Effective as of January 14, 2014, H. Davis Thames, ceased to serve as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere Energy, Inc. Thames is on a personal leave of absence from the company. On January 14, 2014, the board of directors of the company elected Michael J. Wortley as the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. prior to this appointment, Wortley was Vice President, Strategy and Risk of the company. Wortley served as Vice President, Strategy and Risk of the company since January 2013. prior to January 2013, he served as Vice President business development and President of Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, since September 2011. He is
currently a director and the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC.