Mr McCrea brings more than 20 years of industry experience to the position. He joined Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) in 1997 and has held a number of management positions with the partnership, most recently as ETP’s president of midstream operations, a capacity in which he will continue to serve.
ETP has also announced that Brian Jennings is stepping down as the partnership’s CFO to allow him to pursue other business opportunities, including other senior management opportunities at ETP.
To replace Mr Jennings, ETP has promoted Martin Salinas to CFO. Mr Salinas has been with ETP since 2004, most recently as controller and treasurer at ETP. Prior to joining ETP, Mr Salinas was a senior audit manager with KPMG in San Antonio, Texas, where he worked with clients in the energy industry.
Kelcy Warren, chairman and CEO of ETP, said: I am very excited that Mackie has been placed in this key position. Mackie has been a trusted friend and business associate of mine for more than 20 years. He has played a major role in developing our highly successful expansion projects over the last several years and we have tremendous confidence in his abilities to continue to execute our growth strategy.