Independent ChairmanWouter van Kempen
Wouter van Kempen is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Civitas Resources, Inc. Mr. van Kempen was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for DCP Midstream from January 2013 until December 2022. Mr. van Kempen was previously DCP Midstream’s President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2012 until January 2013, where he led the gathering and processing and the marketing and logistics business units and oversaw all corporate functions of the organization; President, Gathering and Processing, from January 2012 to August 2012; President, Midcontinent Business Unit, and Chief Development Officer, from August 2010 to December 2011. Prior to joining DCP Midstream in August 2010, Mr. van Kempen was President of Duke Energy Generation Services from September 2006 to July 2010 and Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions from December 2005 to September 2006. Mr. van Kempen joined Duke Energy in 2003 and served in a number of management positions. Prior to Duke Energy, Mr. van Kempen was employed by General Electric, where he served in increasing roles of responsibility becoming the staff executive for corporate mergers and acquisitions in 1999. Mr. van Kempen holds a Masters in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.