TULSA, Okla., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE)
announced today that Geoffrey A. Sands, 46, will become vice president of
environment, safety and health, effective April 1, 2009.
In his new position, he will report to James C. Kneale, president and
chief operating officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners, and will be responsible
for strengthening the organization's capabilities related to protecting the
environment, safety and health of all employees, contractors, customers and
communities where the company operates.
"Geoff's experience and expertise will be valuable as we continue to unify
and further improve our environmental, safety and health program and
performance to benefit all of our stakeholders," Kneale said.
Sands joins ONEOK from DCP Midstream where his responsibilities included
several years as vice president of environment, health and safety, and various
operating assignments. Before joining DCP Midstream, he was an environment,
health and safety representative and manager, as well as an operations asset
manager, with GPM Gas Corporation, a division of Phillips Petroleum. Prior to
that, he was a safety engineer with Texas Employers Insurance Association and
Crum & Forster. He began his career as a field engineer with Halliburton
Services.
Sands graduated from the University of Texas, where he earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in petroleum engineering. He is also a member of the Gas
Processors Association, serving on the organization's EHS Oversight Committee.
To obtain an electronic photo file of Sands, visit the ONEOK Web site:
http://www.oneok.com/Geoffrey_Sands.jpg.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) is a diversified energy company. We are the
general partner and own 47.7 percent of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS), one
of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships, which is a leader
in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the
U.S. and owns one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems,
connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions with key
market centers. ONEOK is among the largest natural gas distributors in the
United States, serving more than 2 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and
Texas. Our energy services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural
gas and related services throughout the U.S. ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company.
For information about ONEOK, Inc., visit the Web site: www.oneok.com.
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Analyst Contact: Dan Harrison
918-588-7950
Media Contact: Megan Washbourne
918-588-7572
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