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William L. Thacker joined our Board of Directors upon completion of our initial public offering in November 2004. Mr. Thacker is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Thacker is a member of the board of directors of Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company and Mirant Corporation. Mr. Thacker joined Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company (the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P.) in September 1992 as President, Chief Operating Officer and director. He was elected Chief Executive Officer in January 1994. In March 1997, he was named to the additional position of Chairman of the Board, which he held until his retirement in May 2002. Prior to joining Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, Mr. Thacker was President of Unocal Pipeline Company from 1986 until 1992. Mr. Thacker is past Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association of Oil Pipelines, has served as a member of the board of directors of the American Petroleum Institute, and has actively participated in many energy-related organizations during his 35-year career in the energy industry. Mr. Thacker holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Lamar University. | 