Williams Appoints Frank J. Ferazzi as Senior Vice President of Atlantic-Gulf Operating Area
June 20 2017 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) (“Williams”) today
announced that Frank J. Ferazzi has been named senior vice
president over the company’s Atlantic-Gulf operating area,
succeeding Rory Miller, who has announced his retirement.
Ferazzi has served as vice president and general manager,
Eastern Interstates (including oversight of Williams Partners’
Transco pipeline system) in the Atlantic-Gulf operating area since
2012. He has a combined 36 years of service with Williams and
Transco where he has held various commercial and customer service
leadership roles in the company’s gas pipeline business throughout
his career.
“I am pleased to announce this well-earned promotion for Frank,”
said Micheal Dunn, executive vice president and chief operating
officer of Williams. “Frank has demonstrated outstanding success in
serving our customers, leading commercial operations and growing
our pipeline business throughout his career at Williams. Our
company, our customers and our Atlantic-Gulf area employees will
all benefit from this expanded leadership role for Frank.”
Dunn also praised outgoing senior vice president Rory Miller for
his work with the operating area and expressed appreciation that
Miller will work alongside Ferazzi through July to ensure a smooth
transition.
“Transco is the nation’s largest-volume and fastest-growing
interstate natural gas pipeline system, and both Rory and Frank
deserve credit for their guidance in helping the system expand so
rapidly during Rory’s leadership tenure over the Atlantic-Gulf
operating area,” Dunn said. “We wish Rory all the best in his
retirement and certainly appreciate his many contributions to our
organization.”
Ferazzi stated, “It is an honor to be asked to lead our
outstanding Atlantic-Gulf operating area team. With our great
people and unique assets we are well positioned to continue to
deliver exceptional service for our customers and strong results
for our business.”
About Frank Ferazzi
Prior to his leadership role over the Atlantic-Gulf’s Eastern
Interstates franchise, Ferazzi served for seventeen years as vice
president over commercial operations for Williams’ pipeline
business. He has also held leadership positions over Transco
regulatory, customer rates and customer service groups.
Ferazzi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from Central Michigan University.
About Williams & Williams Partners
Williams (NYSE: WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale
infrastructure connecting U.S. natural gas and natural gas products
to growing demand for cleaner fuel and feedstocks. Headquartered in
Tulsa, Okla., Williams owns approximately 74 percent of Williams
Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ). Williams Partners is an
industry-leading, large-cap master limited partnership with
operations across the natural gas value chain from gathering,
processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural
gas liquids to petchem production of ethylene, propylene and other
olefins. With major positions in top U.S. supply basins, Williams
Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines
system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and fastest
growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power
generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’
operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas.
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