EX-24.1 8 d95716ex24-1.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24.1 THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each of the undersigned individuals, in their capacity as a director or officer, or both, as hereinafter set forth below their signature, of THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Williams"), does hereby constitute and appoint WILLIAM G. VON GLAHN and SUZANNE H. COSTIN their true and lawful attorneys and each of them (with full power to act without the other) their true and lawful attorneys for them and in their name and in their capacity as a director or officer, or both, of Williams, as hereinafter set forth below their signature, to sign a registration statement on Form S-4 for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and exchange of 9.25% Notes due March 15, 2004 of Williams (the "Notes") and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to said registration statement and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith; and THAT the undersigned Williams does hereby constitute and appoint WILLIAM G. VON GLAHN and SUZANNE H. COSTIN its true and lawful attorneys and each of them (with full power to act without the other) its true and lawful attorney for it and in its name and on its behalf to sign said registration statement and any and all amendments and post-effective amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in connection therewith. Each of said attorneys shall have full power of substitution and resubstitution, and said attorneys or either of them or any substitute appointed by either of them hereunder shall have full power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of each of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act whatsoever requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys or either of them or of any such substitute pursuant hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument, all as of the 27th day of March, 2002. /s/ Steven J. Malcolm /s/ Jack D. McCarthy -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Steven J. Malcolm Jack D. McCarthy President, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President Director (Principal Financial Officer) (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Gary R. Belitz /s/ Keith E. Bailey -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Gary R. Belitz Keith E. Bailey Controller Chairman of the Board (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Glenn A. Cox -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Hugh M. Chapman Glenn A. Cox Director Director /s/ Thomas A. Cruikshank /s/ William E. Green -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Thomas H. Cruikshank William E. Green Director Director /s/ Ira D. Hall /s/ W. R. Howell -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Ira D. Hall W.R. Howell Director Director /s/ James C. Lewis /s/ Charles M. Lillis -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- James C. Lewis Charles M. Lillis Director Director /s/ George A. Lorch /s/ Frank T. MacInnis -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- George A. Lorch Frank T. MacInnis Director Director /s/ Gordon R. Parker /s/ Janice D. Stoney -------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Gordon R. Parker Janice D. Stoney Director Director /s/ Joseph H. Williams -------------------------------------- Joseph H. Williams Director THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. By: /s/ William G. von Glahn ------------------------- William G. von Glahn Senior Vice President and General Counsel ATTEST: /s/ Suzanne H. Costin -------------------------------------- Suzanne H. Costin Secretary