Christopher J. Henkhaus serves as Chief Operating Officer of Kinetica Partners, LLC and its subsidiaries.
Chris Henkhaus is a transformational energy executive with over 30 years of global leadership across the energy, infrastructure, and private equity sectors. As Chief Operating Officer of Kinetica Partners, he drives enterprise value through disciplined portfolio rationalization, strategic planning, and operational excellence—serving as a key fiduciary to the Eckard Midstream Board. Mr. Henkhaus has enterprise-wide purview over Financial Controls, Operations, Projects, Commercial, Human Resources, Compliance, and Legal functions, ensuring organizational alignment at scale.
Chris’ executive leadership spans both private and public sectors. He has led organizational growth at private companies including American Midstream, Semarus Field Services, Gas Solutions, and T-Rex E&C—consistently demonstrating commercial foresight, scalable execution, and governance excellence. His tenure with Fortune 100 companies such as Phillips 66, Chevron, and Shell included corporate and senior roles overseeing multibillion-dollar initiatives in enterprise performance optimization, capital project delivery, and commercial development across domestic and international markets.
At Kinetica Partners, Mr. Henkhaus leads the full-scale transformation to position the company as the dominant midstream provider in the Gulf of America, the Louisiana Gulf Coast, and high-growth markets beyond. Under his leadership, the organization is advancing its operational footprint, scaling commercial capabilities, and unlocking new growth corridors through disciplined execution and strategic investment. His leadership philosophy is anchored in precision, accountability, and stakeholder alignment—with every dollar, every action, and every decision driving sustainable expansion, long-term resilience, and enterprise value creation.
Mr. Henkhaus holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.