New board member named at Williams Companies in Tulsa

After recently retiring from the New York State Common Retirement Fund, Vicki Fuller has been named as an independent director on the Board of Directors at the Williams Companies, Inc. in Tulsa.

The appointment is immediate for Fuller who spent six years as chief investment officer at the New York State Fund, which is the third largest public pension fund in the nation with a value of more than $207 billion.

She previously spent 27 years in leadership positions at AllianceBernstein where from 2006 to 2012, she was managing director.

At the Williams Companies, Fuller will be on the board’s Audit, and Nominating and Governance committees. Others thought enough of her workplace skills and experience that she was inducted into the National Association of Securities Professionals Wall Street Hall of Fame. She was also named to Chief Investment Officer Magazine’s “Power 100” as well as one of the most powerful African Americans on Wall Street by Black Enterprise.

 

“The Williams Board is pleased to welcome an outstanding new director in Vicki, who brings a wealth of successful financial leadership to our Board,” said Stephen W. Bergstrom, chairman of the Williams Board of Directors. “Vicki’s impressive investment management experience and her commitment to strong, independent corporate leadership provide an excellent addition to the membership of our Board – extending the Company’s long history of strong, independent corporate governance.”

The Williams Board of Directors now consists of 12 members, 11 of whom are independent.