Houston, Tx., USA - November 16, 2009, Houston, Tx., USA - Copano Energy announced that R. Bruce Northcutt has been appointed President, CEO and a member of the board. William L. Thacker was elected Chairman of the Board.
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Mr. Northcutt has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Copano Energy since April 2003. Previously, he served as President of El Paso Global Networks Company from November 2001 until April 2003.
From April 1999 to December 2001, Mr. Northcutt was Managing Director of El Paso Global Networks Company and prior to that he served as Vice President, Business Development, of El Paso Gas Services Company, a marketer of strategic interstate pipeline capacity, from January 1998 until April 1999.
Mr. Northcutt began his career with Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production in 1982 working in the areas of drilling and production engineering. From 1988 until 1998, he held various levels of responsibility within several business units of El Paso Energy and its predecessor, Tenneco Energy, including supervision of pipeline supply and marketing as well as regulatory functions.
Mr. Northcutt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
William L. Thacker joined Copano's Board of Directors upon completion of the initial public offering in November 2004. Mr. Thacker is a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees and previously chaired the Compensation 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. ■