J. Heath Deneke

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

J. Heath Deneke joined Summit Midstream in September 2019 as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Deneke is also on the board of directors of Summit Midstream and was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 2020. 

Mr. Deneke joined Summit Midstream from Crestwood Equity Partners, where he most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Office of the Chairman. He was responsible for commercial development and operations of its midstream businesses, including assets in the Bakken, Barnett, Fayetteville, Marcellus, Powder River, and Permian basins. 

Prior to his role as EVP and Chief Operating Officer of Crestwood Equity Partners, Mr. Deneke served as the Chief Operating Officer and President of Crestwood's Pipeline Services Group.  He served as President, Natural Gas Business Unit of Crestwood's general partner from October 2013 to June 2015 following the close of the Inergy/Crestwood merger and prior to that assignment, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Legacy Crestwood from August 2012 until October 2013. Mr. Deneke has held several roles at El Paso Corporation and its affiliates starting in 1996, including Vice President of Project Development and Engineering for the Pipeline Group, where he was responsible for the planning and execution of over $8 billion in expansion projects. At El Paso, he also served as Director of Marketing and Asset Optimization for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC and Manager of Business Development and Strategy for Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC.

Mr. Deneke holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University. He serves on the board of directors for Bay West Environmental and is a member of the Houston Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.