PVR Partners, L.P. - About PVR

William H. Shea , , Jr. ,

William H. Shea, Jr. has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of PVR’s general partner since June, 2012. From March 2010 to June 2012, Mr. Shea served as a director and as Chief Executive Officer of PVR’s general partner. Mr. Shea also served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of PVR GP, LLC, the former owner of our general partner, from March 2010 to March 2011 and as a director of Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE: PVA) from July 2007 to March 2010. Mr. Shea served as the Chairman of Buckeye GP LLC, the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., a refined petroleum products pipeline partnership, from May 2004 to July 2007, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Buckeye GP LLC from September 2000 to July 2007 and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Buckeye GP LLC from July 1998 to September 2000. From August 2006 to July 2007, Mr. Shea served as Chairman of MainLine Management LLC, the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings, L.P., and as President and Chief Executive Officer of MainLine Management LLC from May 2004 to July 2007. Mr. Shea also serves as a director of Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc., a non-diversified closed-end energy sector fund, Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company, a non-diversified closed-end management investment company and NISKA Gas Gathering Storage Partners LLC, an independent owner and operator of natural gas storage assets in North America. Mr. Shea has an agreement with Riverstone Holdings LLC, pursuant to which he has agreed to serve on the boards of Carlyle/Riverstone Funds portfolio companies.

Edward B. Cloues , , II ,

Edward B. Cloues, II has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since January 2003 and has served as Chairman of the Board since July 2011. Mr. Cloues is a director and the non-executive Chairman of the Board of each of AMREP Corporation and Penn Virginia Corporation and also serves as a director of Hillenbrand, Inc. From January 1998 until April 2010, Mr. Cloues served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of K-Tron International, Inc., a provider of material handling equipment and systems. From October 1979 to January 1998, Mr. Cloues was a partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a global law firm.

James L. Gardner , ,

James L. Gardner has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since January 2006. Since 2005, Mr. Gardner has been an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Freed-Hardeman University. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Gardner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Massey Energy Company, or Massey, a coal mining company. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Gardner was in the private practice of law, principally representing Massey. He also served as a director of Massey from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Gardner served as Senior Vice President of Massey from 1994 to 2000 and as General Counsel from 1993 to 2000. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Gardner was an attorney at the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP.

Robert J. Hall , ,

Robert J. Hall has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since March 2011. Mr. Hall previously served as a director of PVG GP, LLC, the former owner of PVR’s general partner, from September 2006 to March 2011. Since May 2012, Mr. Hall has served as Chief Executive Officer of Philadelphia Media Network, the former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. From October 2010 to May 2012, Mr. Hall served as Chief Operating Officer of Philadelphia Media Network. From June 2004 to October 2010, Mr. Hall provided consulting services in newspaper industry acquisitions. From January 2004 to May 2004, Mr. Hall was retired. From 1990 to December 2003, Mr. Hall served as Publisher and Chairman of Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., which, at the time, published The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Hall served as General Manager of Detroit Free Press, and from 1989 to 1990, he served as Chairman of Detroit Free Press.

Thomas W. Hofmann , ,

Thomas W. Hofmann has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since May 2009. Since December 2008, Mr. Hofmann has been retired. Mr. Hofmann served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sunoco, Inc., an oil refining and marketing company, from January 2002 to December 2008 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sunoco from July 1998 to January 2002. Mr. Hofmann also serves as a director of West Pharmaceuticals Services, Inc., a pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer, and Northern Tier Energy, Inc., a downstream energy company. In the last five years, he has also served on the board of directors of the general partner of Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P. and VIASYS Healthcare Inc.

E. Bartow Jones , ,

E. Bartow Jones has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since May 2012. Mr. Jones is currently a Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings LLC, an energy and power-focused private equity firm, where he has been employed since 2001 and is responsible for sourcing and managing energy investments. Mr. Jones has been active across a variety of sectors in the energy industry, with significant experience in midstream, mining, and exploration and production. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Jones was an Associate in the M&A group at J.P. Morgan in New York. Mr. Jones currently serves on the Boards of Directors (or equivalent) of Foresight Reserves L.P., a company research firm, Legend Production Holdings, LLC, a North American natural gas focused acquisition, development and exploitation company, Quintana Shipping Investors LLC, an international shipping company targeting the acquisition and operation of dry bulk vessels, Targe Energy LLC, Vantage Energy, LLC and Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC and related entities. In the last five years, Mr. Jones served on the boards of directors of Buckeye GP LLC, the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., and MainLine Management LLC, the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.

Marsha R. Perelman , ,

Marsha R. Perelman has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since May 2005. In 1993, Ms. Perelman founded, and since then has been the Chief Executive Officer of, Woodforde Management, Inc., a holding company. In 1983, she co-founded, and from 1983 to 1990 served as the President of, Clearfield Ohio Holdings, Inc., a gas gathering and distribution company. In 1983, she also co-founded, and from 1983 to 1990 served as Vice President of, Clearfield Energy, Inc., a crude oil gathering and distribution company. Ms. Perelman also serves as a director of Penn Virginia Corporation.

John C. van Roden , , Jr. ,

John C. van Roden, Jr. has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since March 2011. Mr. van Roden previously served as a director of PVG GP, LLC, the former owner of PVR’s general partner, since September 2006. From January 2007 to December 2008, Mr. van Roden served as a consultant to P.H. Glatfelter Company, a global manufacturer of specialty papers and engineered products. From July 2006 to December 2006, Mr. van Roden served as Executive Vice President of P.H. Glatfelter Company, and from April 2003 to June 2006, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of P.H. Glatfelter Company. From 1998 to April 2003, Mr. van Roden served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conectiv, a company engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas to customers in the Mid-Atlantic region. From 1982 to 1998, Mr. van Roden served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lukens, Inc., a producer of specialty steel. Mr. van Roden serves as a director of Airgas, Inc., a distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and welding products, H.B. Fuller Company, a manufacturer and retailer of specialty chemical and adhesive products, and Horsehead Holding Corp., a producer of zinc and related materials.

Andrew W. Ward , ,

Andrew W. Ward has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since May 2012. Mr. Ward is currently a Partner and Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings LLC, an energy and power-focused private equity firm, where he has been employed since 2002 and is responsible for sourcing and managing energy investments with a particular emphasis on the midstream segment. Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Ward was a Partner and Managing Director with Hyperion Partners/Ranieri & Co., a private equity fund that specializes in investments in the financial services and real estate sectors. Mr. Ward currently serves on the Boards of Directors (or equivalent) of Gibson Energy ULC and related entities, USA Compression Holdings, LLC, Riverstone Vantage Pipeline US LP and Riverstone Vantage Pipeline Canada LP, Hestya Energy B.V. and Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC and related entities. In the last five years, Mr. Ward served on the boards of directors of Buckeye GP LLC, the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., and MainLine Management LLC, the general partner of Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.

Jonathan B. Weller , ,

Jonathan B. Weller has served as a director of PVR’s general partner since March 2011. Mr. Weller previously served as a director of PVG GP, LLC, the former owner of PVR’s general partner, since September 2006. Mr. Weller has been retired since 2009. From January 2007 to May 2009, Mr. Weller was an Adjunct Lecturer at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1994 to April 2006, Mr. Weller served in various capacities with Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, an owner, operator and developer of shopping centers in the eastern United States, including as Vice Chairman from 2004 to April 2006, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 2004 and as a member of the board of Trustees from 1994 to March 2006. Mr. Weller serves as a director of AMREP Corporation, a real estate and media services company and a member of the board of advisors of Momentum Real Estate Partners, LLC, a Florida real estate company.

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