Jaime R. Casas appointed as Western Gas New CFO

Western Gas Partners and Western Gas Equity Partners announced that the boards of directors have appointed Jaime R. Casas as Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Partnerships effective immediately. He will succeed Benjamin M. Fink, who was recently named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Partnerships.

Prior to joining Western Gas, Mr. Casas served as Senior VP and CFO of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Previously, he served as VP and CFO of the general partner of LRR Energy, L.P., a publicly traded exploration and production master limited partnership, from 2011 until its sale in 2015, and as VP and CFO of Laredo Energy, from 2009 to 2011.

Benjamin Fink  said that they are delighted to have added such a seasoned energy executive to their executive team. Jaime brings a long and successful track record of financial leadership in the energy industry, and has managed both corporate and master limited partnership publicly traded entities. His experience and expertise are a great fit for Western Gas as it continues to deliver sustainable growth as a large-cap MLP.