CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pembina
Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or "the Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE:
PBA) announced today that Mr. Gordon J.
Kerr has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective
January 15, 2015.
Mr. Kerr currently serves on the Board of Directors of Laricina
Energy Ltd. and is a member of the Management Advisory Council of
the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Mr. Kerr is a former
President and Chief Executive Officer of Enerplus Corporation, a
position he held from May 2001 until
July 2013. He is also a past Chairman
of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, a former
director of Deer Creek Energy Limited and a past member of the
Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Since beginning his career in
1979, he has gained extensive management experience in leadership
positions at various oil and gas companies. Mr. Kerr commenced
employment with Enerplus Corporation and its predecessors in 1996,
holding positions of increasing responsibility, including the
positions of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President.
Mr. Kerr graduated from the University of
Calgary in 1976 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He
received a Chartered Accountant designation and was admitted as a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta in 1979 and was later appointed a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta in February
2011.
"I would like to welcome Mr. Kerr to our team of directors,"
said Randy Findlay, Pembina's
Chairman of the Board. "His extensive leadership experience in the
oil and gas industry and intimate understanding of finance and
accounting will contribute to the depth and expertise of our Board
and be valuable for Pembina and its shareholders as we continue to
deliver on our business strategy and execute our growth plans."
About Pembina
Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline
Corporation is a leading transportation and midstream service
provider that has been serving North
America's energy industry for 60 years. Pembina owns and
operates pipelines that transport various hydrocarbon liquids
including conventional and synthetic crude oil, heavy oil and oil
sands products, condensate (diluent) and natural gas liquids
produced in western Canada. The
Company also owns and operates gas gathering and processing
facilities and an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and
logistics business. With facilities strategically located in
western Canada and in natural gas
liquids markets in eastern Canada
and the U.S., Pembina also offers a full spectrum of midstream and
marketing services that spans across its operations. Pembina's
integrated assets and commercial operations enable it to offer
services needed by the energy sector along the hydrocarbon value
chain.
For further information:
Investor Inquiries:
Scott Burrows
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
(403) 231-3156
1-855-880-7404
e-mail: investor-relations@pembina.com
Media Inquiries:
Laura Lunt
Senior Manager, Regulatory, Environment & External
Relations
(403) 231-7500
(PPL. PPL.DB.C. PBA)