Vincent DiCosimo, vice-president of government affairs at Targa Resources Corp., has been elected chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA). He succeeds Shay Bluntzer, who had served in the role for 2 years after serving on the TPA board since 2013.
DiCosimo has served on the TPA board, most recently as vice-chairman, and has served as an officer of Targa Resources since the acquisition of his company, Coast Energy Group LLC, in December 2010. Prior to his current role, DiCosimo was senior vice-president of Targa Petroleum Logistics at Targa Resources. He was founder and chief executive officer of Coast Energy LLC, co-founder and chief executive officer of PipeStem Energy Group, vice-president of marketing for Enterprise Products Partners, founder and chief executive officer of RedMeteor LLC, and founder, chief executive officer, and executive vice-president of Cornerstone Propane and Coast Energy Group LP.