Enterprise GP Holdings was a midstream energy holding company based in

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, that made its debut on the

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list at #177 in 2007.FORTUNE 500 2007: Enterprise GP Holdings
CNN.com Money It had its corporate headquarters in the

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. The company was led by its president and

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Dan Duncan Dan L. Duncan (January 2, 1933 – March 29, 2010) was an American entrepreneur born in Center, Texas. He was the co-founder, chairman and majority shareholder of Enterprise Products. Early life and education Duncan was born in 1933 in rural ...

was the majority owner.

Enterprise Products Enterprise Products Partners L.P. () is an American midstream natural gas and crude oil pipeline company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. It acquired GulfTerra in September 2004. The company ranked No. 105 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of th ...

acquired Enterprise GP Holdings in 2010.Enterprise Products, Enterprise GP Strike Deal
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History

In 2005, Ralph S. Cunningham became CEO of the affiliated

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(), a transporter of

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and

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for the next couple of years, before he was instead named president and CEO of Enterprise GP Holdings.Enterprise GP Holdings Names CEO
forbes.com, google cache, Associated Press 07.23.07 During the second quarter of 2007, Enterprise GP Holdings acquired two major competitors as partners, Houston-based

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LP () and also 35 percent of Dallas-based

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LP ().Enterprise GP Holdings income declines
Houston Business Journal - July 30, 2007 On July 23, 2007, Ralph S. Cunningham replaced Michael A. Creel as president and CEO of Enterprise GP Holdings LP. Cunningham had earlier that year been named interim president and CEO, and resigned from the Enterprise Products CEO position effective July 31, 2007. Creel then instead became president and CEO of the company's general partner Enterprise Products Partners LP. Cunningham also became a director of both Enterprise GP Holdings and affiliated

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Enterprise GP Holdings
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