Leldon E Echols

Mr. Echols joined us as a director in January 2008. He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee of our Board. Mr. Echols also currently serves as an independent director of Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN), a leading diversified holding company with a subsidiary group that provides a variety of products and services for the transportation, industrial, construction and energy sectors. Mr. Echols brings 30 years of financial and business experience to Crosstex. After 22 years with the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP, which included serving as managing partner of the firm's audit and business advisory practice in North Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma, Mr. Echols spent six years with Centex Corporation as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He retired from Centex Corporation in June 2006. Mr. Echols is also a member of the boards of directors of two private companies: Roofing Supply Group Holdings, Inc. and Colemont Corporation. He also served on the board of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU) where he chaired the Audit Committee and was a member of the Strategic Transactions Committee until the closing of the recently completed private equity buyout of TXU. Mr. Echols earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arkansas State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of CPAs. Mr. Echols has also served as a director of Crosstex Energy GP, LLC since January 2008.