ONEOK Announces Board of Directors Changes

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 25, 2023

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) elected Lori A. Gobillot and Wayne T. Smith as directors to the board, effective September 25, 2023.

Gobillot, 62, will join the ONEOK board from the Magellan Midstream Partners board of directors where she has served as an independent director since 2016. Gobillot is a business consultant, who offers project management and strategic consulting services.

In her 13-year career with Continental Airlines/United Airlines, Gobillot held officer roles in both business and legal functions, culminating in her role as vice president, integration management from 2010 to 2012, where she led United's merger integration planning and implementation following its merger with Continental Airlines, Inc. Before joining Continental Airlines, Gobillot was an attorney with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins. Prior to attending law school, she worked in real estate development and as a consultant.

Gobillot currently serves on the board of directors of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., since 2017, where she is chair of the compensation committee. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.

Smith, 63, is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of BASF Corporation, North America. He served in this role from May 2015 through May 2021 and served as a member of the board of management directors of the parent company, BASF SE, from 2012 through May 2021.

Prior to his tenure at BASF, which began in 2004, Smith was vice president and general manager of Specialty Construction Chemicals at W.R. Grace and Company, where he led the strategy development, growth and profitability of that unit worldwide. Before joining W.R. Grace, Smith served in positions of increasing responsibility with The BOC Group, culminating as vice president and general manager of the company's packaged products business. Smith is a board member of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and he is a former director of Inter Pipeline Ltd.