BOARD OF DIRECTORS »
Louis A. Simpson
Chairman
SQ Advisors, LLC
Naples, Florida
Nominated for  
election in June 2011
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V. Burns Hargis  (1)
President  
Oklahoma State University  
Stillwater, Oklahoma
(1)  Audit Committee
(2) Lead Independent Director
(3)  Compensation Committee
(4)  Nominating and Corporate  
Governance Committee
Aubrey K. McClendon 
Chairman of the Board  
and Chief Executive Officer  
Chesapeake Energy Corporation 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Merrill A.
  “Pete” Miller, Jr. (1,2 )
Chairman, President and CEO  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.  
Houston, Texas
Kathleen M. Eisbrenner  (3,4)
Founder and CEO
Next Decade
The Woodlands, Texas
STANDING (LEFT TO RIGHT)
Frank Keating  (3)
Former Governor, Oklahoma  
President and CEO  
American Bankers Association  
Washington, D.C.
Frederick B. 
Whittemore  (3,4)
Advisory Director  
Morgan Stanley  
New York, New York
Retiring from the  
Board in June 2011
Charles T. Maxwell  (3,4)
Senior Energy Analyst
Weeden & Co.
Greenwich, Connecticut
Don Nickles  (4)
Former U.S. Senator, Oklahoma  
Founder and President  
The Nickles Group, LLC  
Washington, D.C.
SEATED (LEFT TO RIGHT)
Richard K Davidson  (1)  
Retired Chairman and CEO  
Union Pacific Corporation  
Bonita Springs, Florida
Governance 
Our Board of Directors is responsible to our shareholders for the oversight of the company and for the imple -
mentation and operation of an effective and sound corporate governance environment. We believe that effec -
tive corporate governance contributes to long -term corporate performance. An effective governance structure 
should reinforce a culture of corporate integrity, foster the company’s pursuit of long-term strategic goals of 
growth and profit and ensure quality and continuity of corporate leadership. Our directors will continue to be 
diligent in their efforts to preserve the public trust while fostering the long-term success of the company.