Ex-Energy Secretary Rick Perry Joins Energy Transfer Board

  • Perry appointed to board of Energy Transfer’s general partner
  • Former Texas governor previously served on company’s board

Rick Perry, former U.S. secretary of energy.

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Former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is joining the board of the general partner that controls Dallas-based pipeline giant Energy Transfer LP.

The move puts Perry, who departed the Energy Department in December, back at the table of one of the biggest pipeline operators in the U.S. Billionaire Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer has made headlines for pursuing large projects and transactions that sometimes irked shareholders and regulators.