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Mr. Brown has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of our general partner since October 2024, a member of our Board since August 2019, as Chairperson of the Sustainability Committee from February 2021 to October 2024, and as a member of the Compensation Committee from February 2022 to May 2025. From April 2022 to June 2024, Mr. Brown served as Chief Financial Officer of FREYR Battery, which provided industrial scale clean battery solutions to reduce global emissions. Mr. Brown previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and Supply Chain of Occidental from November 2018 to March 2020. In this role, Mr. Brown was responsible for, among other things, Occidental's global business development functions and global supply chain management. Mr. Brown also served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development from July 2017 to November 2018. Prior to joining Occidental in 2016, Mr. Brown worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he most recently served as managing director and co-head of Americas Energy Investment Banking. Mr. Brown served as Occidental's designated representative on the board of directors of Plains All American Pipeline's governing entity, PAA GP Holdings LLC (NYSE: PAA and PAGP) from August 2017 to September 2019.

Mr. Holderman has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of our general partner since August 2024, as Senior Vice President, South Operations of our general partner since October 2022, and as Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of our general partner from August 2022 to October 2022. Before joining WES, Mr. Holderman served as Director, Delaware Basin Asset for Oxy USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Occidental, assuming the role in November 2018. Previously, Mr. Holderman had served as the Asset Manager overseeing Occidental's Midland Basin assets in West Texas, assuming that role in June 2017. Mr. Holderman joined Occidental in December 2013, and held various engineering and operations leadership roles across drilling, completions, and production operations. Prior to joining Occidental, Mr. Holderman had nine years of experience in engineering, upstream operations, and commercial roles with ExxonMobil.

Ms. Shults has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner since May 2022, as Senior Vice President, Finance and Communications of our general partner since May 2021, and as Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications of our general partner since November 2019. Ms. Shults joined Anadarko in 2015 and has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. During her career at Anadarko, Ms. Shults served in various roles of increasing responsibility throughout Anadarko's tax organization, including Director of Tax Compliance and Reporting from March 2018 to November 2019 and Worldwide Tax Manager from February 2017 to February 2018. Ms. Shults began her career in the tax practice of Ernst & Young, LLP, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Dial has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of our general partner since December 2019. Prior to joining Western Midstream, from January 2018 to September 2019, Mr. Dial served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of the general partner of American Midstream Partners, LP. Mr. Dial also previously spent over 10 years in a number of in-house legal roles, most recently as General Counsel of Susser Holdings II, LP, Associate General Counsel of Susser Holdings Corporation, and Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Sunoco LP. Mr. Dial began his career as an Associate Attorney in the corporate section of the Houston office of Andrews Kurth, LLP, working on corporate, capital markets, governance, and other transactional matters primarily in the energy industry.

Ms. Green has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of our general partner since May 2021, and as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of our general partner from October 2019 to May 2021. Ms. Green joined Anadarko in 2001 and served in a variety of roles throughout the accounting and finance organization, including internal audit, technical U.S. GAAP accounting, internal controls, and as Director, Expenditure Accounting from March 2018 to September 2019. Prior to joining Anadarko, Ms. Green began her career as an auditor with Grant Thornton LLP in the United Kingdom and Houston and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ms. Stewart has served as a member of our Board, and as a member of the Audit Committee and Special Committee, since September 2020, and as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee since February 2022. Ms. Stewart serves as Executive Chairman of Sheridan Production Partners, a position she has held since April 2020. From the founding of Sheridan in 2006, she served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer overseeing all aspects of Sheridan acquisitions and the implementation of Sheridan's strategy. Ms. Stewart has more than 44 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in engineering and management positions. Prior to founding Sheridan, Ms. Stewart served as Executive Vice President of El Paso Corporation and President of El Paso E&P and other non-regulated businesses. Prior to her time at El Paso, Ms. Stewart spent 20 years at Apache, leaving in January 2004 as Executive Vice President with responsibility for reservoir engineering, business development, land, environmental, health and safety, and corporate purchasing. Ms. Stewart maintains the National Association of Corporate Directors' Director Certification (NACD.DC) and earned a Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. From December 2019 to March 2024, Ms. Stewart served as an Independent Director of Jadestone Energy, an AIM-listed public energy company focused on Southeast Asia. Ms. Stewart is currently a director of Coterra Energy, an NYSE listed energy company focused in the Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin, and Marcellus Shale.

Mr. Owen has served as a member of our Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee, member of the Special Committee since September 2020, and member of the Sustainability Committee since May 2025. Mr. Owen also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of South Coast Terminals, one of the largest independent manufacturers of specialty chemicals and lubricant additives in the United States. Mr. Owen previously served as Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Moda Midstream from 2015 to 2018. Prior to Moda, Mr. Owen was at Oiltanking Partners, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OILT) and Oiltanking North America (OTNA). Mr. Owen originally joined OTNA in 2011 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and led the IPO of Oiltanking Partners. Before he joined Oiltanking, Mr. Owen worked in the energy investment banking groups at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Investment Bank, where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs, and equity and debt transactions primarily for the midstream energy sector.

Mr. Schulte has served as a member of our Board, Chairperson of the Special Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee since September 2020. From September 2010 to June 2024, Mr. Schulte served on the board of, and as Chief Executive Officer of, CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc., the first publicly traded energy infrastructure real estate investment trust. Mr. Schulte was also a co-founder and a Managing Director of Tortoise Capital Advisors where, from 2002 to 2015, he served on the investment committee and as a leader of new fund development, and as President of several NYSE listed closed-end funds. With assets under management of $16 billion when he left to lead CorEnergy, Tortoise had been a pioneer in developing funds focused on listed energy infrastructure debt and equity securities, including the first closed-end master limited partnership fund in 2004. Prior to co-founding Tortoise, Mr. Schulte had professional experience in private equity, including energy distribution companies, investment banking, and securities law. Mr. Schulte also served on the board of directors and audit committee for Elecsys Corporation from 1995 to 1999, and on the board of directors and audit committee for Inergy, L.P. from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Schulte is an attorney and Certified Public Accountant (both non-practicing), as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr. Phillips has served as a member of our Board, and as a member of the Special Committee and Compensation Committee, since May 2025. Mr. Phillips has 48 years of experience in the energy industry, most recently serving as Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crestwood Equity Partners LP, from its formation in October 2010 until its merger with Energy Transfer LP in November 2023. Prior to founding Crestwood, Mr. Phillips served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. (formerly El Paso Energy Partners LP), and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eastex Energy, Inc. Mr. Phillips serves as a director of South Bow Corporation, which transports Canadian crude oil production to refining markets in the US Midwest and Gulf Coast, and as a director of Enstor, Inc., which is the largest privately owned natural gas storage company in the United States. Mr. Phillips has previously served as an independent director of Pride International, Inc. and Bonavista Energy Corporation. Prior to Crestwood's merger with Energy Transfer, Mr. Phillips served on the board of directors of the Energy Infrastructure Council, where he co-chaired its ESG Committee, which focused on the development and implementation of industry-wide sustainability standards across the midstream sector. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Phillips served on the National Petroleum Council which advises the United States Department of Energy on oil and gas related matters. Mr. Phillips has also completed the International Directors Programme in corporate governance at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Ms. Clark has served as a member of our Board since December 2020, as a member of the Sustainability Committee since February 2021 and as its Chairperson since October 2024, and as a member of the Compensation Committee since February 2022. Ms. Clark presently holds the position of Vice President, Corporate Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, and Deputy General Counsel at Occidental, having joined Occidental in 2014. Prior to joining Occidental, Ms. Clark was Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer at a private equity-backed industrial distributor to the energy and petrochemicals markets. Before that, Ms. Clark was a Partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and corporate governance. She began her legal career as an Associate with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz where she practiced corporate law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Clark was an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Mr. Bennett has served as a member of our Board since August 2019, as Chairperson of the Board since December 2021, and as a member of the Board's Compensation Committee since February 2022. Mr. Bennett currently serves as Senior Vice President, Commercial Development, for Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Within this role, Mr. Bennett is responsible for strategic guidance supporting long-term strategy, commercial development and organizational development, and leading teams including New Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Ventures, U.S. Onshore Portfolio Management, and Integrated Land and Power Development. He previously served as President, U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management, and President, Commercial Development at Occidental from October 2020 to February 2026. In this role, Mr. Bennett was responsible for the strategic direction and capital placement for Occidental's U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management business. Prior to that, he was President and General Manager of Permian Resources and the Rockies. Under his leadership, Permian Resources was the leader in well productivity and capital efficiency in the Permian Basin, one of the leading oil and gas basins in the world. He also oversaw Occidental's oil and gas operations in the Rockies, where the Company is a leading producer in the DJ Basin. Mr. Bennett has 36 years of industry experience with a strong record of accomplishment in technology, operations and financial leadership. His previous roles also include Senior Vice President of Permian Resources and President and General Manager, Permian Resources New Mexico unit, where he led the business to achieve play-leading performance. Mr. Bennett has also served as Chief Transformation Officer, responsible for aligning technical initiatives, organization and business processes and Vice President, Portfolio and Optimization, pioneering advancements in portfolio and development planning, as well as innovative logistical and operational solutions. As Operations Manager, Permian Enhanced Oil Recovery, he oversaw significant improvements in production, operability and cost. Mr. Bennett joined Oxy as Vice President, Supply Chain - Western Hemisphere, where his responsibilities included global procurement. Prior to joining Oxy in 2004, he held a variety of strategy, operations, supply chain and finance roles with SAIC, Hess and Texaco. Since June 2023, Mr. Bennett has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Net Power Inc., an NYSE listed company focused on renewable energy.

Mr. Forthuber has served as a member of our Board and the Sustainability Committee since December 2021. Prior to his retirement on December 31, 2025, he served as President of Oxy Energy Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental. In this role, Mr. Forthuber had global functional responsibility for midstream and marketing of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. In addition, Mr. Forthuber had global functional responsibility for Health and Safety. Mr. Forthuber has more than 40 years of industry experience in oil and gas operations. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and project management since joining Occidental with the acquisition of Altura Energy in 2000. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Worldwide Operations for Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation. Prior to joining Occidental, Mr. Forthuber served in engineering roles for Altura Energy and Exxon. Since June 2023, Mr. Forthuber has served on the Board of Directors of Net Power, Inc., an NYSE listed company focused on renewable energy.