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Cheniere Energy Inc.(LNG)

700 Milam Street,
Suite 800,
Houston, TX 77002
US

Phone: (713) 375-5000
Fax: (713) 375-6000



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Sector: BASIC MATERIALS
Industry: Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration
Full Time Employees: 196

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Business Summary

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the energy business generally, including its publicly traded subsidiary partnership, Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.

Key Executives

Name: Charif Souki ,N/A
Employee since: 7/31/1996 Designation: President;; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Cheniere Energy Par Pay: 10K
Biography:
Charif Souki, a co-founder of the Company, is Chairman of the Companys Board, Chief Executive Officer and President. In December 2002, Mr. Souki assumed the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. He relinquished the title of President in April 2005 and was re-elected President again in April 2008. From June 1999 to December 2002, he was Chairman of the Board and an independent investment banker. From September 1997 until June 1999, he was Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, and he served as Secretary from July 1996 until September 1997. Mr. Souki has over 20 years of independent investment banking experience and has specialized in providing financing for microcap and small capitalization companies with an emphasis on the oil and gas industry. Mr. Souki is a director, Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC (Cheniere Partners GP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the general partner of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (Cheniere Partners), a publicly-traded limited partnership that is operating the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in which the Company has an approximate 90.6% equity interest. Mr. Souki received a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Name: Meg Gentle ,N/A
Employee since: 9/30/2005 Designation: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pay: 10K
Biography:
Meg Gentle has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2009. Prior to March 2009, she served as Senior Vice PresidentStrategic Planning & Finance since February 2008. Prior to February 2008, she served as Vice President of Strategic Planning since September 2005 and Manager of Strategic Planning since June 2004. Prior to joining Cheniere in June 2004 as Manager, Strategic Planning, Ms. Gentle spent eight years in energy market development, economic evaluation, and long-range planning. She conducted international business development and strategic planning for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a publicly traded integrated energy company, from January 1998 to May 2004 and energy market analysis for Pace Global Energy Services, an energy management and consulting firm, from August 1996 to December 1998. Ms. Gentle is currently a director and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere Partners GP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Ms. Gentle received her B.A. in Economics and International Affairs from James Madison University in May 1996 and her M.B.A. from Rice University in May 2004.
Name: Jean Abiteboul ,N/A
Employee since: 11/30/2007 Designation: Senior Vice President, International Pay: DEF 14A
Biography:
Jean Abiteboul has served as Senior Vice PresidentInternational since November 2007. Since February 2006, Mr. Abiteboul has also served as Executive Director, Cheniere LNG Services S.A.R.L., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. From 1975 until February 2006, he held different positions within Gaz de France, a publicly traded natural gas distribution company, including Secretary to the Board of Directors from 2004 until 2006;; International Executive Vice President from 2003 to 2004;; Executive Vice President, Gas Supply, Trading and Marketing from 2002 until 2003;; and Executive Vice President, Gas Supply from 1998 to 2003. He also served on the Board of Directors of Tejas Power Corporation (USA), Gas Metropolitan (Canada), Sceptre Resources (Canada) and other affiliated companies of Gaz de France in Europe. Mr. Abiteboul graduated as an Engineer from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and obtained a Diploma in Economics from Universit de Lyon.
Name: R. Keith Teague ,N/A
Employee since: 1/31/2005 Designation: Senior Vice President, Asset Group and President of Cheniere Pipeline Company Pay: DEF 14A
Biography:
R. Keith Teague has served as Senior Vice PresidentAsset Group since April 2008 and President of Cheniere Pipeline Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since January 2005. Prior to April 2008, he served as Vice PresidentPipeline Operations since May 2006. He is responsible for the development, construction and operation of the Companys LNG receiving terminal and pipeline assets. Mr. Teague began his career with the Company in February 2004 as Director of Facility Planning. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Teague served as the Director of Strategic Planning for the CMS Panhandle Companies from December 2001 until September 2003. Mr. Teague is currently a director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cheniere Partners GP. Mr. Teague received a B.S. in civil engineering from Louisiana Tech University and an M.B.A. from Louisiana State University.
Name: H. Davis Thames ,N/A
Employee since: 7/31/2005 Designation: Senior Vice President, Marketing and President of Cheniere Marketing, Inc. Pay: DEF 14A
Biography:
H. Davis Thames has served as Senior Vice PresidentMarketing of the Company since December 2007 and President of Cheniere Marketing, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since November 2007. Prior to that time, he was Vice President Marketing, Strategy & Analysis since December 2006 and Executive Vice President of Cheniere Marketing, Inc. since February 2007. Prior to joining the Company as Vice President Marketing & Analysis on July 2005, Mr. Thames worked for several years at Cross Country Energy, LLC, serving as Director of Finance, Risk Management and Credit for Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Northern Border Partners, before being promoted to Senior Director of Special Projects at the time of Cross Countrys acquisition by Southern Union and General Electric. Mr. Thames also served as President of Citrus Trading Corp. Previously, Mr. Thames worked in several structured commodity derivative and project finance teams for Enron Corp. Prior to joining Enron, Mr. Thames managed one of Flowserve Corp.s engineering groups, designing rotating equipment for the energy industry. Mr. Thames earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.