D. CLAY BRETCHES was appointed executive vice president, Operations, in January 2019.
Previously, Mr. Bretches was the company’s senior vice president of U.S. Midstream Operations. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bretches served as the president and CEO of Sendero Midstream and in various leadership roles at Anadarko for 14 years prior to that. At Anadarko, Mr. Bretches served as vice president, E&P Services and Minerals from 2010 to 2014. From 2005 to 2010, he held the position of vice president, Marketing and Minerals and was instrumental in the formation of Western Gas Partners, a midstream MLP. Earlier in his career, he held operations and engineering roles at Vastar Resources and ARCO.
Mr. Bretches received a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in business from The University of Texas at Austin.