PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: XTO names president, chief executive officer
XTO Energy Inc. has promoted Keith A. Hutton to chief executive officer and Vaughn O. Vennerberg II to president. Hutton has served as XTO president since 2005 and was employed by the company in various engineering positions since 1987.
Vennerberg began working at XTO in 1987 as land manager. He has served as senior executive vice-president and chief of staff since 2005.
Other moves
Texas American Resources Co. (TARC) has named Tim Taylor as chief operating officer, Tom Rogers as vice-president, operations, and Steve DeVito as vice-president, exploration.
Taylor
Taylor joined the company in August and has 37 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has broad knowledge in reservoir engineering and oil and gas production as well as high-level management experience. Taylor has held positions with Gulf Oil Co., Snyder Oil Co., SOCO International, Sipes, and Williamson & Associates. He has also served as founding president and chief executive officer of reservoir engineering firm Taylor, Phelps & Caudle.
Rogers has served as vice-president, operations, northern region, and will now oversee all of the operated assets. He joined the company in June 2005 and has held engineering positions with Petro-Hunt and Hyperion Energy.
DeVito has been in the oil and gas industry for 33 years. He held positions with Mobil Oil, Esso, Enserch, and Union Texas Petroleum, and has evaluated numerous basins around the world. In his new position, DeVito will oversee all field exploration activities.
Ithaca Energy Inc. appointed Lawrence Payne executive chairman and Iain McKendrick chief executive officer and a director of the company.
Payne has been chief executive officer since the company’s inception in April 2004.
McKendrick most recently served as vice-president, business development and strategy, in Houston.
