UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
of THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2016
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33366 | 20-5913059 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 375-5000
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 11, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC (“Cheniere GP”), the general partner of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., appointed Jack Fusco as Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere GP effective as of May 12, 2016. Mr. Fusco succeeds the interim Chief Executive Officer, Neal A. Shear, who will continue to serve as a member of the Board.
Mr. Fusco, 53, served as the Executive Chairman of Calpine Corporation (“Calpine”) from May 14, 2014 through May 11, 2016, Chief Executive Officer of Calpine from August 2008 to May 14, 2014 and President of Calpine from August 2008 to December 2012. Mr. Fusco has also been a director of Calpine since August 10, 2008. From July 2004 to February 2006, Mr. Fusco served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Genco LLC. From 2002 through July 2004, Mr. Fusco was an exclusive energy investment advisor for Texas Pacific Group. From November 1998 until February 2002, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orion Power Holdings, Inc. Prior to his founding of Orion Power Holdings, Inc., Mr. Fusco was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Power, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Prior to joining Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mr. Fusco was employed by Pacific Gas & Electric Company or its affiliates in various engineering and management roles for approximately 13 years. Mr. Fusco obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. Mr. Fusco served as a director on the board of Foster Wheeler Ltd., a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, until February 2009 and on the board of Graphics Packaging Holdings, a paper and packaging company, until 2008.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||||
| By: | Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| Date: May 12, 2016 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Wortley | ||||
| Name: | Michael J. Wortley | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||