Plains GP Holdings announced that effective from January 28, 2014, Victor Burk has been appointed as an independent member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Burk has been a Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal since April 2009. He recently served as a director and as chairman of the audit committee of the general partner of PAA Natural Gas Storage, L.P. from April 2010 until it was acquired by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. in December 2013.