Tulsa, OK— Nov. 17, 2009 —SemGroup, LP announced today that the company has selected Bob Fitzgerald as its chief financial officer. Fitzgerald will assume the post upon the company’s emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, which is expected to occur this month.
“We are pleased to name Bob Fitzgerald as chief financial officer of SemGroup,” said Norm Szydlowski, who will become SemGroup’s president and chief executive officer upon the company’s emergence from Chapter 11. “Bob brings more than 28 years of experience dealing with the kinds of sophisticated financial issues that will be critical to SemGroup as we become a publicly traded company. His background and talent will make him a tremendous addition to the SemGroup management team.”
Fitzgerald most recently served as chief financial officer of Windsor Energy Group in Oklahoma City. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president with LinkAmerica Corp. in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. His experience includes 19 years with BP Amoco in Chicago, Houston, Denver and Tulsa. Fitzgerald has an MBA from the University of Tulsa and a BBA from Western Illinois University. He is also a CPA.
For Fitzgerald’s full biography, please visit www.semgroupcorp.com/postemergenceofficersanddirectors/officers.aspx
The Hon. Brendan Shannon of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed SemGroup’s Plan of Reorganization on October 28, 2009. SemGroup, LP and certain subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on July 22, 2008.
About SemGroup
Based in Tulsa, Okla., SemGroup, L.P., is a midstream service company providing the energy industry the means to move products from the wellhead to the wholesale marketplace. SemGroup provides diversified services for end-users and consumers of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products and asphalt. Services include purchasing, selling, processing, transporting, terminalling and storing energy.
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