OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE: FGP), one of the nation's largest propane distributors, today announced that it has named Ryan VanWinkle as its Chief Financial Officer.

Ryan joined Ferrellgas in 1999 as a Senior Corporate Financial Analyst. He most recently served the company as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development with oversight of Ferrellgas' Corporate Finance and Treasury, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Customer Credit and Collections, Customer Support, Fleet Operations and Purchasing departments, and served as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of its general partner. Ryan holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Missouri - Kansas City.

"Ryan's experience with the company and the industry make him an ideal fit for CFO," says President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen L. Wambold. "He is a steady hand at the helm of an outstanding Ferrellgas' financial team, and his intelligence and leadership will ensure that we not only achieve, but exceed our company's long-term goals."

Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. is a Fortune 1000 company and, through its operating partnership, Ferrellgas, L.P., serves approximately one million Customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Ferrellgas Employees indirectly own more than 20 million common units of the partnership through an Employee stock ownership plan.

SOURCE Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. CONTACT: Scott Brockelmeyer, +1-913-661-1830, or Jim Saladin, +1-913-661-1833, both of Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.