Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (MMP) has announced that Don Wellendorf will retire on Jan. 31, 2011. Wellendorf, 58, has served as president and chief executive officer of the partnership since 2002 and chairman of the board of directors since 2003. Wellendorf retires with more than 30 years experience in the energy industry. Wellendorf was instrumental in a number of strategic acquisitions, including the Williams petroleum pipeline system in 2002, a pipeline system from Shell in 2004, the Longhorn pipeline in 2009 and most recently, a pipeline system and crude oil storage from BP in Sept. 2010. Mike Mears will succeed Wellendorf as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board effective Feb. 1, 2011. Currently, Mears serves as the partnership’s chief operating officer. Mears has 25 years experience in the energy industry. Prior to his tenure with Magellan, he served as an executive with Williams from 1996 to 2002 and in various management positions in operations, engineering and commercial development with Williams Pipe Line Company (now known as Magellan Pipeline Company). He also served from 2006 to 2008 as chairman of the Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL). He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership designed primarily to transport, store and distribute refined petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, and crude oil.