minas brings an extensive master limited partnership background and broad experience across the energy value chain to the Crestwood board, where she will serve on the audit and compensation committees. She currently serves on the board of directors of the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners, where she sits on the audit and conflicts committees, and serves as a director of Vallourec S.A., a manufacturer of tubular solutions, where she serves as the chair of the audit committee.

Minas has previously served on the boards of CNX Midstream Partners, Weatherford International and Ciner Resources LP. During her career, she was vice president and CFO of DCP Midstream and CFO, chief accounting officer and treasurer for Constellation Energy Partners.

Minas holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from Rice University, where she currently serves as a member of the Council of Overseers of the Rice University Graduate Business School.

Williams brings deep financial, technical and operational expertise to the Crestwood board, where he will be a member of the compensation committee. He currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of NOV Inc., a multinational oilfield services company with more than 25,000 employees across 61 countries, which provides solutions, equipment and operational support for the drilling and production industries.

Williams brings a unique perspective with more than 35 years of global energy industry experience to the Crestwood board, having served as NOV’s COO and CFO and in numerous financial roles with Varco before its merger with National Oilwell in 2005. From 2009-19, Williams served on the board of Benchmark Electronics.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil and geological engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas.

Additionally, Crestwood has expanded its board committees to include nominating and governance, which complements the existing board oversight of audit, compensation, finance, and sustainability committees.

Houston-based Crestwood Equity Partners is a master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses in multiple shale resource plays across the U.S.

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