Karl F Kurz

Karl F. Kurz was named Chief Operating Officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in December 2006. Prior to this he served as Senior Vice President of North America Operations, Midstream and Marketing. He was named Senior Vice President of Marketing and General Manager of U.S. Onshore in May 2005 and in 2003 he served as Vice President of Marketing. He joined Anadarko as Manager of Energy Marketing in 2000. Mr. Kurz has been involved in the energy industry for more than 25 years. He began his career with ARCO Oil & Gas Company in 1983, and spent seven years in various upstream roles, with a focus on reservoir and production engineering. In 1990, he moved into ARCO Oil & Gas Company's Crude Oil Marketing Department. Mr. Kurz became Manager of Vastar Resources, Inc.'s Crude Oil and NGL Marketing Department in 1995, and was promoted to General Manager of Midstream and Marketing in 1998. He is currently the chairman of the board of American Water Works Co. Inc. Mr. Kurz holds a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1983.