Robert L. Sluder, age 57, was President of Kern River Gas Transmission Company, the owner and operator of a 1,700-mile interstate natural gas pipeline between southwestern Wyoming and southern California, from February 2002 to December 2005, when he retired. He was Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Williams Companies in Salt Lake City from December 2001 to February 2002 and Vice President of Williams Operations from January 1996 to December 2001. Mr. Sluder served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Kern River from 1995 to 1996 and as Director, Operations for Kern River from 1991 to 1995. Prior to that time, he held a variety of engineering and construction supervisory positions with various companies. |