William H. Shea Jr.
Director
Mr. Shea has been serving as a director and the Chief Executive
Officer of the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners
L.P. (PVR), a coal and midstream MLP, since March 2010. From March
2010 to March 2011, he also served as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of PennVirginiaGP Holdings, L.P. (PVG), which
owned the general partner of PVR until it was merged into PVR in
March 2011. Mr. Shea previously served as a director of Penn
Virginia Corporation (PVA), an independent natural gas and oil
company. Mr. Shea was previously with the general partner of
Buckeye Partners, L.P. (BPL), a petroleum products MLP, serving as
Chairman from May 2004 to July 2007, Chief Executive Officer and
President from September 2000 to July 2007 and President and Chief
Operating Officer from July 1998 to September 2000. He was also
Chairman of the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings, L.P. (BGH),
the owner of the general partner of BPL, from August 2006 to July
2007 and Chief Executive Officer and President from May 2004 to
July 2007. Mr. Shea held various managerial and executive positions
during his tenure with Buckeye, which he joined in 1996. Prior to
Buckeye, Mr. Shea worked for Union Pacific Corporation, UGI
Development Company and Laidlaw Environmental Services. Mr. Shea
also serves as director for Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC, a
natural gas storage partnership, and Gibson Energy ULC, a midstream
energy company. Mr. Shea's extensive executive experience in the
MLP sector and the energy industry, as well as his board experience
as a director of several energy-related companies allows him to
provide the Boards of the Companies with insight into the specific
industries in which the Companies invest.