HOUSTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Compression Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE: UCO) today announced the appointment of Ernie L. Danner to the
newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, effective July 1, 2006. Mr. Danner will have responsibility for all
company operations worldwide, in addition to the marketing, environmental and
safety functions. Mr. Danner will continue to report to Stephen A. Snider,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and will continue to serve as
a director of Universal.
Mr. Danner most recently served as Executive Vice President and President,
International Division. He joined Universal in 1998 and has also served as
Chief Financial Officer and President, Latin American Division. Prior to
joining Universal, Mr. Danner served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior
Vice President of MidCon Corp., an interstate pipeline company and a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of INDSPEC Chemical Company, where he
also served as a director. Mr. Danner is also a director of Tide-Air, Inc.,
Copano Energy, L.L.C., Horizon Lines, LLC and serves on the Board of Trustees
of the John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ernie as Chief Operating
Officer. He has materially contributed to Universal's growth since our
acquisition of Tidewater Compression Service in 1998. With his wide range of
experience, Ernie is well-qualified to serve in his new role as we continue
efforts to provide a premier level of customer service and pursue additional
business opportunities in both domestic and international markets," said
Stephen A. Snider, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Universal. "With Ernie's new duties, I will focus even more of my time on the
strategic management of our company, including our continued growth, our
investors and the continued development of our workforce."
Universal, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading natural gas
compression services company, providing a full range of contract compression,
sales, operations, maintenance and fabrication services to the domestic and
international natural gas industry.
SOURCE Universal Compression Holdings, Inc.
06/29/2006
CONTACT: David Oatman, Vice President, Investor Relations, Universal
Compression Holdings, Inc., +1-713-335-7460
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