| Duke Ligon |
Independent Director
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| Chairman of the Board |
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Mr. Ligon brings more than 35 years of expertise in corporate securities, litigation, governmental affairs and mergers and acquisitions to the board of directors of SGLP's general partner. He is an attorney and served as senior vice president and general counsel of Devon Energy Corporation from January 1997 until he retired in February 2007. Since February 2007, Mr. Ligon has served in the capacity of Strategic Advisor to Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc., based in Oklahoma City, and has acted as Executive Director of the Love's Entrepreneurship Center at Oklahoma City University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Quest Midstream Partners, L.P., Heritage Trust Company, Security State Bank, Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. (NYSE: PHX), Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) and TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (NYSE: TLP).
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| Miguel A. Loya |
Director
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| Director Since: 2009 |
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Mr. Loya has served as a director of Vitol since 1997 and as the President of Vitol, Inc. since 1999. As such, he is Vitol's senior shareholder responsible for the management of the Vitol Group's trading activities, companies and assets in North and South America. Previously, Mr. Loya has enjoyed positions with Transworld Oil U.S.A., Inc., Tenneco Inc. and Exxon Mobile Corporation. He currently serves on the board of OTC Global Holdings Co., Yes Prep Public Schools and Pilot Travel Centers LLC. Mr. Loya holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.
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| Javed Ahmed |
Director
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| Director Since: 2009 |
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Mr. Ahmed has served as the Head of Acquisitions and Investments for the Vitol Group since June 2009. Prior to joining Vitol, Mr. Ahmed was at Morgan Stanley from 1997 to 2009, and was a Managing Director in that firm's Commodities Group. Mr. Ahmed currently serves on the board of directors of Vitol Tank Terminals International, which owns and controls significant oil products tankage globally. He has previously served on the board of directors of Heidmar Group Inc., TransMontaigne Inc. and TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., the general partner of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. Mr. Ahmed holds a Juris Doctor degree and an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree from Yale University.
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| James C. Dyer, IV |
Director
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| Director Since: 2008 |
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Mr. Dyer has served as a director and Vice President, Projects and Business Development, of Vitol, Inc. since 2005. Mr. Dyer first joined Vitol in 1990, where he was responsible for structured financing and project development. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Dyer served as Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for El Paso Merchant Petroleum, and from 1998 to 2001 he served as an officer in various capacities at Engage Energy US, L.P., a natural gas and electric power marketing joint venture between the Coastal Corporation and Westcoast Energy (Canada). From 1996 to 1998, he was President and CEO of Euromin, Inc., a Vitol subsidiary engaged in trading aluminum and other nonferrous metals. Prior to that time, he was Chief Economist for Texas Commerce Bank. Mr. Dyer is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Financial Analysts Federation, Fellow and holds degrees in accounting and economics.
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| Christopher G. Brown |
Director
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| Director Since: 2009 |
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Mr. Brown has served as a crude oil trader at Vitol since February 2005. Prior to joining Vitol, Mr. Brown had served as a crude oil trader for Koch Supply and Trading, LP since 1997. Previously, he had served in various positions with Koch Oil Company and Koch Refining Company. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelors degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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| Stephen M. Bradshaw |
Independent Director
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| Director Since: 2009 |
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Mr. Bradshaw has over 30 years of experience in the global logistics and transportation industry and currently serves as the Managing Director at Global Logistics Solutions. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Vice President - Administration of Premium Drilling, Inc., an offshore drilling contractor that provides jack-up drilling services to the oil and gas industry in the United States and internationally. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of Skaugen PetroTrans, Inc. from 2001 to 2003 and as President, Refined Products Division at Kirby Corporation, from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Bradshaw also served as an officer in the United States Navy and holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree in mathematics from the University of Missouri-Columbia. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bradshaw and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Bradshaw was appointed as a director.
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| John A. Shapiro |
Independent Director
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| Director Since: 2009 |
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Mr. Shapiro recently retired as an officer at Morgan Stanley & Co. where he had served for more than 24 years in various capacities, most recently as Global Head of Commodities. While an officer at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Shapiro participated in the successful acquisitions of TransMontaigne Inc. and Heidmar Inc. and served as a member of the board of directors of both companies. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley & Co., Mr. Shapiro worked for Conoco, Inc. and New England Merchants National Bank. Mr. Shapiro has been a lecturer at Princeton University, Harvard University School of Government, HEC Business School (Paris, France) and Oxford University Energy Program (Oxford, UK). In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Citymeals-on-Wheels and holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Princeton University. There is no arrangement or understaning between Mr. Shapiro and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. Shapiro was appointed as a director.
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