Randall J. Findlay was appointed to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of our general partner in March 2006. Mr. Findlay is currently a member of the board of directors of Provident Energy Trust, a position that he has held since March 2001. Mr. Findlay served as the President of Provident from March 2001 through June 2006. Mr. Findlay also has served as a director of the general partner of BreitBurn Energy since June 2004. Previously, Mr. Findlay served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Founders Energy, Ltd., a predecessor to Provident, and held executive positions with TransCanada Pipeline Ltd. and TransCanada Gas Processing, L.P. Mr. Findlay currently serves on the board of directors of TransAlta Power L.P. and Canadian Helicopters Income Fund. Mr. Findlay holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.
Randall H. Breitenbach has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of our general partner since March 2006. Mr. Breitenbach also is the co-founder and has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of BreitBurn Energy and its predecessors since 1988. Mr. Breitenbach also is a director of BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Breitenbach has been active in the petroleum industry for over 20 years. Mr. Breitenbach currently serves as Lead Trustee and a member of the Audit Committee for Hotchkis and Wiley Funds, which is a mutual funds company. Mr. Breitenbach holds both a B.S and M.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Halbert S. Washburn has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of our general partner since March 2006. Mr. Washburn also is the co-founder and has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of BreitBurn Energy and its predecessors since 1988. Mr. Washburn also is a director of BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Washburn currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees of Rentech, Inc., which is an alternative fuels company. Mr. Washburn obtained a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University.
Grant D. Billing was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in August 2006, effective upon the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Billing is a director of Provident and BreitBurn Energy, positions he has held since 2003 and September 2006, respectively. In addition, Mr. Billing has served as the Chairman and a director of Superior Plus Inc. since 1994 and in July 2006 he was appointed to be the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Billing is a prior President and Chief Executive Officer of Norcen Energy Resources Ltd. Mr. Billing is also currently a director of Capitol Energy Resources Ltd. Mr. Billing has a BSC in Computer Science from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Accountant.
Thomas W. Buchanan was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in March 2006. Mr. Buchanan is currently a member of the board of directors of Provident Energy Trust, a position that he has held since March 2001. Mr. Buchanan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Provident from March 2001 through June 2006. Mr. Buchanan also has served as a director of the general partner of BreitBurn Energy since June 2004. Previously, Mr. Buchanan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Founders Energy, Ltd., a predecessor to Provident. Mr. Buchanan is also a director of Hawk Energy Inc. and Churchill Energy Inc., both of which are oil and gas companies. Mr. Buchanan holds a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Calgary and is a Chartered Accountant.
John R. Butler, Jr. was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in August 2006, effective upon the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Butler has been Chairman of J.R. Butler and Company since 1976. Mr. Butler is currently a director of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a position he has held since 1996. In addition, Mr. Butler was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GeoQuest International Holdings, Inc., Senior Chairman of Petroleum Information Corp. and Vice Chairman of Petroleum Information/Dwights, L.L.C. until 1997. He was also Chairman of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation until December 2001. Mr. Butler has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.
Mr. Kilpatrick was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in March 2008. Mr. Kilpatrick is President of Kilpatrick Energy Group, which invests in oil and gas ventures and provides executive management consulting services. He has 30 years of executive, management and operating experience in the oil and gas industry, including extensive experience in technical and economic evaluations of new projects, acquisitions, and investment proposals. He currently serves on the Board of Directors, and is Chairman of the Audit Committee, of Cheniere Energy. Until 2007, David also served on the Boards of Whittier Energy Corporation and PYR Energy Corporation. He was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Monterey Resources, Inc., the largest independent oil company in California until its merger with Texaco. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and from Whittier College with a Bachelor's degree in Geology and Physics. He has also held leadership positions with many community and professional organizations.
Gregory J. Moroney was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in August 2006, effective upon the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Moroney is a director of BreitBurn Energy, a position he has held since June 2004. Currently, Mr. Moroney is the Managing Member and Owner of Energy Capital Advisors, LLC, a position he has held since January 2003. Mr. Moroney is also a Senior Financial Consultant for Ammonite Resources LLC, a position he has held since June 2005. Mr. Moroney served as Managing Director for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. from 1993 to December 2002. Prior to this, Mr. Moroney was with Citicorp/Citibank from 1977 to 1993 in Calgary, Toronto and New York. Mr. Moroney has a B.A. from Yale University.
Charles S. Weiss was appointed to be a member of the Board of Directors of our general partner in August 2006, effective upon the pricing of our initial public offering. Mr. Weiss is a Founder and Managing Partner of JOG Capital Inc., a position that he has held since July 2002. In addition, Mr. Weiss served as Managing Director and Head of Royal Bank of Canada's Capital Markets Energy Group, a position he held from October 2002 through May 2006. From June 2001 to July 2002, Mr. Weiss pursued various investment opportunities, which included the establishment of JOG Capital Inc. Previously, Mr. Weiss was the Managing Director and Head of the Energy and Power Group with Bank of America Securities from 1998 to June 2001. Mr. Weiss obtained a B.A in Physics from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago School of Business.
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