Joseph Griffin was elected Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Hiland Partners� general partner in June 2007. Mr. Griffin comes to Hiland from Lumen Midstream Partnership, a subsidiary of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, where since June 2004 he served as Executive Vice President over multiple facets of its business. In 1989, Mr. Griffin co-founded Lumen Midstream where he held various senior level management positions and served as a director until Lumen was sold in June 2004 to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University and is also a Certified Public Accountant. |