TULSA, Okla. – June 18, 2009 – ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) announced today that Krystal Parker, 34, will become vice president – western region for its Texas Gas Service division, effective immediately. She will be located in El Paso, Texas.
In this role, Parker will be responsible for operations and maintenance, construction, customer service, marketing and the information center in Texas Gas Service's western region, which includes El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley. She replaces Richard Fleager who retired from the company.
Parker has most recently been director of customer service for Kansas Gas Service, and has held various operations and marketing positions since joining the company in 1998. A graduate of the University of Kansas, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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 two 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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