Clark C. Smith, 56, currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Buckeye GP. Prior to joining the management team in February 2009, he served on the board of directors of Buckeye GP from October 2007 until February 2009. Mr. Smith was a private investor between July 2007 and October 2007. From June 2004 through June 2007, Mr. Smith served as Managing Director of Engage Investments, L.P., a private company established to provide consulting services to, and to make equity investments in, energy-related businesses. Mr. Smith was Executive Vice President of El Paso Corporation and President of El Paso Merchant Energy Group, a division of El Paso Corporation, from August 2000 until May 2003, and a private investor from May 2003 to June 2004. The Board elected Clark C. Smith, Buckeye GPs President and Chief Operating Officer, to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Buckeye GP, effective as of February 10, 2012. Mr. Smith will retain the office of President of Buckeye GP, but will resign his position as Chief Operating Officer.

Forrest E. Wylie, 48, was named Chairman of the Board, CEO and a director of Buckeye GP and of BGHs general partner on June 25, 2007. Mr. Wylie was also the President of Buckeye GP and BGHs general partner from June 25, 2007 until he resigned, solely from such position, on October 25, 2007. Prior to his appointment, he served as Vice Chairman of Pacific Energy Management LLC, an entity affiliated with Pacific Energy Partners, L.P., a refined product and crude oil pipeline and terminal partnership, from March 2005 until Pacific Energy Partners, L.P. merged with Plains All American, L.P. in November 2006. Mr. Wylie was President and CFO of NuCoastal Corporation, a midstream energy company, from May 2002 until February 2005. From November 2006 to June 25, 2007, Mr. Wylie was a private investor. Mr. Wylie currently serves on the board of directors and the Audit Committee of Coastal Energy Company, a publicly traded entity. Previously, Mr. Wylie served as a director of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. where he served on the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. We believe the breadth of Mr. Wylies experience in the energy industry, through his current position as the Partnerships CEO and the past employment described above, as well as his current board of director positions, have given him valuable knowledge about the Partnerships business and the Partnerships industry that make him an asset to our general partners board of directors. Furthermore, Mr. Wylies leadership abilities and communication skills make him particularly qualified to be Buckeye GPs Chairman. On January 13, 2012, Mr. Wylies announcement of his intention to resign as Chief Executive Officer effective as of February 10, 2012.

Keith E. St.Clair, 54, currently serves as Senior Vice President and CFO of Buckeye GP. Prior to his appointment in November 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Magnum Coal Company, one of the largest coal producers in Central Appalachia, from January 2006 until its sale to Patriot Coal Corporation in July 2008, after which he continued as an independent financial consultant to Patriot through October 2008. Mr. St.Clair was Senior Vice President and CFO of Trade-Ranger, Inc. (Trade-Ranger), a global business-to-business marketplace for electronic procurement and supply chain management for the oil and gas industry from March 2002 until its sale in May 2005, after which he continued as an independent financial consultant to Trade-Ranger until January 2006. Mr. St.Clair is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Malecky, 48, has been with Buckeye for over 20 years. Most recently, he served as Buckeyes Senior Vice President, Customer Services since August 2011. Mr. Malecky was Buckeyes Vice President, Customer Services from July 2009 to August 2011 and its Vice President, Marketing from 2000 to 2009. Effective January 13, 2012, as part of a reorganization of the senior management of Buckeye GP the Board elected Robert A. Malecky, who will remain a Senior Vice President of Buckeye GP, to be Buckeyes President, Domestic Pipelines and Terminals.

Khalid A. Muslih, 39, was named Vice President, Corporate Development of Buckeye GP in February 2010. Mr. Muslih also has been the President of Buckeyes Development & Logistics segment since May 2009. Mr. Muslih has held the Vice President, Corporate Development position with Services Company since June 2007. From November 2006 through June 2007, Mr. Muslih was a private investor. Mr. Muslih served as Vice President, Corporate Development of Pacific Energy Management LLC, an entity affiliated with Pacific Energy Partners, L.P., from March 2005 until Pacific Energy Partners, L.P. merged with Plains All American, L.P. in November 2006. Mr. Muslih served as Commercial Officer, Mergers & Acquisitions of NuCoastal Corporation from July 2002 until March 2005.