Corporate Governance

Randall J. Hogan, III has served as an independent Chairperson of the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Prior to the IPO, he served as Chairperson of the board of directors of another Kodiak subsidiary from January 2019 through June 2023. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a healthcare technology leader, since January 2015 and has been an Advisor to EQT since 2018. Mr. Hogan previously served as a director of nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT), a manufacturing company for electrical connection and protection products, from May 2018 through May 2024, and as Chairperson of nVent Electric plc from May 2018 to May 2023. Mr. Hogan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pentair plc, an industrial manufacturing company, from 2001 until 2018 and as Chairperson of the Board from 2002 until 2018. Prior to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Pentair plc, Mr. Hogan held various leadership roles at Pentair plc including President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2000, and Executive Vice President and President of the Electrical and Electronic Enclosures Group from 1998 to 1999. Prior to joining Pentair plc,in 1998, Mr. Hogan served as President of United Technologies’ Carrier Transicold Division, a provider of thermal management systems to the transportation industry. Before that, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbines; held executive positions at General Electric; and served as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company. From 2008 to 2016, Mr. Hogan was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis including as Chairperson from December 2013 to January 2016. Mr. Hogan received a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas.

Director since 2023

Terry B. Bonno has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Prior to the IPO, she served as a member of the board of directors of another Kodiak subsidiary from February 2019 through June 2023. Additionally, she has served on the DNOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) board of directors and its audit committee since May 2014, and has served as a member of the DNOW Inc. environmental, social, governance and nominating committee since May 2022. From 2017 to the divestiture to 3i Group plc in 2019, Ms. Bonno served as a director of Tampnet Inc., an operator of offshore high-capacity communication networks. She also served as a director for several energy industry and charity boards. Since 2014, she has served on the board of Spindletop Community Impact Partners, a non-profit organization. In 2017, Ms. Bonno was chosen as an industry expert to serve in an advisory capacity to the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee for a three-year term ending in 2020. Ms. Bonno also served as Senior Vice President of Industry and Community Relations for Transocean Ltd. from 2017 until her retirement in October 2018. Before that, Ms. Bonno served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Transocean Ltd. from 2011 to 2017 and as Vice President of Marketing from 2008 to 2011, with oversight of Transocean’s marketing in fourteen countries. Previously, Ms. Bonno served in various director and management roles at Transocean Ltd., leading the marketing and contracts efforts for West Africa and the Americas from 2001 until 2008. Ms. Bonno received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University and she is a Certified Public Accountant.

Director since 2023

Alex N. Darden has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Prior to the IPO, he served as a member of the board of directors of another Kodiak subsidiary from January 2019 through June 2023. Mr. Darden currently serves as Chairman and President of EQT Partners Inc. (“EQT Partners”) and Head of EQT Infrastructure Advisory Team Americas. He currently serves as executive officer and a director of EQT Infrastructure Company LLC, a holding company that seeks to acquire, own and control joint venture portfolio companies in the infrastructure sector. Prior to joining EQT Partners in 2008, Mr. Darden worked at GE Energy Financial Services where he invested in energy industry assets and companies. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Darden held various positions within ABB Inc., a technology leader in electrification and automation. He is also currently serving on the board of directors of Madison Energy Infrastructure, a privately held company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates distributed generation and energy storage assets within the commercial, industrial and small utility-scale sectors and Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC, a leading privately held national solar generation and energy storage company. He previously was a member of the board of directors of Covanta Holding Corporation, Fenix Marine Services, Ltd., Contanda Terminals LLC, Direct ChassisLink Inc., Peregrine Midstream Partners LLC, Restaurant Technologies Inc and Synagro Technologies Inc.

Mr. Darden received a Bachelor of Science in Business from North Carolina State University.

Director since 2023

Chris Drumgoole has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Mr. Drumgoole currently serves as Managing Director of the Global Infrastructure Services business, of DXC Technology Company, (NYSE: DXC), an IT services company, a role he has held since April 2023. He previously served as EVP and COO of DXC Technology Company, from 2020 through 2023. Prior to joining DXC Technology Company, Mr. Drumgoole served as Global Chief Information Officer for General Electric, a role he assumed in April 2020 after serving as GE’s Chief Technology Officer since April 2014. Mr. Drumgoole joined GE from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) where he served as Chief Operating Officer of Verizon’s Terremark Cloud and Cybersecurity division. Prior to joining Verizon by acquisition, Mr. Drumgoole held a number of technology, cybersecurity and executive roles at IBM, Cable & Wireless, and Savvis.

Mr. Drumgoole served on the Board of Directors of PetSmart, Inc. where he was a member of the audit committee from November 2019 through the company’s acquisition in October 2023. Additionally, Mr. Drumgoole serves on the board of directors of ONUG, a technology leaders association, a role he has held since January 2016. He also sits on the Dean’s Advisory Board of Florida International University’s College of Engineering & Computer Science. Mr. Drumgoole also serves as President of the DXC Foundation, the corporate charitable foundation of DXC Technology.

Mr. Drumgoole received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from Pace University.

Director since 2023

Jon-Al Duplantier has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Mr. Duplantier has been a member of the board of directors of Sitio Royalties Corp., (NYSE: STR),a mineral royalties company with interests in the Permian and other U.S. basins, since December 2022; of Stellar Bancorp, Inc., (NYSE: STEL), a bank holding company, since October 2022; and of AltaGas Ltd., a North American energy infrastructure company, since February 2021. Mr. Duplantier previously served as a member of the board of directors of Brigham Minerals, Inc., a publicly traded mineral royalties’ company, from February 2021 to December 2022; and of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. from January 2021 to September 2022. Mr. Duplantier retired as President, Rental Tools and Well Services of Parker Drilling Company in July 2020 after serving in such capacity since April 2018. Prior to holding such position, Mr. Duplantier served as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel from April 2014 to March 2018, among other roles from September 2009 to April 2014. Parker Drilling Company filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in December 2018. Prior to joining Parker Drilling Company, Mr. Duplantier served in many senior legal, commercial, and environmental roles at ConocoPhillips from August 2002 to September 2009, including Senior Counsel, Exploration and Production; Managing Counsel, Indonesia; and Managing Counsel, Environmental, among other positions. Mr. Duplantier began his career as a patent attorney with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company. Mr. Duplantier received a Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Grambling State University.

Director since 2023

Gretchen Holloway has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Ms. Holloway has been a member of the board of directors of the Women Thrive Advisory Board since September 2022. Ms. Holloway has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Children’s Foundation since March 2024, and been a member of the Finance and Audit committee since July 2015. Ms. Holloway has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITC Holdings Corp., an energy company which owns and operates high-voltage electricity transmission networks since July 2017, and she previously served as Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from October 2016 to July 2017; Vice President and Treasurer from November 2015 to October 2016; Vice President, Finance from May 2014 to November 2015; and, various senior and director-level roles from January 2004 to May 2014.. In her current role, Ms. Holloway is responsible for the Company’s accounting, internal audit, treasury, financial planning and analysis, management reporting, risk management, and tax functions. Prior to joining ITC Holdings Corp., Ms. Holloway held various financial roles at CMS Energy Corp. from November 1999 to January 2004. She served as a director of Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. from May 2021 to May 2023 and of Inforum, a professional organization designed to accelerate careers for women and boost talent initiatives for companies in Michigan, from May 2019 to May 2023. Ms. Holloway began her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen.

Ms. Holloway received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Western Michigan University. In 2023, Ms. Holloway completed the Advanced Management Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Director since 2023

Robert (“Mickey”) McKee formed the Kodiak group of companies in 2010, and he has served as our President since formation and Chief Executive Officer since 2019. Mr. McKee has also served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Mr. McKee brings 22 years of experience to us with an extensive background in natural gas compression operations. Prior to founding our predecessor, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Engineering for CDM Resource Management, LLC (CDM), a provider of contract natural gas compression services, from 2003 to 2010. He also managed the Engineering and Fleet Management group, worked with vendors and OEM manufacturers, as well as managed the sales and marketing efforts of some of the highest growth areas at CDM, all the while building meaningful relationships with customers. Prior to that, Mr. McKee worked for two years in CDM’s Operations group researching and qualifying projects as well as installing compression equipment across Texas and Louisiana. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University.

Director since 2023

Margaret C. Montana has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since June 2023 in conjunction with our IPO. Prior to the IPO, she served as a member of the board of directors of another Kodiak subsidiary from February 2019 through June 2023. Ms. Montana has served since September 2020 as member of the board of directors of Gibson Energy Inc. (TSE: GEI.CA), a Canadian crude oil infrastructure company. Ms. Montana retired as Chief Executive Officer and President of Shell Midstream Partners G.P., LLC in June 2015, and served on its board of directors from June 2014 until March 2020. Ms. Montana served in many roles with Shell USA, Inc. from August 2004 to June 2015, including Executive Vice President, U.S. Pipelines and Special Projects and Executive Vice President, Supply and Distribution, where she was responsible for hydrocarbon supply to Shell’s downstream worldwide fuels manufacturing and marketing businesses. Ms. Montana has also served on the board of the Houston YMCA since 2009 and the Board of Trustees for Missouri University of Science & Technology since April 2018. Ms. Montana received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Director since 2023

Nirav Shah has served as a director on the Kodiak Board since August 2023 and previously served as a member of the board of directors of another Kodiak subsidiary from 2021 until 2022. Mr. Shah has been a Partner at EQT Partners, Inc. since 2023 and, prior to that time, since 2014, has served in various positions managing existing portfolio investments and sourcing new investment opportunities. Since October 2021, Mr. Shah has served as a director on the board of Lumos, a privately-owned fiber internet provider in the U.S. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Mr. Shah worked at AMP Capital Investors, an infrastructure private equity firm focusing on investments in the energy, transportation and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Shah received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Director since 2023