Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE: KYN) appointed Michael J. Hennigan as an independent director, effective immediately. The appointment brings the company's board to six members, five of whom are independent, following the retirements of William R. Cordes and Barry R. Pearl earlier this year.

Hennigan served as Executive Chairman of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) and MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) until his retirement in December 2025. He previously held the positions of Chief Executive Officer at MPC and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at MPLX.

Hennigan joined MPLX in 2017 and held senior leadership roles in refining, logistics and midstream operations. Before MPLX, he served as President of Crude, NGL and Refined Products of the general partner of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. He began his career at Sunoco, Inc., where he worked for more than three decades, ultimately becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco Logistics.

Hennigan currently serves on the boards of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Nutrien Ltd. (NYSE: NTR). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Drexel University.

"Mike brings a wealth of knowledge from his long career in the energy industry and extensive experience in the midstream sector," said Jim Baker, Chairman, President, and CEO, according to the company's statement.

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund is a closed-end management investment company whose investment objective is to provide high after-tax total return with emphasis on making cash distributions to stockholders. The company invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities of energy infrastructure companies.