Board of Directors

Age 71
Director since 2015
Independent Committees: Audit (Chair) and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Served as Global Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”) from 2011 until 2014.

• Served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte LLP (“Deloitte U.S.”) from 2003 to 2011.

• Served as Managing Partner of the financial advisory business and the Mid-America region of Deloitte U.S. In fulfilling his roles for DTTL and Deloitte U.S., he acted in his capacity as a partner in Deloitte U.S. He retired as a partner of Deloitte U.S. in May 2014.

• Certified Public Accountant.

• During the period from November 2014 through May 2015, he was engaged to serve as an independent consultant in the information technology sector.

• He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Other Boards:

• A member of the Board of Directors of Brookshire Grocery Company, a private company.

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dye & Durham Limited, a public company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive experience and expertise in accounting, auditing, financial reporting, taxation and management consulting. 

• Extensive senior executive experience provides him with particular expertise in leadership, strategic vision and corporate governance matters.

Age 64
Board Chair
Director since 2007

Lead Independent Director

Career Highlights:

• Named Board Chair May 2022.
  
  
• Retired in 2007 from Southern Union Company where she served as Senior Vice President-Corporate Development from November 2006 to January 2007 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 2005 to November 2006.

• Served as an executive officer of Frontier Oil Corporation, having served as Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 2005 and as Treasurer from 1991 to 1994.

• Served as an investment banker with Smith Barney, Harris, Upham & Co., Inc. in New York and Houston, after joining the company as an associate in 1985, when she graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an M.B.A.

• Served as an exploration geologist in the oil industry, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and Geophysics from Yale University in 1980.

• Former member of the Board of Directors of Noble Corporation, plc, a U.K.-based offshore drilling contractor, where she served on the Compensation and Finance Committees and was Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and a former member of the Board of Directors of NATCO Group, Inc., a privately owned oil field services and equipment manufacturing company, from 2004 until its sale to Cameron International Corporation in November 2009.

• Served on the ONEOK Board of Directors in 2004 and 2005 and was also a member of the Board of Directors of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., from 2009 until the consummation of the merger transaction with ONEOK in June 2017. 

Other Boards:

• None.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Broad experience and understanding of various segments within the energy industry (exploration and production, refining and marketing, natural gas transmission, processing and distribution, production technology and contract drilling), and significant senior accounting, finance, capital markets, corporate development and management experience and expertise.

• Demonstrated leadership and has been effective in her role as immediate past chair of our Audit Committee and as current chair of our Corporate Governance Committee and Lead Independent Director.

Age 62
Director since 2023
Independent Committees: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Served as Vice President, Integration Management, at United Airlines, Inc., from 2010 until 2012.
• Served in officer roles in both legal and business functions at Continental Airlines/United Airlines during her career at the airlines from 1999 to 2012.
• Served as an attorney with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins from 1993-1999.

• Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.
• Prior to attending law school, she was engaged in real estate development with Trammell Crow Company and consulting with Arthur Andersen.

Other Boards:

• Serves on the Board of Directors of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., since 2017, where she is chair of the Compensation Committee.
• Served on the Board of Directors of Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. from 2016 until completion of the acquisition by ONEOK, where she served on the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Sustainability Committee. 
• Served on the Board of Directors of Bristow Group Inc. from 2012-2019 where she was Chair of the Compensation Committee and served on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
• Serves as President and a member of the Board of Directors of A Lighted Path, since 2023, a nonprofit that focuses on improving outcomes for challenged youth.
• Serves on the Executive Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive executive, legal and project management experience at a capital intensive and highly regulated Fortune 200 company.
• Extensive experience in corporate governance and executive compensation.
• Extensive board leadership experience in aviation and energy.

Age 64
Director since 2019
Independent Committees: Audit and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Held positions of increasing responsibility from 1997 through January 2019 at Sasco Capital Inc., an independent, institutional investment firm, focused primarily on corporate turnarounds, restructurings and transformations, until he retired as Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager.
• Worked in equity research and sales for Roulston Research Company from 1989 to 1996 and for McDonald & Company from 1986 to 1989, both in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Other Boards:

• None.

Skills and Qualifications:

• More than 30 years of experience in the U.S. equities markets, including constructive engagement with senior management teams to develop a deep understanding of their corporate vision, value creation philosophy, commitment to long-term sustainable value and shareholder alignment.
• Experience in more than 50 strategic, transformational restructurings spanning several industries including the energy value chain from upstream exploration and production, onshore and offshore oil field services, midstream, downstream petrochemicals and refining, regulated utilities and merchant energy.
• More than 20 years of broad experience as an analyst in the commodity, energy, industrial and utility sectors.
• Extensive financial experience and expertise.

Age 65
Director since 2015
Independent Committees: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Served as Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. from September 2006 to August 2009; as Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 to September 2006; and Controller from May 2002 to January 2003.
• Served as a partner with KPMG LLP in its Silicon Valley and National (New York City) offices from July 1994 to May 2002.
• Served as a Professional Accounting Fellow in the Office of Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from July 1992 to July 1994.
• Holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Other Boards:

• Served on the board of directors, where he was chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Conflicts Committee, of Valero Energy Partners GP LLC prior to its merger with Valero Energy Corp.
• Served as a director of the general partner of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. prior to its merger with MPLX LP where he was chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.
• Served as a director of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. where he was chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Conflicts Committee from August 2011 through February 2014.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Broad experience and understanding of the energy industry and significant senior public accounting, finance, capital markets and corporate development experience and expertise.

• Extensive executive, managerial, industry and financial experience and expertise.

Age 65
Director since 2002
Independent Committees: Audit and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Served as the nonexecutive Chair of the Board of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a restaurant chain, from February 2010 to November 2019. Ms. Moore retired from the Red Robin Board at the end of 2019.
• Served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Red Robin from April 2019 to October 2019.
• Served on the Board of Directors of Sonic Corp. from 2000 through January 2006 and was the President of Sonic from January 2002 to November 2004.
• Held numerous senior management positions during her 12 years at Sonic, including Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President-Marketing and Brand Development and Vice President-Marketing.
• Is a business strategy consultant, speaker and the author of “Confessions from the Corner Office,” a book on leadership instincts, published by Wiley & Sons in 2007.

Other Boards:

• Serves as a director of ONE Gas, Inc. where she serves on the Audit, Corporate Governance and Executive Committees and is Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee.
• Serves on the Board of Directors of QuikTrip Corporation, a privately held company.
• Served as Chairman of the Board of the National Arthritis Foundation. 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive senior management, marketing, business strategy, brand development and corporate governance experience.
• Extensive experience in leadership, management development, strategic planning, corporate governance and executive compensation.
• Extensive experience as a member of the board of directors of numerous nonprofit organizations.
• Named an NACD Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors and is a recipient of the 2017 Directorship 100 award.

Age 63

Director since 2021

Career Highlights:

• President and CEO of ONEOK, Inc.
• Served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ONE Gas, Inc. from January 2014 to June 2021 and a member of the ONE Gas Board of Directors.
• Prior to the separation of ONE Gas in January 2014, Norton served as Executive Vice President, Commercial, of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners.
• Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners with responsibilities for natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas pipelines, natural gas liquids, natural gas distribution and energy services business segments.
• Served as President of ONEOK Distribution Companies – Oklahoma Natural Gas, Kansas Gas Service and Texas Gas Service.
• Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
• University of Alabama College of Engineering Distinguished Fellow.
• 2021 American Gas Association Distinguished Service Award.

Other Boards:

• Chairman of the EnLink Midstream Board of Directors, a NYSE-listed energy infrastructure company.
• Former member of the American Gas Association’s (“AGA”) Board of Directors and served as its 2017 Chairman.
• Former board member of the Tulsa Community College Foundation and past Chair of the Audit Committee.
• Serves as a Director of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice.
• Former board member of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the Texas Pipeline Association, the North Dakota Petroleum Council and the Western Energy Alliance.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Mr. Norton served in a variety of roles of continually increasing responsibility at ONEOK and ONEOK Partners from November 2004 to January 2014. In these roles, he had direct responsibility for and extensive experience in strategic and financial planning, acquisitions and divestitures, operations, management supervisions and development and compliance.
• Extensive engineering management, construction management, marketing, finance, corporate governance and executive compensation experience.

Age 67

Director since 2004
Independent Committees: Executive Compensation (Chair) and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Serves as President of Strategic Communications Consulting Group since 2005.
• Served as Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors of Hunt Building Corporation, a privately held company engaged in construction and real estate development headquartered in El Paso, Texas.
• Spent 20 years in the electric utility industry at El Paso Electric Company, a publicly traded, investor-owned utility, where he served in various senior-level executive positions, including General Counsel, Senior Vice President for Customer and Corporate Services, Executive Vice President and as Chief Operating Officer.

Other Boards:

• Serves as a director of ONE Gas, Inc. where he serves on the Audit, Executive Compensation and Executive Committees and is Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Lead Independent Director.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive senior management, operational, entrepreneurial and legal experience in a variety of industries.
• A licensed attorney in the states of Texas and New Mexico and is admitted to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• Mr. Rodriguez has practiced law for more than 40 years.
• Extensive legal and business, strategic planning, corporate governance and regulatory compliance experience and expertise.

Age 72
Director since 2020
Independent Committees: Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Graham & Co., an investment management firm he founded in 1990.
• Served as a Director of Cooper Industries plc from 2000 until 2012 and served as Lead Independent Director of Cooper Industries from 2007 until 2012.
• Served as Senior Vice President and Director of Fixed Income of Underwood Neuhaus & Company.

Other Boards:

• Serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation plc since 2012 where he serves on the Executive and Finance Committees and is Chair of the Audit Committee.
• Serves as a Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of the New York Life Insurance Company.
• Serves as a Chairman of the Texas Southern University Foundation Board.
• Serves as a Director and Chair of the Budget Planning Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and is a former Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston branch.
• Serves as a Director of the Greater Houston Partnership.
• Former Board of Trustees member and Chair of the Investment Oversight Committee for the Charles Schwab Family of Funds.
• Former Board Member of ONEOK, Inc. from 2009 to 2013 and also served on the Audit and Executive Compensation Committees.
• Former Board Member of ONEOK Partners, L.P. from 2006 to 2013 where he served as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Mr. Smith has expertise in finance, portfolio management and marketing through executive positions in the financial services industry.
• Experience as director of companies in the oil and gas and energy services businesses has provided him with valuable insight into markets in which ONEOK also participates.
• Past experience as lead independent director of Cooper provides ongoing institutional knowledge of legacy Cooper businesses and provides him valuable insight on financial, operational and strategic matters.

Age 63
Director since 2023
Independent Committees: Audit and Corporate Governance

Career Highlights:

• Served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corporation, North America from May 2015 through May 2021.

• Served as a Member of the Board of Management Directors of BASF SE from 2012 through May 2021.
• Served as Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Construction Chemicals of W.R. Grace and Company from 2000 to 2004.

• Served as Vice President and General Manager of the Packaged Products business of The BOC Group from 1998-2000.

• Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
• Serves on the Dean’s Leadership Council for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.

Other Boards:

• Serves as a director of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., where he serves on the Audit and Finance and the Management Development and Compensation Committees.
• Served on the Board of Directors of Inter Pipeline.
• Serves on the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Skills and Qualifications:

• More than 35 years of experience in the chemicals industry.
• Extensive experience across broad value chains in the chemical industry, including petrochemicals, polymers and highly specialized chemicals.