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7th August 2017, 06:02 PM
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/01/high-profile-houston-business-leaders-sign-letter.html
High-profile Houston business leaders sign letter opposing Texas’ proposed ‘bathroom bill’
The letter concludes by urging Abbott to “avoid any actions, including the passage of any ‘bathroom bill,’ that would threaten our continued growth.”
The following individuals (listed in alphabetical order by company name) signed the letter:
Jeff Shellebarger, president of Chevron North America E&P and chair of the Greater Houston Partnership
Marc Watts, vice chair of the GHP
Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the GHP
Blake Pounds, managing director Houston for Accenture
Steve Stephens, CEO of Amegy Bank
Thomas Perich, chairman of Andrews, Kurth, Kenyon LLP
Eduardo Aguirre, chairman and CEO of Atlantic Partners Group LLC
Andrew Baker, managing partner of Baker Botts LLP
Manolo Sanchez, chairman of BBVA Compass
Steve Pastor, president of petroleum for BHP Billiton Petroleum
John Minge, chairman and president for BP America Inc.
Patrick C. Oxford, chairman of Bracewell LLP
Thad Hill, president and CEO of Calpine Corp.
Ric Campo, chairman and CEO of Camden Property Trust
David McClanahan, retired president and CEO of CenterPoint Energy
Tony Chase, chairman and CEO of ChaseSource
Ryan Lance, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips
George A. DeMontrond III, president of DeMontrond Automotive Group Inc.
Deborah Byers, Houston office managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP
Linda DuCharme, president of ExxonMobil Global Services Co.
Charles C. Foster, chairman of Foster LLP
Paul Hobby, founding partner of Genesis Park LP
Daniel M. Gilbane, president of Gilbane Southwest for Gilbane Building Co.
Deborah Cannon, former chair of the GHP
Earl Hesterberg, president and CEO of Group 1 Automotive
Welcome Wilson Sr., chairman of Welcome Group LLC
Jeffrey A. Miller, president and CEO of Halliburton
Lynne Liberato, partner at Haynes and Boone LLP
Jim Postl, president of James Postl Interests
Dan Bellow, Houston president of JLL
David Taylor, Houston managing partner of Locke Lord
Gina Luna, CEO of Luna Strategies
Wayne McConnell, managing partner of McConnell & Jones LLP
Carrin Patman, board chair of Metro Board of Directors
Kenneth Guidry, president of PKF Texas
Massey Villarreal, president and CEO of Precision Task Group Inc.
Duke Austin Jr., president, CEO and COO of Quanta Services
David Leebron, president of Rice University
Andy Waite, co-president of SCF Partners
Tom Ryan, chairman and CEO of Service Corporation International
Bruce Culpepper, president of Shell Oil Co.
Lisa Davis, CEO of global energy and member of the managing board for Siemens AG
John Nau, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors LP
Donna Sims-Wilson, president of Smith Graham & Co.
Dave Dunlap, president and CEO of Superior Energy Services
Fernando Assing, president and CEO of Tesco Corp.
Fred Zeidman, treasurer and CFO of Texas Heart Institute
Alan Thomson, senior partner and managing director of The Boston Consulting Group
Earl Shipp, vice president of Gulf Coast operations for The Dow Chemical Co., Freeport
Kevin Roberts, Southwest president for Transwestern
Bobby Tudor, chairman of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Anna M. Babin, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Houston
Mark Kelly, chairman of Vinson & Elkins LLP
Laura Bellows, president and chairman of the board for W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.
Denis C. Braham, attorney at law with Winstead PC
High-profile Houston business leaders sign letter opposing Texas’ proposed ‘bathroom bill’
The letter concludes by urging Abbott to “avoid any actions, including the passage of any ‘bathroom bill,’ that would threaten our continued growth.”
The following individuals (listed in alphabetical order by company name) signed the letter:
Jeff Shellebarger, president of Chevron North America E&P and chair of the Greater Houston Partnership
Marc Watts, vice chair of the GHP
Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the GHP
Blake Pounds, managing director Houston for Accenture
Steve Stephens, CEO of Amegy Bank
Thomas Perich, chairman of Andrews, Kurth, Kenyon LLP
Eduardo Aguirre, chairman and CEO of Atlantic Partners Group LLC
Andrew Baker, managing partner of Baker Botts LLP
Manolo Sanchez, chairman of BBVA Compass
Steve Pastor, president of petroleum for BHP Billiton Petroleum
John Minge, chairman and president for BP America Inc.
Patrick C. Oxford, chairman of Bracewell LLP
Thad Hill, president and CEO of Calpine Corp.
Ric Campo, chairman and CEO of Camden Property Trust
David McClanahan, retired president and CEO of CenterPoint Energy
Tony Chase, chairman and CEO of ChaseSource
Ryan Lance, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips
George A. DeMontrond III, president of DeMontrond Automotive Group Inc.
Deborah Byers, Houston office managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP
Linda DuCharme, president of ExxonMobil Global Services Co.
Charles C. Foster, chairman of Foster LLP
Paul Hobby, founding partner of Genesis Park LP
Daniel M. Gilbane, president of Gilbane Southwest for Gilbane Building Co.
Deborah Cannon, former chair of the GHP
Earl Hesterberg, president and CEO of Group 1 Automotive
Welcome Wilson Sr., chairman of Welcome Group LLC
Jeffrey A. Miller, president and CEO of Halliburton
Lynne Liberato, partner at Haynes and Boone LLP
Jim Postl, president of James Postl Interests
Dan Bellow, Houston president of JLL
David Taylor, Houston managing partner of Locke Lord
Gina Luna, CEO of Luna Strategies
Wayne McConnell, managing partner of McConnell & Jones LLP
Carrin Patman, board chair of Metro Board of Directors
Kenneth Guidry, president of PKF Texas
Massey Villarreal, president and CEO of Precision Task Group Inc.
Duke Austin Jr., president, CEO and COO of Quanta Services
David Leebron, president of Rice University
Andy Waite, co-president of SCF Partners
Tom Ryan, chairman and CEO of Service Corporation International
Bruce Culpepper, president of Shell Oil Co.
Lisa Davis, CEO of global energy and member of the managing board for Siemens AG
John Nau, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors LP
Donna Sims-Wilson, president of Smith Graham & Co.
Dave Dunlap, president and CEO of Superior Energy Services
Fernando Assing, president and CEO of Tesco Corp.
Fred Zeidman, treasurer and CFO of Texas Heart Institute
Alan Thomson, senior partner and managing director of The Boston Consulting Group
Earl Shipp, vice president of Gulf Coast operations for The Dow Chemical Co., Freeport
Kevin Roberts, Southwest president for Transwestern
Bobby Tudor, chairman of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Anna M. Babin, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Houston
Mark Kelly, chairman of Vinson & Elkins LLP
Laura Bellows, president and chairman of the board for W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.
Denis C. Braham, attorney at law with Winstead PC