Vice Presidents Named at Texas Gas Service
TULSA, Okla., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE)
today announced that it has named two new officers at its Texas Gas Service
division.
James "Paul" Wilson, 45, will become regional vice president and Eric
"Rick" A. Grundman, 44, will become vice president of administration of the
Austin, Texas-based distribution company, effective July 26, 2008.
Wilson replaces Gregory A. Phillips, 45, who was previously named
president of Texas Gas Service, replacing Roger Mitchell who will become
president of ONEOK's Oklahoma Natural Gas Company division. Grundman replaces
Bobbie Barker who is retiring. Wilson and Grundman will report to Phillips.
In his new role, Wilson will be responsible for Texas Gas Service's
operations and maintenance, construction, customer service and marketing
activities in the eastern region, which includes its Austin, South Jefferson
County and north Texas jurisdictions. Wilson is currently the director, gas
supply, for Texas Gas Service. He has held various accounting, managerial and
field operations positions since joining the company in 1989, following
graduating from Texas State University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in
business administration, majoring in accounting, and is a graduate of
Leadership Austin.
In his new role, Grundman will be responsible for the division's natural
gas supply, human resources, safety, communications and fleet management
functions. Grundman is currently manager - process improvement and quality
assurance for Texas Gas Service. He began his career with Texas Gas Service
in 1995 as a community affairs manager for the Austin area before becoming
manager, government affairs, for Texas Gas Service and ONEOK in Texas.
Grundman graduated from St. Edward's University in 1994 with a bachelor's
degree in liberal studies and is a graduate of Leadership Austin.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) is a diversified energy company. We are the
general partner and own 47.7 percent of ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKS), one of the
largest publicly traded 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 much of the natural gas and NGL supply in the Mid-Continent 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.
Texas Gas Service provides natural gas service to approximately 565,000
customers in the state of Texas, including customers in Austin, El Paso, the
Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande Valley. Texas Gas Service is a division of
ONEOK, Inc.
For more information, visit the Web sites at
http://www.texasgasservice.com or http://www.oneok.com. OKE-G
Analyst Contact: Dan Harrison
918-588-7950
Media Contact: Megan Washbourne
918-588-7572
SOURCE ONEOK, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Analysts, Dan Harrison, +1-918-588-7950, or Media, Megan
Washbourne, +1-918-588-7572, both of ONEOK, Inc./
/Web site: http://www.oneok.com
http://www.texasgasservice.com /
(OKE OKS)
CO: ONEOK, Inc.; Texas Gas Service; ONEOK Partners
ST: Oklahoma, Texas
IN: OIL FIN
SU: PER
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