William R. Cordes

William R. Cordes serves as an independent director and audit committee chair of KYN. Mr. Cordes has worked in the natural gas industry for more than 35 years, including positions as Chief Executive Officer of Northern Border Partners, L.P. and President of each Northern Border Pipeline Company, Northern Natural Gas Company, and Transwestern Pipeline Company. Mr. Cordes began his career with Northern Natural Gas Company in 1970 and held a number of accounting, regulatory affairs and executive positions in the natural gas retail and interstate pipeline divisions of the company. Mr. Cordes previously served on the board of directors of Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, Northern Border Partners, L.P., the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and as past Chairman of the Midwest Energy Association. Mr. Cordes graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Business Administration.