Mr. Gardner has served as a director of KMI since 2014. He served as a director of KMR and KMGP from 2011 until 2014, and he was a director of the predecessor of KMI from 1999 to 2007. Mr. Gardner has been a Managing Partner of Silverhawk Capital Partners since 2005. Mr. Gardner has served as a director of Incline Energy Partners, LP since 2015. He became chairman of the board of the general partner of CSI Compressco LP following its acquisition by Spartan Energy Partners in January 2021 and served in that role until CSI Compressco LP merged into Kodiak Gas Services in April 2024. Formerly, he served as a director of Spartan Energy Partners from 2010 until November 2021, a director of Summit Materials Inc. from 2009 to May 2020, a director of Athlon Energy Inc. from 2013 to 2014, and a director of Encore Acquisition Company from 2001 to 2010. We believe Mr. Gardner s management, business and leadership experience, and his Board experience with KMI, provides us with perspectives and judgment important to guiding our business strategies.