Williams Names Miller to General Counsel Position
June 22 2015 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that Sarah Miller has been
named general counsel of the company, effective June 20, 2015.
Williams’ board of directors has confirmed Miller’s role. She will
report directly to Williams President and Chief Executive Officer
Alan Armstrong.
Miller will lead Williams’ legal team, succeeding Craig Rainey
who has retired. Miller, who previously served as vice president,
corporate secretary and assistant general counsel for the company’s
corporate secretary team, was appointed to the interim general
counsel position in March 2015.
“Sarah provided strong leadership while serving in the interim
general counsel role and, throughout her career at Williams, she
has consistently demonstrated her ability to deliver sound legal
counsel, especially during periods of growth and change,” said
Armstrong. “I look forward to having Sarah on our executive officer
team to help lead Williams toward our goal of becoming North
America’s leading natural gas infrastructure provider.”
Miller joined Williams in 2000 and has served in a variety of
legal leadership roles. In addition to serving as corporate
secretary and assistant general counsel, she has also served as
senior counsel for the company’s midstream business, and as senior
attorney for the legal department’s business development team.
Prior to joining Williams, Miller was a litigation associate at
Crowe & Dunlevy.
Miller earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with Honors
in 1993 from Oklahoma State University. She graduated Summa Cum
Laude and earned her Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City
University in 1997. Miller currently serves as Board Development
Chair for Transitional Living Centers of Oklahoma, where she has
served as a Board member since 2013. She previously served as
Advisory Council Chair for Marquette Catholic School and a board
member for Neighbor for Neighbor. She is a graduate of Leadership
Tulsa Class 36.
About Williams
Williams (NYSE: WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale
infrastructure connecting North American natural gas and natural
gas products to growing demand for cleaner fuel and feedstocks.
Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., Williams owns approximately 60
percent of Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ), including all of the
2 percent general-partner interest. 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 and also in
Canada, 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. www.williams.com
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statements” as defined by federal law. Although the company
believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe
harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform
Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to
material changes in performance is contained in the company’s
annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
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