Management Team

Steven J. Kean, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Steven J. Kean is the non-independent Chair of the Board of Directors and CEO of the company and is also the CEO and a member of the board of directors of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Mr. Kean joined Kinder Morgan in 2002 and has held numerous senior management positions within Kinder Morgan, including Executive Vice President of Operations and President of Natural Gas Pipelines. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Kinder Morgan and its predecessors from 2006 until March 2013, when he was named President and Chief Operating Officer. He served in this position until he assumed the CEO role in June 2015. Mr. Kean has worked in the energy industry since 1985 in various commercial, operational and legal positions, primarily in the wholesale energy and pipeline sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and a law degree from the University of Iowa.

John W. Schlosser, President

John W. Schlosser is President of the company and holds the position of President of Terminals for Kinder Morgan, Inc. Mr. Schlosser has served in his current role for Kinder Morgan and its predecessors and affiliates since March 2013. From 2010 until March 2013, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Kinder Morgan’s Terminals group. Mr. Schlosser joined Kinder Morgan in 2001 as Vice President for Sales and Business Development of Kinder Morgan’s Terminals group in connection with Kinder Morgan’s purchase of the U.S. pipeline and terminal assets of the GATX Corporation, where he served as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Schlosser has more than 30 years of experience in commodity transportation and logistics, business development and sales, sales management and operations. He previously worked for GATX, CSX Transportation, Sealand and Consolidated Freightways. Mr. Schlosser holds a Bachelor of Science degree in science from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is a member of the Houston Chapter’s American Diabetes Association board and is chairman elect.

James Holland, President - Products Pipelines

James Holland is the President of Products Pipelines for the company and for Kinder Morgan, Inc.. Mr. Holland has been with Kinder Morgan or predecessor companies for more than 25 years and has held various positions in the Products Pipelines business. He was named Vice President of Logistics for the Products Pipelines group in 2004, Vice President of Technical Services in 2012 and President of Products Pipelines in 2017. Mr. Holland holds bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biology from New Mexico State University.

Dax A. Sanders, Chief Financial Officer and Director

Dax A. Sanders is the Chief Financial Officer and a non-independent director of the company and is also Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Kinder Morgan, Inc. He joined Kinder Morgan in 2000 and has held various roles in business development, finance, and investor relations, including Vice President of Finance for Kinder Morgan Canada. He was named a Vice President within the Corporate Development group in 2009, and became head of the Corporate Development group in 2013. He was named Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Kinder Morgan, Inc. in 2018. Prior to joining Kinder Morgan, he was in the analyst and associate program at Enron Corporation. Mr. Sanders holds a master's degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School, and a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. Mr. Sanders serves on the Board of Directors of PSS Industrial Group Corp, a portfolio company of West Street Energy Partners which is a private equity fund managed by the Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. He is also on the Board of Trustees of River Oaks Baptist School.

Anthony Ashley, Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations

Anthony Ashley is the Treasurer and Vice President of Investor Relations for the company and for Kinder Morgan, Inc. Mr. Ashley joined Kinder Morgan in 2012 as Director of Corporate Finance and was named Vice President and Treasurer in 2013. Prior to Kinder Morgan, Mr. Ashley was with El Paso Corporation and held a variety of finance and business development positions. He has more than 24 years of experience in the energy and banking industries.

Adam Forman, Vice President and Secretary

Adam Forman is Vice President and Secretary of the company and Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. Mr. Forman joined Kinder Morgan in 2000 as Assistant General Counsel and was subsequently named Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Prior to joining Kinder Morgan, Mr. Forman served as Associate General Counsel at Quanta Services, Corporate Counsel at Coach USA and an attorney at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. Mr. Forman received a law degree, cum laude, from St. Mary’s School of Law and bachelor’s degree from Stanford University.

Denise Mathews, Vice President, Human Resources, IT and Administration

Denise R. Mathews is Vice President of Human Resources, Information Technology and Administration for the company and for Kinder Morgan, Inc. Ms. Mathews served as Vice President, Human Resources of Kinder Morgan from May 2012 until January 2018. She joined a Kinder Morgan predecessor company in 1979 and served in various human resources roles, including Vice President, Human Resources for El Paso Corporation from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Mathews holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Birmingham Southern College.