Stark succeeds Bott as president, COO of Continental Resources
Continental Resources Inc. has appointed Jack Stark as president and COO. Stark joined the Oklahoma City, OK-based company in 1992 and has served as Continental's senior vice president of exploration since 1998.
Stark succeeds W.F. "Rick" Bott, who resigned from the president and COO postitions just one week earlier. Stark has 30 years of industry experience and holds a master's degree in geology from Colorado State University.
SandRidge makes executive management changes
David C. Lawler, former executive vice president and COO of SandRidge Energy Inc., resigned in late August to become CEO of BP's US Lower 48 Onshore business. SandRidge has initiated a search for a new COO. Additionally, the company has promoted Craig A. Johnson, former senior vice president of development for Oklahoma, to executive vice president of operations. Johnson joined the company in July 2007 as vice president of operations and has served as a senior vice president in operational roles since June 2011. Before joining SandRidge, Johnson was operations manager for the Eastern Division of Samson Resources, having also served in various engineering and asset management positions in the US Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent and Southeastern regions. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering.
Cameron elects president, COO
Scott Rowe has assumed the newly created position of president and COO at Cameron. He reports directly to Jack Moore, who remains chairman and CEO. Rowe has served with Cameron for 12 years, most recently as CEO of OneSubsea. Previously he served as president of the company's subsea systems division and before that as president of engineered and process valves business in the company's valves and measurement segment. He is an engineering management graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Rower is replaced in his role of CEO of OneSubsea by Mike Garding, who most recently served as Schlumberger's president of completions. Additionally, effective January 2015, Jim Wright has elected to retire from his role as president of the valves and measurement group following 35 years of leadership. He will be succeeded by Doug Meikle. Meikle currently serves as vice president, operational excellence on Cameron's executive leadership team. Previously, he served as CEO of Stork Technical Services and regional vice president for Europe & Eurasia for Halliburton.
Willbros Group CEO to retire
Robert R. Harl will retire as CEO of Willbros Group Inc. when his current employment agreement expires on Jan. 2, 2015. Harl, who joined Willbros in 2006, has served as CEO of the company since January 2007. John T. McNabb II, non-executive chairman of the board, has been elected as executive chairman of the board on an interim basis, effective immediately. Additionally, S. Miller Williams has been elected as lead independent director. The Willbros board of directors is continuing its search to identify a successor to Harl. It is anticipated that McNabb will step down as executive chairman of the board and will continue to serve as a director, once a successor has been selected and is in place.
EnLink Midstream appoints Brooks to SVP, general counsel
EnLink Midstream LLC and EnLink Midstream Partners LP have selected Alaina K. Brooks to succeed Joe A. Davis as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, pending approval by the boards of directors. Davis is resigning following nine years of service to EnLink Midstream. Brooks has served in several legal roles within EnLink Midstream since joining the company in 2008, most recently as deputy general counsel. In her new role, she will serve on EnLink Midstream's senior leadership team, as well as lead the company's legal and regulatory functions. Before joining the company in 2008, Brooks practiced law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Baker Botts LLP, where she counseled clients on matters of complex commercial litigation, risk management, and taxation. She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law and Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in accounting from Oklahoma State University.
Eland Oil & Gas reshapes senior management team
Eland Oil & Gas, an oil and gas exploration, development, and production company with an initial focus on Nigeria and West Africa, has made several changes to its senior management team. George Maxwell has been appointed as CEO. Maxwell was formerly CFO of Eland and is a founding director of the company. Prior, he was general manager of Addax in Nigeria. Les Blair will step down from the board and from his role as CEO to assume the new role of strategic advisor. The role, reporting to the CEO, will be to promote the company within Nigeria, to undertake certain partner and government-related tasks on behalf of the company, and to support the CEO in specific strategic objectives. The board has also appointed Louis Castro as CFO of the company. Prior, Castro was a non-executive director of Eland and chair of the audit committee. He has been a director of the company since August 2012. He has over 25 years of experience of investment banking with a focus on advising companies worldwide in the oil and gas and mining sectors. Most recently, he was the managing director of Northland Capital Partners. As part of the transition, Harry Wilson has assumed the role of executive chairman.
EMLF elects Douglass board president
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Kevin K. Douglass, a shareholder and litigation attorney at Babst Calland, has been appointed president of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF), a national nonprofit educational organization which fosters the study of the laws and regulations related to natural resource development and energy use. In this capacity, Douglass will work closely with the foundation's executive committee and executive director in implementing its three-year strategic plan, as well as assisting with program planning and governance. Douglass has more than 25 years of experience litigating complex commercial matters in a variety of forums, including federal, state and bankruptcy courts. He is admitted to practice in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as well as in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Douglass's father, attorney Samuel Douglass, founded EMLF in 1979 with University of Pittsburgh Law Professor Cy Fox.
Sloop named managing director at Deloitte Corporate Finance
Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC recently named Thomas W. Sloop as managing director in its Houston office. In connection with his new role, Sloop will lead the development of the DCF oil & gas investment banking practice. He will be responsible for the origination of financial advisory services for oil & gas clients in the US and will assist member firms serving clients globally providing C-Suite, board, and operational level strategic advisory, commercial development, transaction leadership, and deal facilitation support across the sector. Prior to DCF, Sloop led the midstream M&A advisory practice for Pace Global Energy. Prior to Siemens, Sloop ran his own advisory and principal investment firm focused on international energy development. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
HollyFrontier names COO
Dallas, TX-based independent petroleum refiner and marketer HollyFrontier Corp. has promoted George Damiris to the position of executive vice president and COO. Damiris has been senior vice president, supply and marketing since January 2008. He joined the company in 2007 as vice president, corporate development after an 18-year career with Koch Industries where he was responsible for managing various refining, chemical, trading and financial businesses. Damiris holds both a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.
Pinnergy names VPs
Austin, TX-based Pinnergy, a provider of fluid handling services and drilling services throughout Texas and Louisiana, promoted Lance Cauthen to vice president of operations - drilling services and Andy Snow to vice president of drilling. Cauthen joined Pinnergy in 2007 as a field sales representative and was promoted to regional sales manager for the company's South Texas district in 2011.
In his new role, Cauthen will be responsible for the operations of Pinnergy's drilling services in the company's South Texas and West Texas districts. In 2007, Snow also started with Pinnergy as a field sales representative in the company's North Texas district. For the past five years, he's served as the district sales manager of the surface casing division. Snow will continue to support the growth of this division in his new role by overseeing the sales, marketing, contracts and administration. Additionally, Brent Coley was promoted to director of finance and accounting.
H&P names new VP, general counsel
Effective March 4, 2015, executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer, Steven R. Mackey, will retire as part of a planned succession after 29 years of service with the Helmerich & Payne Inc. At that time, Cara M. Hair will be promoted to vice president and general counsel. Mackey began his career with H&P in 1986 as associate general counsel. In 1988, he was elected vice president and general counsel, and was promoted to executive vice president in 2008 and chief administrative officer in 2010. After several years in private practice, Hair began her H&P career in 2006 as a corporate attorney. She has since served as senior attorney and currently serves as deputy general counsel. Hair is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma School of Law.
Kelley named CEO of Antelope Oil Tool
Antelope Oil Tool & Mfg. Co. LLC has promoted Bill Kelley to CEO. He previously served as Antelope's vice president of sales and operations, and has more than 35 years of casing and cementing equipment experience in the oil and gas industry. Kelley will be based at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas. Prior to joining Antelope in 2013, Kelley worked at Davis-Lynch Inc., holding positions of varying responsibilities over his 26 year tenure, including his final position as vice president of operations. He succeeds George Ribble, who is retiring.
Baker Hughes names Ross as CFO
Baker Hughes Inc. has appointed Kimberly A. Ross as senior vice president and CFO, effective Oct. 22. Ross currently serves as executive vice president and CFO of Avon Products Inc. She served as executive vice president and CFO of Royal Ahold NV from 2007 to 2011, and held various other finance positions at Royal Ahold from 2001 to 2007. Ross earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of South Florida, and is a certified public accountant.
McMahon joins energy practice of BakerHostetler
BakerHostetler has expanded its business and energy practices with the addition of Laura J. McMahon as a partner in the corporate and energy practices, resident in the Houston office. McMahon previously served as co-chair of the Latin America Practice Group at Norton Rose Fulbright. McMahon brings more than 20 years of experience counseling global clients, headquartered in and outside the US, on smatters including capital markets, securities compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, particularly in the MLP and oilfield services areas. She represents clients in the energy, infrastructure, mining and commodities sectors, as well as other industries. McMahon's fluency in Spanish and Portuguese has allowed her to serve multinational clients in cross-border transactions in Latin America. McMahon earned her JD from the University of Houston in 1991. She received her BA with distinction in the curriculum in Spanish, from the University of Illinois in 1977.
Athabasca Oil makes board, executive changes
Athabasca Oil Corp. has made changes to its executive lineup and its board of directors. Effective September 30, Sveinung Svarte retired his position as president and CEO. Svarte will remain on the board as vice chairman and will continue to support the company's business development initiatives. Tom Buchanan, current chairman of the board, has assumed the added responsibilities of president and CEO. Buchanan has over 30 years of experience in the oil and natural gas sector, most recently as CEO of Spyglass Resources Corp. In 1993, he founded Founders Energy Ltd., the predecessor to Provident Energy Trust and was the CEO of Provident until 2010. Ron Eckhardt will assume the role of lead director of the board and will replace Buchanan on the compensation and governance committee of the board. Additionally, Peter Sametz will replace Buchanan on the audit committee of the company's board.
Diamond Offshore appoints Roland SVP
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has appointed David L. Roland senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Roland joins Diamond Offshore with over 20 years of corporate legal experience in the energy industry, including the last ten years as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at ION Geophysical Corp. Prior to joining ION in 2004, Roland worked for seven years as a corporate and securities lawyer with a major law firm and ten years as a corporate lawyer with international energy and oilfield services companies. He holds a BBA from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctorate degree with Distinction from St. Mary's University.
STRH expands energy research
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH) has named Chase Mulvehill to its equity research team. Mulvehill joins STRH as a director on the energy team covering the oilfield service industry. He previously served as a buy-side analyst at Carlson Capital and Millennium. Previously, Mulvehill gained experience on the sell-side as part of Jefferies' energy team. Before making the transition to the sell-side, he was an aeronautical engineer at Lockheed Martin. Mulvehill earned a bachelor's in aeronautical engineering from Auburn University and a master's of business administration from Southern Methodist University.
Biro to serve as Exterran CFO
Exterran Holdings Inc. has appointed Jon C. Biro as senior vice president and CFO. Biro most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of Consolidated Graphics Inc. until its acquisition by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. earlier this year. Prior, Biro held several executive positions with ICO Inc., an international oilfield services and specialty polymers business. He was CFO and treasurer of ICO from 2002 to 2008, and served as its interim CEO from July 2003 to February 2004. He was a member of the ICO board of directors from 2003 to 2008.
