The EnLink Midstream companies (EnLink), EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC) and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (ENLK) announced that EnLink's Boards of Directors have appointed Barry E. Davis to Executive Chairman, Michael J. Garberding to President and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric D. Batchelder to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. These transitions are the result of the company's succession process, which was developed and administered by EnLink's Boards of Directors to ensure strategic leadership continuity and the company's long-term success. Additionally, the transitions enhance EnLink's strong leadership team, which is dedicated to pursuing growth through execution excellence.

Barry E. Davis has transitioned from his role as Chairman and CEO to become Executive Chairman, a newly created role in which he will continue to guide the company's long-term strategy. Davis has served as CEO since EnLink was created in 2014, following the merger of Crosstex Energy and Devon Energy Corp., a transaction that Davis was instrumental in spearheading. Michael J. Garberding is appointed President and CEO of EnLink, succeeding Davis as CEO.

In his new role, Garberding is responsible for developing and leading EnLink's corporate strategy. Additionally, as part of this transition, he has joined the boards of directors for both ENLK and ENLC. Previously, he served as EnLink's CFO since 2011 and President and CFO since 2016.

Garberding has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the energy industry and has held several executive-level positions within EnLink and its predecessors since 2008, including Senior Vice President of Business Development and Finance. He played a critical leadership role in creating EnLink's financial and corporate strategy and was instrumental in the execution and integration of the merger that formed EnLink. Under his and Davis' visionary leadership, EnLink executed more than $4.5 billion of organic expansions and acquisition-related transactions over the last three years.

Eric D. Batchelder has joined EnLink as Executive Vice President and CFO. In his new role, Batchelder is responsible for EnLink's economic strategy and oversees financial forecasting and reporting, as well as capital markets activity. Batchelder brings more than 15 years of financial leadership experience in the energy sector, most recently as Managing Director, Energy Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets.

He also has extensive experience in advising clients with mergers and acquisitions, including several EnLink transactions. Additionally, EnLink named R. Alan Marcum to the boards of directors for both ENLK and ENLC. He was selected to serve as a director due to his affiliation with Devon, his extensive knowledge of the energy industry, and his financial and business expertise.

Marcum is the Executive Vice President, Administration for Devon, a position he has served in since 2008. Steve J. Hoppe, EnLink Executive Vice President and President of the Gas Business Unit, is leaving the company to pursue other interests, effective as of January 5, 2018. Hoppe has been with EnLink since its creation in 2014, having joined the company from Devon at the time of the merger.

On January 2, 2018, the Board of Directors (the Manager Board) of EnLink Midstream Manager, LLC, the managing member of EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC), appointed Mr. Barry E. Davis to Executive Chairman of the Manager, Mr. Michael J. Garberding to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Manager, and Mr. Eric D. Batchelder to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Manager, in each case, effective as of January 2, 2018. Additionally, the Board of Directors (the Company Board) of EnLink Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (together with its affiliates, the Partnership), appointed Mr. Barry E. Davis to Executive Chairman of the Company, Mr. Michael J. Garberding to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mr. Eric D. Batchelder to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in each case, effective as of January 2, 2018.