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Alex Darden currently serves as President of EQT Partners Inc. and Head of EQT Infrastructure Advisory Team Americas, purpose driven global investment organizations. Prior to joining EQT Partners in 2008, Mr. Darden worked at GE Energy Financial Services where he managed structured debt and equity investments in energy industry assets and companies. From 1998 to 2002, he held various positions within ABB Inc., a technology leader in electrification and automation.  He is also currently serving on the board of directors of Madison Energy Investments, a company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates distributed generation assets within the commercial and industrial and small utility-scale sectors, and Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC, a leading national solar company.

Mr. Darden previously served on the board of directors of Covanta, a sustainable materials management company; Fenix Marine Services, a large container terminal operator in the Port of Los Angeles; Contanda Terminals LLC, a leader in bulk liquid storage solutions; Direct ChassisLink Inc., a provider of marine and domestic container chassis to the U.S. intermodal industry; Peregrine Midstream Partners LLC, a midstream oil and gas company that owns and operates Ryckman, a depleted natural gas reservoir in Wyoming; and Synagro Technologies Inc., a premier biosolids management firm.

Mr. Darden received a Bachelor of Science in Business from North Carolina State University.

Director since 2023

Chris Drumgoole has served as Executive Vice President of DXC Technology Company, an IT services company, since August 2021 where he is president of the company’s cloud and infrastructure business. He previously served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer through April 2023. Before joining DXC Technology Company, Mr. Drumgoole served as Chief Information Officer at General Electric Co. from May 2018 to April 2020, and as Chief Technology Officer from April 2014 to April 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Drumgoole was the Chief Operating Officer of the Terremark, a provider of information technology services and a subsidiary of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, from January 2012 to April 2014. Mr. Drumgoole previously held other senior positions in the technology industry starting in 1995 when he began his career as a software developer with IBM.

Mr. Drumgoole currently serves on the board of directors of ONUG, a forum for IT business leaders interested in open technologies, since January 2016 and a member of the Advisory Board of Florida International University’s College of Engineering & Computing since January 2011.  He previously served on the board of directors and member of the audit committee of PetSmart, Inc. from November 2019 through October 2023

Mr. Drumgoole received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from Pace University.

Director since 2023

Gretchen L. Holloway has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Holdings Corp., an energy company which owns and operates high-voltage electricity transmission networks since July 2017. Ms. Holloway previously served in several positions at ITC Holdings, including Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer from October 2016 to July 2017, Vice President and Treasurer from November 2015 to October 2016, Vice President, Finance from May 2014 to November 2015, and various senior and director-level roles from January 2004 to May 2014. In her current role, Ms. Holloway is responsible for the Company’s accounting, internal audit, treasury, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, risk management, and tax functions.  She also heads the company’s overall strategy planning process, new business development efforts, and supports ITC’s continued focus on innovation. Prior to joining ITC Holdings Corp., Ms. Holloway held various financial roles at CMS Energy Corporation, an energy company focused on utility operations in Michigan from November 1999 to January 2004. Ms. Holloway began her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen.

Ms. Holloway has been a member of the board of directors of the Women Thrive Advisory Board, an organization that promotes women closer to equality in travel industry careers since September 2022.  She has also been a member of the finance committee of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation since July 2015. Ms. Holloway also served on the board of directors for Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd., a public electric utility service provider in Grand Cayman from May 2021 to May 2023, and of Inforum, a professional organization designed to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies in Michigan, from May 2019 to May 2023.

Ms. Holloway earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Western Michigan University.  In 2023, she completed the Chicago Booth Advanced Management Program.

Director since 2023

Jon-Al Duplantier has been a member of the board of directors of Sitio Royalties Corp., a mineral royalties company with interests in the Permian and other US basins, since December 2022; of Stellar Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company, since October 2022; and of AltaGas Ltd., a North American energy infrastructure company, since February 2021. Mr. Duplantier previously served as a member of the board of directors of Brigham Minerals, Inc., a publicly-traded mineral royalties company, from February 2021 to December 2022; and of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. from January 2021 to September 2022. Mr. Duplantier retired in July 2020 as President, Rental Tools and Well Services of Parker Drilling Company, a provider of offshore and onshore contract drilling and drilling-related services after serving in such capacity since April 2018. Prior to holding such position, Mr. Duplantier served as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel from April 2014 to March 2018, among other roles from September 2009 to April 2014. Prior to joining Parker Drilling Company, Mr. Duplantier served in many senior legal, commercial, and environmental roles at ConocoPhillips from August 2002 to September 2009, including Senior Counsel, Exploration and Production; Managing Counsel, Indonesia; and Managing Counsel, Environmental, among other positions. Mr. Duplantier began his career as a patent attorney in the E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company legal department.

Mr. Duplantier received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Grambling State University.

Director since 2023

Margaret “Peggy” Montana is a former senior executive at Shell Oil with extensive international and operational experience in the downstream and midstream sectors. She retired as CEO of Shell Midstream Partners GP LLC in 2015 and served on its board until 2020. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President, supply distribution, where she was responsible for hydrocarbon supply to Shell’s downstream worldwide fuels manufacturing and marketing businesses.

Ms. Montana currently serves on the board of Gibson Energy, a Canadian crude oil infrastructure company, the board of trustees of Missouri University of Science & Technology, and the board of the Houston YMCA.

Ms. Montana received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Director since 2023

Robert “Mickey” McKee serves as Kodiak’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.  Mr. McKee formed Kodiak Gas Services in June 2011, and he has served as its President since 2011 and its Chief Executive Officer since 2019. Before co-founding our predecessor in 2010, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Engineering for CDM Resource Management, LLC (CDM), an oil and energy company that provides contract natural gas compression services from 2003 to 2010. Mr. McKee also managed the Engineering and Fleet Management group, worked with vendors and OEM manufacturers, and managed the sales and marketing efforts of some of the highest growth areas at CDM while building meaningful relationships with customers. Prior to that, Mr. McKee worked for two years in CDM’s Operations group researching and qualifying projects and installing that equipment across Texas and Louisiana. As a result, he attributes much of his industry knowledge to his time working directly for the founders of CDM Resource Management.

Mr. McKee received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University. He brings 19 years of experience and an extensive background in natural gas compression operations.

Director since 2023

Nirav Shah has been a partner at EQT Partners, purpose driven global investment organization, since December 2014. Mr. Shah focuses on infrastructure investments in North America.  Prior to joining EQT Partners, Mr. Shah worked at AMP Capital Investors, an infrastructure private equity firm focusing on investments in the energy, transportation and telecommunications sectors.  Previously, Mr. Shah worked as a private equity associate at Access Capital from 2011 to 2013, and as an analyst in the restructuring investment banking group at Rothschild, Inc from 2009 to 2011.

Mr. Shah received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Director since 2023

Randall J. Hogan, III is a director of nVent Electric plc, a manufacturing company for electrical connection and protection products, he previously served as Chairperson of the Board from May 2018 to May 2023. He also serves as director of Medtronic plc, a healthcare technology leader, since 2015. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Pentair plc, an industrial manufacturing company, from 2001 until 2018 and served as Chairperson from 2002 until 2018. From December 1999 to December 2000, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Pentair, from March 1998 to December 1999 he was Executive Vice President and President of Pentair’s Electrical and Electronic Enclosures Group. Prior to joining Pentair, he was President of the Carrier Transicold Division of United Technologies Corporation, a provider of technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. Before that, he was with the Pratt & Whitney division of United Technologies, a General Electric Company and McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Hogan served as Chairperson of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from December 2013 until January 2016. Mr. Hogan is a former director of Covidien plc, a global health care products company and manufacturer of medical devices and supplies and Pentair plc.

Mr. Hogan received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas.

Director since 2023

Terry Bonno currently provides advisory and consulting services in the energy industry. She has served as a director of Distribution Now (DNOW), a leading global stocking supplier of energy and industrial solutions, products, and engineered equipment packages, since its successful spin off in 2004 from NOV, a leading worldwide provider of the equipment and components used in drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. Ms. Bonno also served on the board of Tampnet, a world leading telecommunications operator of offshore fiber optics, from 2017 until its successful sale to 3i, British multinational private equity and venture capital company.

Ms. Bonno previously served as a senior executive with Transocean, a global leader in offshore drilling, gaining extensive international, operational, commercial, and accounting experience in offshore contract drilling. As SVP of Marketing and Contracts, she was responsible for global sales and the contracting of the largest offshore drilling fleet in the world. Prior to her retirement, she served as SVP Industry and Community Relations and was responsible for embedding ESG/Sustainability into Transocean’s culture. Ms. Bonno also previously served on numerous Industry boards and continues to serve her community on Spindletop Charities, a charity focused on enhancing the lives of at-risk youth through funding and volunteering from the energy industry.

Ms. Bonno received a Bachelor Business Administration in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University.  She is also a certified public accountant.

Director since 2023