Mr. H. Michael Krimbill is our Chief Executive Officer and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors. He has over 20 years’ experience in executive roles in the propane industry. He was the past President and Chief Financial Officer of Energy Transfer Partners LP from 2004 through 2007, and a former Director of Energy Transfer Equity, the General Partner of Energy Transfer Partners. At Heritage Propane Partners, the predecessor of Energy Transfer Partners, Mr. Krimbill filled various roles from 1990 through 2004, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Krimbill served as a member of Williams’ Partners LP board from 2007 – 2012, where he was a member of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Conflicts Committee. Currently, he also serves on the board of Pacific Commerce Bank.
Mr. Krimbill serves as the Chief Executive Officer of NGL Energy Holdings LLC, the Partner of NGL Energy Partners LP and High Sierra Energy GP, LLC since October 2010. Mr. Krimbill also serves as the President at High Sierra Water-Eagle Ford, LLC. Mr. Krimbill served as its Chief Financial Officer from August 31, 2012 to May 2013. He managed private investments from February 2007 to September 2010. He served as the President and Chief Financial Officer of FHM Investments LLC, the General Partner of Heritage Propane since January 2004. Mr. Krimbill served as the President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer Partners LLC (formerly, U.S. Propane LLC.), a General Partner of Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (now, Heritage Propane Partners LP), Heritage Propane and Energy Transfer Equity L.P. from January 2004 to January 17, 2007 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until January 2007. He served as President of Heritage from April 1999 to January 2004 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2000 to January 2004. Mr. Krimbill served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Holdings Inc., the General Partner of Heritage Propane from April 1999 to January 2004 and as its Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 1998. He served as Treasurer, Secretary and Principal Accounting Officer of Heritage Holdings Inc., General Partner of Heritage Propane. Before joining Heritage in 1990 as Vice President, Mr. Krimbill served as a Treasurer of Total Petroleum Inc. Mr. Krimbill has been an Independent Director of Seminole Energy Services L.L.C. since November 26, 2007. He has been a Director of NGL Energy Holdings LLC, the General Partner of NGL Energy Partners LP since September 2010. He served as a Director of Pacific Commerce Bank since February 2011. He serves as a Director of the National Propane Gas Association, (the “NPGA“). He served as a Director of FHM Investments, LLC since August 2000. He served as a non-management director of Williams Partners GP LLC, General Partner of Williams Partners L.P. from August 2007 to August 31, 2012. He served as a Director of Energy Transfer Partners LLC from August 2000 to January 17 2007. Mr. Krimbill received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Michigan State University in 1976.