James Whalen

James W. Whalen is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and presently is Executive Chairman of TRI Resources, Inc. and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp. He is also on the board of Targa Resources Partners LP (former Executive Chairman), Targa Resources Corp. (former Executive Chairman) and Floridian Natural Gas Storage Co. LLC. In the past James W. Whalen occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Parker Drilling Co., Chief Financial Officer of Diversified Diagnostic Products, Inc., Executive Chairman of Targa Resources Partners LP, Executive Chairman at Targa Resources GP LLC, Chief Financial Officer for Tejas Gas Corp., Senior Vice President-Finance of Coastal Corp., Chief Commercial Officer at Coral Energy LP and Chief Commercial Officer at Coral Energy Holding LP. James W. Whalen received an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from St. Louis University.