Stanley C. Horton
SemGroup Corporation
Board of Directors
Stanley C. Horton has served as a director of SemGroup® Corporation since November 2009, pursuant to the SemGroup plan of reorganization. He currently serves as chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee and on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Since May 2008, Horton has served as chief executive officer of Semoran Holdings, LLC, a private company he founded that primarily invests in energy, real estate and water remediation. Horton has over 35 years of experience in the natural gas and energy industry. From April 2005 until April 2008, he served as president and chief operating officer of Cheniere Energy, Inc., a company engaged primarily in the business of developing, constructing and operating a network of onshore LNG receiving terminals and related natural gas pipelines. From November 2004 to April 2005, Horton served as president and chief operating officer of Panhandle Energy, an owner and operator of 18,000 miles of interstate pipelines and the Lake Charles LNG receiving terminal. From June 2003 until November 2004, he was president and chief executive officer of CrossCountry Energy, which holds interests in and operates natural gas pipeline businesses. From September 2001 to June 2003, Horton served as chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Global Services, a subsidiary of Enron Corporation, which managed all of Enron’s North American pipeline line business as well as other domestic and international power and distribution businesses during Enron’s bankruptcy proceedings. From 1997 to September 2001, Horton was chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Transportation Services, a subsidiary of Enron Corporation, where he had responsibility for all of Enron’s North American interstate natural gas pipeline and transmission line companies. In December 2001, Enron Corporation and various of its affiliates, including Enron Transportation Services, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Horton was chairman and chief executive officer of EOTT Energy Corp., the general partner of EOTT Energy Partners, L.P., prior to the bankruptcy reorganization filing of EOTT Energy Partners, L.P. in October 2002 under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division. He has served as chairman of the board of directors of two public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and chairman of the board of directors of three energy industry associations. Horton graduated from Rollins College with a master of science degree in management and from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor of science degree.
Horton provides the Board with over 35 years of experience in the natural gas and energy industry, including specific industry experience relevant to SemGroup’s business. He brings substantial operational experience gained from his executive-level leadership history and the perspective of a former chief executive officer. In addition, Horton has international experience in various energy businesses, including in the U.K., Canada and Mexico, places in which SemGroup conducts business. Horton also brings an understanding of corporate governance and the role of board of directors and has received a Certificate of Director Education from the NACD. Horton is qualified to provide invaluable knowledge to the Board, particularly concerning issues affecting SemGroup.