Enable Midstream Partners LP has announced that its Board of Directors appointed company Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Rodney Sailor as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective 1 January 2016. Sailor will succeed interim CEO Pete Delaney. Delaney was named interim President and Chief Executive Officer effective 1 June 2015, following the departure of former CEO Lynn L. Bourdon.
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Delaney added that Sailor, who has demonstrated true leadership and character during the transition period, has played a major role in pushing the company黑料社檚 strategy forward and strengthening the teamwork of the senior leadership team.
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Sailor, 56, is a long-time energy industry veteran having held a variety of leadership positions in corporate finance, strategic planning and development, accounting and international finance. Prior to joining Enable, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at WPX Energy. He also served as vice president and treasurer for The Williams Companies where he was instrumental in the formation of two master limited partnerships.
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