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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Oil and Gas space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Martin Dunagin
Vice President, Corporate Tax of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Alex Sagebien
Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Jay Wilson
Vice President, Investor Relations of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Howard Paver
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Commercial and New Business Development of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Kevin Wilcox
Vice President and Exploration and Production Controller of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Richard Lynch
Senior Vice President, Global Drilling, Completions and Development of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Brian Truelove
Senior Vice President, Offshore of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Brian Truelove
Senior Vice President, Offshore of Hess Corporation
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About Hess Corporation: Hess Corporation is an oil and gas exploration and drilling company.
Cully Cavness
President & Co-Founder of Crusoe Energy Systems
Cully is a third generation oil and gas professional with a passion for innovative environmental solutions. He was formerly vice president responsible for finance and later pipeline development at Highlands Natural Resources, an exploration and production company with operations in Colorado and Montana. Cully was previously an investment banker at Petrie Partners, a boutique firm focused on the energy industry, and before that Cully held various business development roles in the power generation industry. Cully holds an undergraduate degree in geology from Middlebury and an MBA from Oxford and is a Thomas J. Watson Fellow in the subject of energy economics. Cully is an avid endurance athlete, and has completed various long distance events including IronMan Zurich and the Death Race.
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About Crusoe Energy Systems: Crusoe Energy Systems provides solutions for the energy industry helping them to reduce routine flaring of natural gas.
Shantanu Agarwal
President & Co-Founder of Susteon
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About Ank Aha!, Sustaera, Susteon: Susteon to develop a direct air capture (DAC) technology for capturing and converting carbon dioxide directly.
William J. Way
President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwestern Energy Company
Effective October 1, 2011, William J. Way joined the company as its Chief Operating Officer responsible for all of the company’s exploration and production (E&P) operations. A native of Houston, Mr. Way earned his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and has an MBA from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Way joined BG Group plc in 2007 as Senior Vice President, Americas, with responsibility for E&P, Midstream and LNG operations in the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Bolivia, Canada and Argentina as well as BG’s global shipping business. Mr. Way began his career at Conoco in 1981 and, over the course of his more than twenty-seven year tenure, he held a wide range of senior leadership positions in E&P, LNG, Midstream and Shipping operations in the United States, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, and Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Way is a Registered Professional Engineer with the State of Texas and serves as a Director for several secondary educational organizations.
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About Southwestern Energy Company: Southwestern Energy is a production company that engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas.
Jim Dewbre
Senior Vice President – Land of Southwestern Energy Company
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About Southwestern Energy Company: Southwestern Energy is a production company that engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas.
John Williams
Vice President of Marketing & Technical Service of Aspen Aerogels
As VP of Marketing & Technical Services at Aspen Aerogels, Mr. Williams is the primary technical point of contact for applications within the refining, petrochemical, power, and LNG industries. An aerospace engineer by training, his expertise is in the design and analysis of thermal, structural, and fluid systems.
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About Aspen Aerogels: Aspen Aerogels provides thermal management and energy conservation insulation solutions for a variety of industries.
John Williams
Vice President of Marketing & Technical Service of Aspen Aerogels
As VP of Marketing & Technical Services at Aspen Aerogels, Mr. Williams is the primary technical point of contact for applications within the refining, petrochemical, power, and LNG industries. An aerospace engineer by training, his expertise is in the design and analysis of thermal, structural, and fluid systems.
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About Aspen Aerogels: Aspen Aerogels provides thermal management and energy conservation insulation solutions for a variety of industries.
Steven Sterin
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Andeavor
Steven Sterin is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for Tesoro Corporation. Mr. Sterin joined Tesoro in 2014, bringing more than 15 years of financial leadership in the chemicals industry to his role. As CFO, Mr. Sterin guides the Company’s financial strategies and leads more than 650 employees in the following areas: controller, corporate analytics, credit, internal audit, investor relations, taxes, treasury and information technology. Prior to Tesoro, Mr. Sterin was senior vice president and chief financial officer for Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty material company, for seven years. During this time, he was also president of Celanese’s Advanced Fuel Technologies business. Mr. Sterin joined Celanese in 2003 as director of finance and controller for the company’s chemical business and also served as corporate controller and principal accounting officer before being appointed CFO. In 2012, the Dallas Business Journal recognized him as CFO of the Year for large public companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Prior to Celanese, Mr. Sterin spent six years with global chemicals company Reichhold, Inc. in a variety of financial positions, including director of tax and treasury in the Netherlands, global treasurer and vice president of finance for one of the company’s divisions in North Carolina. Mr. Sterin holds a Master of Professional Accounting degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting, which he earned concurrently at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a certified public accountant in Texas.
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About Andeavor: Andeavor, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.
De La Rey Venter
Executive Vice President of Shell Oil Company
De la Rey Venter is the EVP for Integrated Gas Ventures at Shell, accountable for a large part of Shell’s natural gas assets. He started his career in the mining industry. Since joining Shell in 2002, he has held many diverse positions around the world including VP Commercial in Qatar, EVP Gas & Power Africa, Global Head of LNG and EVP Upstream Joint Ventures. He holds degrees in Accounting, Finance and Investment Management and an MBA from IMD. Mr. Venter currently resides in Houston with his wife and son. He enjoys reading, classical music and traveling with his family and serves as board member of the Houston Grand Opera.
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About Shell Oil Company: Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.
Anthony Petrello
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nabors Drilling
Anthony G. Petrello is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of Nabors Industries Ltd. based in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company is the world’s largest geothermal and natural gas drilling contractor. It operates in United States, Far East, Middle East and Africa. Anthony Petrello, also known as Tony, has a significant role in the development of Nabors Industries which started as Anglo Energy, Ltd. in 1968. Anthony Petrello is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale University. He acquired J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. From Yale University, he acquired BS and MS degrees in Mathematics. Anthony’s professional journey began in 1979 when he joined the law firm, Baker & McKenzie. From 1986 to 1991, he held the position of Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office. In 1991, he joined Nabors Industries as Chief Operating Officer. In 1992, he also became the President of the company. In 2003, he became the Deputy Chairman of Nabors Industries and held this position until June 2012. In 2011, Anthony became the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Since 2012, he is the Chairman of the Board of Nabors Industries. Since February 2011, he is also the Director of Stewart & Stevenson, LLC. Anthony also served as Director of MediaOnDemand.com, and he is also the current Director of Texas Children’s Hospital. Anthony Petrello’s total calculated compensation for FY 2015 is $27,512,939. Out of which, he received $1,580,077 as salary, $7,727,000 as bonus, $16,863,656 as stock and $1,342,206 as different kinds of compensation. He serves as a director of Stewart & Stevenson LLC and of Hilcorp Energy Company. Petrello is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Texas Children’s Hospital and an advocate for research and clinical programs to address the needs of children with neurological disorders.
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About Nabors Drilling: Nabors owns and operates the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet and is a provider of offshore platform workover.
Joe W. Laymon
Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services of Chevron
Joe W. Laymon is vice president of Human Resources, Medical, Security, Diversity and Ombuds for Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2008. He is responsible for human resources, medical services, security, diversity and ombuds. Previously Laymon served as group vice president of Corporate Human Resources and Labor Affairs for Ford Motor Company from 2000 to 2008 and was responsible for global human resources, labor negotiations, medical, security and aviation. Prior to joining Ford, Laymon worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with assignments in Zaire and Washington, D.C. Previous to USAID he held several senior human resources positions at Eastman Kodak Company, including vice president of Human Resources for U.S. and International Operations. Laymon is on the board of directors of Molex, Inc.; BoardRoomIQ.com; and the United Way of the Bay Area. He also is on the board of trustees of Clark Atlanta University and is a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Laymon is a member of the Human Resources Network in the Petroleum Industry and the HR Policy Association. Laymon was born in Mississippi in 1952. He began his career at Xerox Corporation in 1979 as an industrial relations specialist and went on to hold a number of senior human resources and labor positions over 17 years, including chief labor negotiator. In 1975, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University and in 1977 a master’s degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Hugh Connett
Vice President of Chevron
Hugh Connett is president of Chevron Global Gas, responsible for Chevron’s global marketing and trading activities for natural gas, LNG, and LPG/NGL businesses. Prior to being named to his current role in 2018, Hugh was president of Chevron Pipeline & Power business unit. In this role, he was responsible for providing technical, commercial, operational, and energy management support services that allow the pipeline and power functions to more effectively deliver expertise to the enterprise. Connett joined Texaco in 1996 managing the company’s gas supply and midstream assets with the Texaco Star Center, and has served in various commercial and project management roles with Global Supply and Trading, Bridgeline Holdings joint venture, Global Gas and Downstream organizations. He previously served as a Reservoir Engineer with Mitchell Energy. Connett graduated from Pennsylvania State University with bachelor’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering and Liberal Arts in 1982.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Pierre R. Breber
Executive Vice President, Downstream & Chemicals of Chevron
Pierre R. Breber, 51, is executive vice president of Downstream and Chemicals, a position he has held since January 2016. He is responsible for directing the company’s worldwide manufacturing, marketing, lubricants, chemicals and Oronite additives businesses. He also oversees Chevron’s joint-venture Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Previously Breber was executive vice president of Gas and Midstream where he was responsible for commercializing Chevron’s natural gas resources and oversaw the company’s shipping, pipeline, power and energy management, and supply and trading operations. With more than 25 years of service, Breber has served in a number of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities including managing director, Asia South Business Unit; Chevron vice president and treasurer; vice president, Finance, Chevron Downstream; and manager, Finance and Business Services, Chevron Upstream Europe Business Unit. Breber serves as a board member of the United Way of the Bay Area. Breber joined Chevron in 1989 as a financial analyst. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1986 and 1987, respectively, and a master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University in 1989.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Jeanette L. Ourada
Vice President and Comptroller of Chevron
Jeanette L. Ourada, 50, is vice president and comptroller of Chevron Corporation, a position she has held since April 2015. She is responsible for corporatewide accounting, financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, and Finance Shared Services. Previously Ourada served since 2013 as general manager of the Finance Shared Services organization supporting Chevron’s global operations with shared service centers in Argentina, the Philippines and the United States. Prior positions include: 2012, assistant treasurer, operating company support and intercompany financing; 2009, general manager, investor relations; 2007, general manager, finance, Chevron Asia South Business Unit, Bangkok, Thailand; 2005, manager, forecasting and reporting, Chevron International Exploration and Production Company. Ourada is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ourada joined Chevron in 2005 upon the merger with Unocal Corporation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Oregon State University in 1987 and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.
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About Chevron: Chevron is an integrated energy and technology company with subsidiaries that conduct businesses under Chevron, Texaco and Caltex brands.
Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr
President & Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy
Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr. was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2021. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2010. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Chesapeake’s wholly owned midstream subsidiary Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. from August 2008 to November 2010. Before joining Chesapeake, Mr. Dell’Osso was an energy investment banker with Jefferies & Co. from 2006 to 2008 and Banc of America Securities from 2004 to 2006. He graduated from Boston College in 1998 and from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.
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About Chesapeake Energy: Chesapeake Energy is a petroleum and natural gas exploration and production company.
Jennifer Hartsock
Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Baker Hughes
Jennifer Hartsock is vice president and chief information officer overseeing the corporate information technology organization at Cameron International. Hartsock joined Cameron in March of 2015 after spending 17 years with Caterpillar. She served most recently as group CIO for their construction industries segment where she led business-aligned IT strategies, business application support and development, global SAP support centers of excellence, and business transformations. Hartsock graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in applied computer science. She has also completed the management for the 21st Century (Mini-MBA) program at Bradley University, the Caterpillar Leadership Development Program and is a certified Caterpillar Six Sigma Black Belt.
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About Baker Hughes, Cameron: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Belgacem Chariag
President, Global Products and Services of Baker Hughes
Belgacem Chariag is President, Global Products and Services for Baker Hughes Incorporated. Previously, he served as President (and Vice President) of Eastern Hemisphere Operations since 2009. Prior to joining Baker Hughes, Chariag was Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment, and Security for Schlumberger. He also headed Schlumberger’s businesses in Egypt, East Africa, and East Mediterranean. Chariag held a variety of leadership and management for the company, including President of Well Services and Marketing Vice President for Europe, Caspian, and Africa as well as a variety of field operations, technical support, and management positions in Angola, Tunisia, the UAE and Qatar. Chariag earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas.
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About Baker Hughes, Ecovyst: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Jack Hinton
Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment of Baker Hughes
Jack Hinton is Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) for Baker Hughes Incorporated. With 38 years of experience, he is widely known across the industry for strategic insights that are efficient, effective, and yield step-changes in HSE management. Before Hinton joined Baker Hughes in 2005, he was a dean and professor at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research for two years. He previously spent 26 years at Texaco serving in leadership roles that included Director of Environment, Health, and Safety; and Vice President of International Petroleum. Hinton presently sits on the Management Committee of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, is a member of the Kazakh-British Technical University Business School Advisory Board, and serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. He holds a Doctorate degree in occupational health and a Master of Science degree in environmental science, both from the University of Texas. Hinton also received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry from Trevecca Nazarene University.
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About Baker Hughes, Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Andy Esparza
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of Baker Hughes
Andy Esparza is Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Baker Hughes Incorporated. He has more than 30 years of HR management experience, specializing in helping organizations improve their HR strategies. Esparza previously served as an executive HR consultant, providing services to chief executive officers and senior executives. He worked at Dell Inc., from 1997 to 2010 where he served in various leadership roles including Chief HR Officer, Vice President of Human Resources for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions, and Vice President of Staffing. In addition to his human resources experience, Esparza is a member of the boards of directors for the Campanile Foundation at San Diego State University and the Andy Roddick Foundation. Esparza earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from San Diego State University.
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Richard Williams
President, North America of Baker Hughes
Richard Williams is President, North America for Baker Hughes Incorporated. He previously served as President of the U.S. Land and Gulf of Mexico regions. Since joining Baker Hughes in 1975, he has held positions of increasing responsibility, including executive roles in operations for the Completions and Drilling Fluids product lines, and has provided a broad base of global experience across the hydrocarbon asset life cycle. Williams holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix and an Associate of Science degree in petroleum technology from Lincoln College. He is on the boards of directors of the Center for Offshore Safety and the National Ocean Industries Association and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Independent Petroleum Association of America, and Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association.
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Julio Lera
President, Latin America of Baker Hughes
Julio Lera is President, Latin America of Baker Hughes Incorporated. Before this appointment, he was Managing Director and Vice President of Latin America for the company. Lera joined Baker Hughes in 1983 and held responsibilities as Vice President of the Centrilift product line in Latin America from 2007 to 2009 and Managing Director and Vice President of the Southern Cone Geomarket from 2009 to 2013. He has more than 30 years of experience in strategy, operation, manufacturing, marketing, and sales. Lera earned a degree in civil engineering from Catholic University of Buenos Aires and a degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Buenos Aires.
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About Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide.
Raymond Gerald Bailey
President & Director of Petroteq Energy
Dr. Bailey has over 50 years of experience in the international petroleum industry in all aspects, both upstream and downstream with specific Middle East skills and U.S. onshore/offshore sectors. Along with being the CEO of MCW Energy Group, he is currently the Chairman of Bailey Petroleum, LLC, a consulting firm for major oil and gas exploration/development corporations. In addition, Bailey is Chief Operating Officer of Indoklanicsa, Nicaragua, Vice Chairman, Trinity Energy Group, Inc., Chairman of American Impact Energy and CEO of American Dakota Refinery, LLC. Dr. Bailey is retired from Exxon, lastly as President, Arabian Gulf. During his Exxon career, he also served as the Assistant General Manager, Administration & Commercial, Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Company; Operations Manager, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., Dukhan Operations and the Operations Manager, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., Umm Said Operations. He was also the Operations Superintendent, Exxon Lago Oil, Aruba and has spent time in Libya as Operations Superintendent for Esso Standard, Libya, Brega, with experience in LNG and oil field production. His earlier career included service with Texaco where he gained skills in oil additives and petrochemicals manufacturing. Dr. Bailey holds a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, an MS Degree in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, a PhD Degree from Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, CA and is a graduate of Engineering Doctoral Studies from Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. He has written many articles, papers and studies on the oil industry, and has been a keynote speaker of many international industry conferences including the Money Show conference with his address, “The Future of Oil & Gas Developments,” and FreedomFest Conference, “Investing In Oil,” and also has appeared recently on national Chinese television discussing the “World Energy Outlook.” He is a member of the Middle East Policy Council, Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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About Petroteq Energy: Petroteq Energy focuses in the development and implementation of environmentally friendly oil processing and extraction technologies.
Morag Watson
Vice President of BP
Morag Watson is the Vice President of Digital Innovation at BP. In this role, Morag leads a team focused on identifying the application of emerging digital technology innovation to meet business requirements. She works closely with the BP business segments and functions to accelerate the efficient adoption of new technologies and deployment at scale. Morag’s expertise has been instrumental in the Technology Innovation system at BP from ideation to development, application and standardization Most recently, Morag served as the Director of Global IT Operations and Infrastructure for the America’s region. She also held a senior business unit leadership role in BP’s Alternative Energy business responsible for exploring and developing a new part of the renewable energy portfolio, focusing on low carbon power opportunities. Prior to this, Morag was the CIO and Vice President of the Exploration and Production business of BP where her responsibilities included being accountable for all aspects of digital technology and infrastructure supporting the Upstream activities worldwide. Over Morag’s twenty five-year tenure at BP, she has held other leadership positions including a wide range of roles in strategy, planning, and architecture in addition to the development of leading edge technologies. Outside of the technical arena, she was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and later Vice President, for the North America Commercial Fuels Marketing business. Morag’s diverse skills and experiences have taken her to roles based in many different countries, including the US and UK, as well as Venezuela and Colombia Morag’s career has seen numerous accolades, including the BP Upstream Technical Achievement Award in 1999 and 2000, BP IT Helios Award in 2001, and the BP Performance Innovation Award in 2003. In addition, she was externally recognized by winning the Association for Women in Computing (AWC) award for Top Women in Technology. Morag currently serves on the board of Intel Capital, Price Waterhouse Coopers Exchange and BPs Diversity & Inclusion Council. She is also the Executive Sponsor of BP Women International Americas Business Resource Group which is focused on creating a greater pipeline of talent and opportunities for women in technical industries through the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program. Morag holds an MSc in Management from Stanford University where she was sponsored by BP under the Sloan Program, a BSc in Mathematics and Computing from Aberdeen University and an LTCL from the Trinity College of Music in London.
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About BP: BP delivers heat, light and mobility products and services to people all around the world.
Susan Dio
Chairman and President of BP America of BP
Susan joined BP in 1984 from the University of Mississippi with a degree in chemical engineering. Prior to her current role as president and chairman of BP America, Susan was chief executive of BP Shipping, based in London, with responsibility for moving 200 million tons of oil, gas and products around the world each year. Responding to the demands of a changing energy marketplace, Susan reset the organization’s strategy and oversaw the recent renewal of the BP fleet, including the commissioning and delivery of 26 highly efficient new tankers. Susan also has extensive experience in BP’s refining and marketing operations, serving as head of audit for those operations worldwide from 2013 to 2015. Before that, she ran the Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane, Australia. Between 2006 and 2010, she was plant manager of BP’s Texas City chemicals business.
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About BP: BP delivers heat, light and mobility products and services to people all around the world.
Matthew Plante
Co-founder and President of Voltus
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About Voltus: Voltus provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional, and industrial customers.
Michael Dionisio
Vice President, Supply Chain and Marketing of Devon Energy Corporation
Mike Dionisio, 41, is vice president of supply chain and marketing. He joined Devon in 2008 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in both groups. Dionisio previously worked at ExxonMobil in a variety of downstream business roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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About Devon Energy Corporation: Devon Energy is oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Jeff L. Ritenour
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Devon Energy Corporation
Jeff Ritenour, 44, was elected to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer in April 2017. He has been with Devon since 2001, serving in various leadership roles, most recently as senior vice president of Corporate Finance, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Before joining Devon, Ritenour was with Ernst & Young in Dallas. He is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration, both from the University of Oklahoma. He serves on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, and EnLink Midstream, LLC.
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About Devon Energy Corporation: Devon Energy is oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Mario Coll
Senior Vice President of Information Technology Services & Chief Information Officer of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Coll was named Senior Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer in May 2013. Mr. Coll possesses more than 31 years of E&P experience in domestic and international engineering and operations, strategic planning and information management. Prior to joining the company, he served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Information Management for Devon Energy from 2003 to 2004, and as Vice President, Operational Planning and Chief Information Officer for Ocean Energy from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he worked at Mobil Oil where he held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and operations. Mr. Coll began his professional career as a Senior Service Engineer for NL Industries, Inc. Mr. Coll holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University. He currently serves on the Interfaith of The Woodlands Board of Directors, chairs the board for the South County Clinic and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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About Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that provides energy to fuel modern life.
John Ford
Vice President, E&P Services and Minerals of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Ford was named Vice President, E&P Services and Minerals in April 2015. Mr. Ford joined Anadarko in 2000 and has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry. He has worked in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and various roles across the U.S. onshore and has held various positions within the company, including Director of Corporate Portfolio and Reserve Management, General Manager for the Wattenberg Field in Colorado and Vice President of Operations for Anadarko’s West Texas assets. Mr. Ford is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Texas and an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
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About Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that provides energy to fuel modern life.
Ian Cooling
Vice President, Business Development (International) of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Cooling was named Vice President of Business Development for Anadarko’s international assets in May 2013. Mr. Cooling joined Anadarko in 2004 and has since been responsible for business development and business growth for the company’s worldwide activity. In 2010, he was named Executive Vice President of Anadarko International Energy Company, also serving as Director of Anadarko’s Global Advisory Board. Mr. Cooling has more than 40 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, working with United Meridian, Ocean Energy and Devon Energy on projects in the U.S. onshore, North Sea and East and West Africa.
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About Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that provides energy to fuel modern life.
Gretchen Watkins
President, Shell Oil Company of Royal Dutch Shell
Gretchen Watkins is the President of Shell Oil Company, where she oversees the strategic integration of all Shell businesses in the United States and leads the U.S. Country Coordination Team. She also serves as Executive Vice President of Shell’s Upstream Unconventionals business, overseeing the exploration, development, and production of Shell’s unconventional oil and gas portfolio, which includes assets in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Gretchen most recently served as the first American and female Chief Executive Officer of Maersk Oil. She entered the industry nearly 30 years ago as a Facilities Engineer, and went on to commence an international career that has included senior executive roles at BP, Marathon Oil, and Maersk Oil in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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About Royal Dutch Shell: Royal Dutch Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies.
Tyler Raugh
Co-Founder & President of Booster
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About Booster: Booster is energy delivered, integrated logistics, and society’s solution for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
Jack P. Williams
Senior Vice President of ExxonMobil
Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Jack Williams graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He joined Exxon in April 1987 as a drilling engineer in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his initial assignment in the drilling organization, Mr. Williams held various technical, supervisory, and planning positions, including two years in the U.S. upstream planning organization. In 1997, Mr. Williams began a series of operations management assignments, including operations superintendent for the company’s East Texas field areas and operations manager for the company’s Gulf Coast and offshore California properties. Mr. Williams was then transferred to Anchorage, Alaska, to oversee the company’s North Slope and Cook Inlet interests. Following this assignment, he moved to Malaysia to serve as the deputy production manager for the company’s South China Sea operations. In 2005, Mr. Williams moved to Dallas, Texas, where he served as an upstream advisor for Exxon Mobil Corporation. Two years later, Mr. Williams became the vice president of engineering for ExxonMobil Production Company. Following this work in production, he became the vice president responsible for Asia projects in ExxonMobil Development Company. In 2010, Mr. Williams was named president of XTO Energy Inc. He held this position for three years before returning to the ExxonMobil Production Company as executive vice president. In 2014, Mr. Williams was elected senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Williams is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Vanderbilt School of Engineering.
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About ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies.
Alex Volkov
Vice President & Head of Global LNG Marketing of ExxonMobil
Alex Volkov is Vice President (VP), Global LNG Marketing, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil & Gas Company. In his role, he has global responsibility for ExxonMobil’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) portfolio and marketing of LNG for ExxonMobil’s projects and joint ventures. Prior to this, Alex was VP, International Gas, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing and Chairman, ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Europe. He was responsible for ExxonMobil’s natural gas marketing activities in Europe, Russia, Caspian region, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia. Before this, Alex was VP of Exxon Neftegas Limited in Moscow, Russia, where he was responsible for ExxonMobil natural gas marketing activities, including commercialization of Sakhalin-1 gas resources.
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About ExxonMobil: ExxonMobil is an international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies.
Khaled Al Mogharbel
President of Schlumberger
Khaled Al Mogharbel is president of the Drilling Group, a position he assumed in July 2013. Prior to his current role, he held various regional management positions including president for Schlumberger Middle East from August 2011 to June 2013; and previously, vice president and managing director for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. Earlier in his Schlumberger career, Al Mogharbel held various management and engineering positions from 1997 to 2002 in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, and UAE. In 2002, he was assigned wireline operations manager for China and Japan. Later in 2004, he was assigned general manager for Syria, Jordan and Lebanon; and in 2007 he was assigned global career planning manager based in Paris, France. He began his career with Schlumberger in 1993 in wireline operations in Saudi Arabia. Al Mogharbel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an active member of SPE since 1993.
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About Schlumberger: Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management, and information solutions.
Philip Asherman
President & CEO of CB&I
Philip Asherman is President and Chief Executive Officer of CB&I. Mr. Asherman was named to this position in 2006. Philip has more than 35 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry. Philip began his career in 1979, serving in a variety of project operations, business development and senior management positions, including a number of regional executive positions in Europe, South America and Asia. In 2001, Philip joined CB&I as a Senior Executive in Amsterdam and was promoted to Executive Vice President that same year, reporting directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Philip was elected to his current position by the Board of Directors in February 2006 and was elected to the Supervisory Board of Directors in July 2006. Philip is a Member of the Board of Advisors for The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and serves as an Advisor for the university’s Council on Emerging Market Enterprises. Philip is a Member of the Board of Directors at American Petroleum Institute and the National Petroleum Council. Philip also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Arrow Electronics Inc. and the National Safety Council. Following active duty in the United States Air Force from 1970 to1974, Philip graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. Philip earned a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, and he has completed advanced management programs at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona.
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About CB&I: CB&I provide technology and infrastructure for the energy industry, focusing on safety and quality standards.
William C. Rankin
President and Chief Executive Officer of Geomet
William C. Rankin was named President in April 2012, after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GeoMet, Inc. since 2000. Mr. Rankin has 40 years experience as an accountant and financial manager, including 34 years as a financial officer with publicly and privately owned energy companies. He began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche from 1971-1975. He served as Director of Internal Audit of Kerr-McGee Corporation from 1975-1977, Controller of Cotton Petroleum Corporation from 1977-1980 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cayman Resources Corporation from 1980-1985. Mr. Rankin joined Hadson Corporation in 1985 as Vice President and Controller, became Vice President and Treasurer in 1988 and last served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hadson Energy Resources Corporation from 1989-1993. In 1994 he became Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Contour Energy Company (and its predecessors) where he served until 1997. In 1997, he became Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bellwether Exploration Company. Mr. Rankin is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Arkansas.
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Eric Grimshaw
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ONEOK
Eric Grimshaw is vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. Prior to joining ONEOK in 2002, he served as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Syntroleum Corporation from 1997 to 2002. Before joining Syntroleum, he was a partner with the Tulsa law firm of Pray, Walker, Jackman, Williamson & Marlar. Grimshaw is a past president and chairman of Tulsa Opera. He also is a past chairman of Junior Achievement of Greater Tulsa and past secretary of the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence. He was a member of the board of directors of XETA Technologies, Inc., a provider of advanced communication technologies located in Tulsa, until the company was sold in 2011. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association and Tulsa County Bar Association, and is a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the National Investor Relations Institute. A Tulsa native, Grimshaw earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Colorado in Boulder and received his Juris Doctorate in 1977 from the University of Tulsa.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Brien Brown
Vice President, Chief Information Officer of ONEOK
Brien Brown is vice president and chief information officer. He joined ONEOK in 2009 as director, corporate applications. From 2006 to 2009, Brown worked for SAP Americas, following 14 years at CITGO Petroleum Corp., where he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including manager, information technology applications. He began his career in 1989 as an auditor and certified public accountant for Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers. Brown earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and management information systems in 1989 from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Charles Kelley
Senior Vice President, Natural Gas of ONEOK
Chuck Kelley is senior vice president, corporate planning and development, responsible for business development, financial forecasting, strategic and long-range planning, and capital investment economic analysis. Before being named to his current position in February 2015, he was vice president, commercial development for ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. From 2008 until 2014, Kelley served as senior vice president of ONEOK Energy Services Company, responsible for wholesale origination, business development and transportation and storage. He joined ONEOK in 2000 as manager of Midwest marketing for ONEOK Energy Marketing & Trading Company and later served as director of marketing and vice president of origination. Prior to joining ONEOK, Kelley held executive positions at both Tartan Energy Resources and Panda Resources, Inc. He also held various positions with Enron Corporation. Kelley is a former member of the Midwest Energy Association where he has served as director of the energy management committee. He is a current member and past board member of the Natural Gas and Energy Association of Oklahoma. Kelley also is a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Aquarium Foundation and is a volunteer with Challenger League youth sports and Special Olympics Oklahoma. A native of Illinois, Kelley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance, with honors, in 1980 from DePaul University, College of Commerce, in Chicago.
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About ONEOK, ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Wesley Christensen
Senior Vice President, Operations of ONEOK
Wes Christensen is senior vice president, operations, ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. He is responsible for all field operations and technical services. Christensen previously served as senior vice president of natural gas liquids operations of ONEOK Partners. Prior to ONEOK’s acquisition of Koch Industries’ natural gas liquids assets in 2005, he was vice president of operations of Koch Pipeline Company, LP. He also held various positions with Koch Hydrocarbon Company in Medford, Oklahoma, and in Sidney, Montana, where he began his career in 1980. He is a board member of the Mid-Continent Gas Processors Association and a member of the Pipeliners’ Club of Tulsa. He is a past member and president of the Medford Chamber of Commerce. Christensen is a native of Sidney, Montana.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Sheridan Swords
Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Liquids, ONEOK Partners of ONEOK
Sheridan Swords is senior vice president, natural gas liquids of ONEOK Partners, responsible for natural gas liquids gathering, fractionation, storage and pipelines. Prior to assuming this position, Swords was president of the natural gas liquids gathering and fractionation segment. Swords began his career in the energy industry as a division engineer for Koch Gathering Systems Company in 1992. He held various positions with Koch companies, including operations management and commercial and commodity trading. Prior to joining ONEOK Partners in 2005, Swords was vice president of the Mid-Continent of Koch Hydrocarbon, LP. A native of Kansas, Swords earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1991 from Kansas State University in Manhattan.
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About ONEOK: ONEOK is a midstream service provider and own one of the nation’s premier natural gas liquids systems.
Dinyar B. Mistry
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer of PG&E Corporation
Dinyar Mistry is Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In this capacity, he oversees PG&E’s talent acquisition strategy, employee development, labor relations, and diversity and inclusion programs, among other responsibilities. His expertise in governance, process improvement and controls informs his leadership of PG&E’s Human Resources organization. Mistry joined Pacific Gas and Electric Company in 1994 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in the Finance and Regulation organizations at both the Utility and PG&E Corporation. He has served as Vice President and Controller of Pacific Gas and Electric Company; as Vice President, Regulation and Rates; as Vice President, Internal Audit and Compliance; and most recently as Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer. Prior to his arrival at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Mistry was a senior manager at KPMG. In addition to his professional career, Mistry supports economic empowerment and human rights endeavors. He is a board member of First Graduate, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged high school students become the first in their families to graduate from college. Mistry holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and financial management from Bombay University, a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science in taxation from Golden Gate University. He is also registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Karen Austin
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of PG&E Corporation
Austin has served as a director since June 2014. She has been Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Pacific Gas & Electric Company, a natural gas and electric utilities company headquartered in California, since June 2011. Before joining PG&E, Austin worked for Sears Holdings Corporations as Senior Vice President and President of Consumer Electronics from January 2009 to May 2011 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer from March 2005 to January 2009. Austin joined Kmart Corporation in 1984 and served, before its merger with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in 2005, as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from April 2002 to March 2005 and Vice President, Applications from January 2000 to April 2002. Austin brings to the Board extensive experience in management, engineering and technical operations, her information technology expertise and her deep knowledge of technology company operating environments. Austin holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Trine University. Austin is a member of our Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Anil K. Suri
Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer of PG&E Corporation
Anil K. Suri is Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer for PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s enterprise and operational risk management, internal audit, SOX compliance, market and credit risk management and insurance. Suri joined PG&E in 2010 after owning and operating a risk management consultancy in New York, where he advised utility industry senior management in the renewables, fuel supply and new generation markets, and managed market and credit risk of generation assets, pipelines and regulatory assets for utilities and other energy providers. Prior to that, Suri founded the electricity hedging business as Managing Director of Wells Fargo Bank N.A. He served as CEO of E-lecTrade, Inc., which provided electricity procurement, sales, structuring and trading services for the energy industry, and was a founding partner of The Risk Partners, LLC, where he marketed risk advisory and risk transfer services to utilities, pension funds and insurance companies. Suri has also worked as a scientist at Yale University and as an oceanographer at Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in fluid turbulence. He holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Kathy Kay
Vice President, Business Technology of PG&E Corporation
Kathy Kay is Vice President of Business Technology at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In this position, Kay leads a team of technology professionals focused on partnering with PG&E’s lines of business to deploy technologies aimed at enabling business strategies.Prior to joining PG&E, Kay was Enterprise Chief Technology Officer and an executive sponsor of the Diversity Program at SunTrust bank in Atlanta. Prior to SunTrust, Kay was Senior Vice President of Business Technology Services for Comerica Bank in Michigan.Kay started her career at General Motors, where she spent more than two decades in various positions. She began as an Associate Programmer and Systems Analyst, and worked in progressively more responsible roles, concluding with her role as Director of Application Development and Support for OnStar.Kay holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wayne State University and a master’s degree of engineering in management of technology from Rensellaer Polytechnic Institute.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Julie Kane
Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of PG&E Corporation
Julie M. Kane is Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for PG&E Corporation. Julie joined PG&E in May 2015 as part of the Company’s commitment to achieving a best-in-class ethics and compliance program. She oversees the company-wide compliance program, including the programs and systems designed to prevent, detect, and mitigate non-compliance. She also leads the Company’s ethics and compliance training and culture-building efforts. Julie reports directly to the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation and to the Boards of Directors Audit Committees, and the PG&E Corporation Compliance and Public Policy Committee. Before PG&E, Julie worked at Avon Products, Incorporated as Vice President and General Counsel of Avon North America and Corporate Legal Functions. Prior to her role with Avon, she held a number of senior roles with Novartis Corporation and its affiliates over a 25-year period, culminating in her role as Vice President, Ethics and Compliance for Novartis Corporation. Julie’s other Novartis roles included Vice President, Ethics and Compliance and Corporate Citizenship for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Vice President, Health, Safety and Environment and Chief Environmental Counsel for Novartis Corporation. Julie holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She is a member of the California state bar.
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About PG&E Corporation: PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
James D. Bennett
President & CEO of Sandridge Energy
Mr. Bennett was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President in June 2013. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Financial Officer since March 2013 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2011. From 2010 until he joined the Company, he was Managing Director for White Deer Energy, a private equity fund focused on the exploration and production, oilfield service and equipment, and midstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. From 2006 to December 2009, Mr. Bennett was employed by GSO Capital Partners L.P. where he served in various capacities, including as its Managing Director. Mr. Bennett graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance from Texas Tech University in 1993. Mr. Bennett has served on the board of directors of the general partner of Cheniere Energy Partners L.P. and PostRock Energy Corporation.
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About Sandridge Energy: SandRidge Energy is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
David Lawler
Executive Vice President & COO of Sandridge Energy
Mr. Lawler joined us as Executive Vice President of Operations in August 2011 and was named Chief Operating Officer in April 2013. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Lawler served as Chief Executive Officer and President of PostRock Energy Corporation and its predecessor entities since August 2008. Prior to his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lawler served as Chief Operating Officer of PostRock’s predecessor entities from May 2007 through August 2008. Prior to joining PostRock, Mr. Lawler was employed by Shell Exploration & Production Company from May 1997 to May 2007 in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Engineering and Operations Manager for multiple assets along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Mr. Lawler graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering and earned his Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University.
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About Sandridge Energy: SandRidge Energy is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Kevin Craig
Executive Vice President of Natural Resource Partners
Kevin Craig is the Board Member at West Virginia University.
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About Natural Resource Partners: Engaged in the business of owning and managing mineral reserve properties.
Chris Kendall
President & Chief Operating Officer of Denbury Resources
Christian S. Kendall, President and Chief Operating Officer, joined Denbury in September of 2015. Kendall joined Denbury from Noble Energy, Inc., where he most recently served as a member of Noble’s executive management and as part of its operations leadership team as Senior Vice President, Global Operations Services. Prior to that, Kendall served as Vice President, Gulf of Mexico (2011-2014), and as Business Unit Manager and Vice President, Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd (2007-2011), having been with Noble since 2001. Kendall began his career with Mobil Oil Corporation in 1989 and, in total, has over 27 years of oil and gas industry experience in domestic and international operations roles. Kendall holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Civil Specialty, from the Colorado School of Mines.
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About Denbury Resources: Denbury Resources Inc., is a domestic oil and natural gas company.
Mark C. Allen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Denbury Resources
Mark C. Allen, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Mr. Allen served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer until June 30, 2009. Before joining Denbury in April 1999, Mr. Allen was Manager of Financial Reporting for ENSCO International Incorporated from November 1996 to April 1999. Prior to November 1996, Mr. Allen was a manager in the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse LLP. Mr. Allen also served as a director of Genesis Energy, L.P. between June 2006 and February 2010 and Encore Energy Partners GP LLC between August 2010 and December 2010.
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About Denbury Resources: Denbury Resources Inc., is a domestic oil and natural gas company.
Brad Kerr
Senior Vice President– Development, Technical and Innovation of Denbury Resources
Brad Kerr, Senior Vice President – Development, Technical and Innovation, joined Denbury in June of 2014. Mr. Kerr has 31 years of oil and gas industry experience, serving in various roles at Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) and at Exxon Mobil Corporation. His responsibilities included providing operational and technical leadership, new technology implementation and reservoir engineering for diverse oil and gas exploration and development projects, including enhanced oil recovery and unconventional drilling projects in Alaska, West Texas, the Rockies, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Prior to joining Denbury, Mr. Kerr was employed by Shell, where he held a variety of senior operational and technical leadership roles, most recently as Director, South China. Mr. Kerr received his Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Davidson College.
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About Denbury Resources: Denbury Resources Inc., is a domestic oil and natural gas company.
Dan E. Cole
Vice President of Marketing, Commercial Development and Governmental Relations of Denbury Resources
Dan E. Cole, Vice President – Commercial Development and Governmental Relations, joined Denbury in October 2006. Prior to joining Denbury, Mr. Cole was Director of the Mississippi/Alabama Business Unit for Plains Marketing, LP since April 2004, and Manager, Gulf Coast Region for EOTT Operating for the prior eight years before it was acquired by Plains Marketing. Mr. Cole has more than 35 years of marketing, transportation and supply experience in the natural gas and crude oil industry. Mr. Cole received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University.
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About Denbury Resources: Denbury Resources Inc., is a domestic oil and natural gas company.
Jim Matthews
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Denbury Resources
Jim Matthews, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, joined Denbury in January 2012. Mr. Matthews was a partner with the law firm of Vinson & Elkins LLP from 2001 until joining Denbury in 2012, with a primary focus on representing companies in oil and gas finance transactions. Mr. Matthews served as Managing and Administrative Partner of Vinson & Elkins’ Tokyo office during his last three years with the firm. Mr. Matthews holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master’s degree from Ohio University and a Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law.
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About Denbury Resources: Denbury Resources Inc., is a domestic oil and natural gas company.
Jeffrey Ventura
President & CEO of Range Resources Corporation
Jeffrey Ventura, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined Range Resources Corporation in 2003 as Chief Operating Officer and became a Member of the Board of Directors in 2005. Jeffrey was named President effective May 2008, Chief Executive Officer effective January 2012 and named Chairman of the Board of Directors on January 1, 2015. Previously, Jeffrey served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Matador Petroleum Corporation which he joined in 1997. Prior to his service at Matador, Jeffrey spent eight years at Maxus Energy Corporation where he managed various engineering, exploration and development operations and was responsible for coordination of engineering technology. Previously, Jeffrey was with Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production, where he held various engineering and operating positions. Jeffrey is a Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.
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About Range Resources Corporation: Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC) is an independent natural gas exploration and production company.
Ray Walker
Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer of Range Resources Corporation
Ray Walker is an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Range Resources Corporation since January 2014. Ray joined Range in 2006 and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Environment, Safety and Regulatory and Senior Vice President of Marcellus Shale where he led the development of the Range’s Marcellus Shale division. Ray is a petroleum engineer with more than 35 years of oil and gas operations and management experience having previously been employed by Halliburton in various technical and management roles, Union Pacific Resources and several private companies in which he served as an officer. Ray has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from Texas A&M University.
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About Range Resources Corporation: Range Resources Corporation (NYSE: RRC) is an independent natural gas exploration and production company.
Earl C. Austin, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer of Quanta Services
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About Quanta Services: Quanta Services provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for comprehensive infrastructure needs.
Kenneth M. Fisher
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noble Energy
Mr. Kenneth M. Fisher, Ken CPA serves as President at SOS Security Incorporated. Mr. Fisher has been the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Noble Energy, Inc. since November 16, 2009. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of SOS Security Incorporated. Mr. Fisher has over 25 years of financial, operations and general management experience working with public and private companies in a variety of industries, that have been involved with complex energy and capital-intensive businesses. He served as Executive Vice President of Finance for Upstream Americas at Shell. He served as the Director of Strategy & Business Development for Royal Dutch Shell in The Hague; Executive Vice President of Strategy & Portfolio for their global downstream business in London; and as Chief Financial Officer for Shell Oil Products U.S. Before joined Shell, Mr. Fisher held positions of increasing responsibility with General Electric Company, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Aircraft Engines Services division and a Singapore-based position as Director of Finance & Business Development of GE’s Asia Pacific plastics business. Mr. Fisher serves as a Trustee of Centenary College of Louisiana. Mr. Fisher is a Certified Public Accountant and a Member of the American Institute at Certified Public Accountants and California’s Society of CPA’s. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. degree in Business Administration/Finance.
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About Noble Energy: Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
David L. Stover
President and ChiefOperating Officer of Noble Energy
Mr. David L. Stover has been the President at Noble Energy, Inc. since April 29, 2009 and has been its Chief Operating Officer since August 1, 2006. Mr. Stover served as a Senior Vice President of Domestic and Business Development at Noble Energy Inc. since July 27, 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Stover served as the Companys Vice President of Business Development since December 16, 2002. Previous to his employment with Noble Energy Inc., he was employed by BP as Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Shelf from September 2000 to August 2002. Prior to joining BP, Mr. Stover was employed by Vastar, as Area Manager for Gulf of Mexico Shelf from April 1999 to September 2000, and prior thereto, as Area Manager for Oklahoma/Arklatex from January 1994 to April 1999.
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About Noble Energy: Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Arnold J. Johnson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Noble Energy
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About Noble Energy: Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Charles J. Rimer
Senior Vice President, Global Operations of Noble Energy
Mr. Charles J. Rimer, also known as Chip, has been the Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Environment, Health & Safety Regulation at Noble Energy, Inc. since April 2013. Mr. Rimer served as Vice President of Drilling at Noble Energy, Inc.
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About Noble Energy, Noble Energy: Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
John T. Lewis
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Noble Energy
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About Noble Energy: Noble Energy is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.
Kang Chen
Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Concho Resources
Kang is Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Kang joined Concho in 2010 as Director of Information Technology. Prior to Concho, Kang served in various managerial roles with increasing responsibilities for LyondellBasell. Before LyondellBasell, Kang was with Deloitte Consulting where his clients included large oil and gas exploration and production companies and integrated oil companies. Kang holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, a Master of Science in Finance from Suffolk University and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Boston University.
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About Concho Resources: Concho Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company that acquires, develops, and explores oil and natural gas properties.
Clay Bateman
Vice President of New Mexico of Concho Resources
Clay is Vice President of New Mexico. He joined Concho in 2008 and has served as Vice President of Texas, Texas Basins Asset Manager and Texas Asset Manager. Prior to joining Concho, Clay worked at Encore Acquisition Company as Senior Operations Engineer and at Burlington Resources in various engineering and operations capacities. Clay holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas.
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About Concho Resources, Concho Resources: Concho Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company that acquires, develops, and explores oil and natural gas properties.
Brent Backes
Group Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of DCP Midstream
Brent Backes is group vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for DCP Midstream, LLC. His responsibilities include executive management of legal, regulatory, government affairs, right-of-way, environmental, health and safety, pipeline integrity, internal audit, enterprise risk management, and corporate development. Brent joined DCP in 1998. Prior to that, he was an attorney with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Green & MacRae LLP from 1993 to 1998, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters in the energy industry. He began his career in 1987 with Kelly Stansfield & O’Donnell as an associate attorney. Brent is a native of Minot, N.D. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and a juris doctorate with distinction from the University of North Dakota. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, American Bar Association, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, and American Corporate Counsel Association. Brent and his wife, Melanie, have three daughters and a son. They live in Denver.
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About DCP Midstream: A natural gas processing company.
Wouter van Kempen
Chairman, President & CEO of DCP Midstream
Wouter van Kempen is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of DCP Midstream, LLC, and chairman and chief executive officer of DCP Midstream Partners, LP. Previously, Wouter served as president and chief operating officer of DCP Midstream, leading the gathering and processing business unit and the marketing and logistics business unit, which includes NGL and gas marketing, and NGL, gas, and crude logistics. He also oversaw all the corporate functions in his role as chief operating officer, including the functions led by the general counsel, chief corporate officer, and chief financial officer.
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About DCP Midstream: A natural gas processing company.
Jordan Grossman
Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales of GasBuddy
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About GasBuddy: GasBuddy is a travel and navigation app that is used by more North American drivers to save money on gas.
Steven Owen
Sr. Vice President, Land of Continental Resources
He has worked extensively in many of the larger oil and gas plays across the United States. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Owen served as Land Manager for Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. where he managed the Permian Basin and Mid-Continent Divisions. He is a member of the Permian Basin Landmen’s Association, the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen, the Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen and the American Association of Professional Landmen. Mr. Owen earned his BA from Emporia State University in Kansas with concentrations in Business Law, Oil and Gas Law and Biology.
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About Continental Resources: Continental Resources is focused on the exploration and production of onshore oil prone plays and is a Top 10 independent oil producer.
Jack H. Stark
President of Continental Resources
Jack joined the company in 1992 and served as Continental’s Senior Vice President of Exploration from 1998 to 2014. Prior to joining the Company as Vice President of Exploration in June 1992, he was the exploration manager for the Western Mid-Continent Region for Pacific Enterprises. From 1978 to 1988, he held various staff and middle management positions with Cities Service Co. and TXO Production Corp. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Houston Geological Society and Oklahoma Geological Society. Mr. Stark holds a Master’s degree in Geology from Colorado State University.
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About Continental Resources: Continental Resources is focused on the exploration and production of onshore oil prone plays and is a Top 10 independent oil producer.
Eric Eissenstat
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary of Continental Resources
Eric S. Eissenstat joined Continental Resources in December 2010. He came to the Company with 27 years of experience in complex business and commercial matters, oil and gas, and litigation. Prior to joining the Company, he served as director with Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. in Oklahoma City. Mr. Eissenstat is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, is listed in several best and leading lawyers publications, and was named a Top 10 lawyer in Oklahoma. He is active in the American Bar Association and has held leadership positions in the Oklahoma Bar Association and Oklahoma County Bar Association. Mr. Eissenstat earned his BS with honors in Political Science from Oklahoma State University and his JD with honors from the University of Oklahoma.
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About Continental Resources: Continental Resources is focused on the exploration and production of onshore oil prone plays and is a Top 10 independent oil producer.
Sandeep Bhakhri
Vice President and Chief Information Officer of EOG Resources
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About EOG Resources: EOG Resources, Inc. is a independent oil and gas companies in the United States.
Gary Thomas
President & Chief Operating Officer of EOG Resources
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About EOG Resources: EOG Resources, Inc. is a independent oil and gas companies in the United States.
Kenneth Dunn
Vice President and General Manager, Tyler of EOG Resources
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Lloyd M. Yates
EVP, Market Solutions & President – Carolinas Region of Duke Energy Corporation
Lloyd Yates serves as executive vice president of market solutions and president of Duke Energy’s Carolinas Region. He is responsible for aligning customer-focused products and services to deliver a personalized end-to-end customer experience that positions Duke Energy for long-term growth. In addition, he has responsibility for the profit/loss, strategic direction and performance of the company’s regulated utilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Yates has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including the areas of nuclear generation, fossil generation and energy delivery. He previously served as executive vice president of regulated utilities for Duke Energy, where he had responsibility for the company’s utility operations in six states. He also had responsibility for federal government affairs, as well as environmental and energy policy at the state and federal levels. As executive vice president of customer operations for Duke Energy, he led the transmission, distribution, customer services, gas operations and grid modernization functions to approximately 7.2 million electric customers and 500,000 gas customers. Prior to the Duke Energy/Progress Energy merger in July 2012, Yates served as president and chief executive officer for Progress Energy Carolinas. He was promoted to that position in July 2007, after serving for more than two years as senior vice president of energy delivery for Progress Energy Carolinas. Prior to that, he served as vice president of transmission for Progress Energy Carolinas. Yates joined Progress Energy predecessor, Carolina Power & Light, in 1998, and served for five years as vice president of fossil generation. Before joining Progress Energy, he worked for PECO Energy for 16 years in several line operations and management positions. Yates earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in business administration from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He attended the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and the Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Yates serves on several community, state and industry boards. In 2014, he was elected president and chairman of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies. He is also a director for Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., a global professional services firm. Yates and his wife, Monica, have two daughters.
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Dhiaa M. Jamil
EVP and President – Regulated Generation & Transmission of Duke Energy Corporation
As executive vice president and president of regulated generation and transmission, Dhiaa Jamil is responsible for all power generation in the regulated utilities, including nuclear, fossil and hydro generation; coal ash management; environmental, health and safety; and fuels and system optimization. In addition, he has responsibility for companywide project management and construction, and new plant development. He is also responsible for electric transmission for all of Duke Energy’s regulated utilities. Jamil has 34 years of experience in the energy industry. Previously, he served as executive vice president and president of Duke Energy Nuclear. In that role, he had overall responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the largest regulated nuclear generation fleet in the U.S. Jamil joined Duke Power in 1981 as a design engineer in the design engineering department. After a series of promotions, he was named electrical systems engineering supervisor of Oconee Nuclear Station in 1989 and electrical systems engineering manager in 1994. He was named maintenance manager of McGuire Nuclear Station in 1997, station manager in 1999 and site vice president of McGuire in 2002. In 2003, he was named site vice president of Catawba Nuclear Station. In 2006, Jamil was named senior vice president of nuclear support. He led the organization responsible for plant support, major projects and fuel management for Duke Energy’s nuclear fleet. In addition, he was responsible for regulatory support, nuclear oversight and safety analysis functions. He was named chief nuclear officer in 2008 and chief generation officer in 2009. Following the Duke Energy/Progress Energy merger in July 2012, he was named executive vice president and chief nuclear officer before assuming the role of executive vice president and president of Duke Energy Nuclear in March 2013. Jamil received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and Duke Energy’s technical nuclear certification program. He is also a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Clark S. Gillespy
President , South Carolina of Duke Energy Corporation
Clark Gillespy is president of Duke Energy’s utility operations in South Carolina, serving approximately 730,000 electric retail customers in the state. He is responsible for advancing the company’s rate and regulatory initiatives and managing state and local regulatory and governmental relations, economic development and community affairs. Prior to the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012, Clark served as vice president of economic development, business development and territorial strategies for Duke Energy in North Carolina and South Carolina. He joined the company in 2004 and has more than 25 years of combined experience in economic development, site selection consulting, and the practice of international law in both the United States and Europe. Working in partnership with economic development organizations in North and South Carolina, Clark and his team helped attract over $31.9 billion in capital investments and more than 111,000 jobs to the Carolinas since 2005. Clark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Alabama. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the Cumberland School of Law (Alabama), continuing with a diploma in Advanced International Legal Studies from the McGeorge School of Law in Salzburg, Austria. Clark also holds a MBA from European University in Brussels, Belgium. Clark is a member of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association, the Palmetto Business Forum, the Utility Economic Development Association and the Public Utilities Review Committee’s Energy Advisory Council. He serves on the boards of directors for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Palmetto AgriBusiness Council. He is a member of the boards of trustees for the S.C. Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Peace Center. Clark also serves on the boards of the American Red Cross Palmetto SC Region and E4Carolinas. He is a member of the state bar associations of Alabama, Georgia and the District of Columbia. Clark and his wife, Rikke, have two children and live in Greenville, S.C. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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Steven K. Young
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy Corporation
Steve Young is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Duke Energy. He leads the financial function, which includes the controller’s office, treasury, tax, risk management and insurance, as well as corporate strategy and development. These duties include accounting, cash management and overseeing risk control policies. Young joined Duke Power in 1980 as a financial assistant. After a series of promotions within the controller’s department, he was named manager of bulk power agreements in system planning and operating in 1991, and manager of the rate department in 1993. In April 1998, Young was appointed vice president of rates and regulatory affairs, with responsibility for Duke Power’s regulatory strategies and policies in rate, financial and accounting matters. He was also accountable for the company’s interaction with the utility commissions of North Carolina and South Carolina, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was named senior vice president and chief financial officer for Duke Power in February 2003, group vice president and chief financial officer in March 2004, and vice president and controller in June 2005. In December 2006, Young was named senior vice president and controller for Duke Energy. In addition to maintaining that role at the close of the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012, he also became the company’s chief accounting officer. He was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Duke Energy in August 2013. A native of Denver, Colo., Young earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of Business. Young is a certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant in North Carolina. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Managerial Accountants and National Association of Accountants. He is also a member of the Edison Electric Institute Accounting Executive Advisory Committee and the Southeastern Electric Exchange Accounting and Finance Section.
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R. Alexander Glenn
President, Duke Energy Florida of Duke Energy Corporation
Alex Glenn is president of Duke Energy’s utility operations in Florida, serving approximately #1.7 million electric retail customers in central Florida, including metropolitan St. Petersburg, Clearwater and the Greater Orlando area. He is responsible for advancing the company’s rate and regulatory initiatives and managing state and local regulatory and governmental relations, economic development and community affairs. Glenn has been with Duke Energy (and predecessor companies Progress Energy and Florida Power Corp.) since 1996 in positions of increasing responsibility. In his previous role as general counsel for the Florida utility operations, which he assumed in 2008, Glenn oversaw all regulatory matters affecting the Florida utility. In addition, he served as a key adviser to the Florida state president, as well as other company executive management and the board of directors. He assumed his current position in December 2012. Before joining Florida Power Corp., Glenn practiced energy law at the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, D.C. Glenn earned a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and law degree, with honors, from the University of Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Florida bars. He serves on the boards of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Florida, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the Pinellas Education Foundation. He is also a resident member of the Florida Council of 100. He has served on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast, and is a 2011 graduate of the Leadership Florida Class XXIX and the Leadership St. Petersburg class of 2004. Glenn and his wife, Robin, have three sons and live in St. Petersburg, Fla. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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Sandra Wyckoff
Vice President & Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Duke Energy Corporation
As chief ethics and compliance officer, Sandy Wyckoff leads Duke Energy’s ethics and compliance program, which provides independent oversight and governance of the organization’s compliance with federal and state laws and regulations, and fosters an accountable, transparent and ethical culture that advances the overall objectives of the corporation. She assumed her current position in January 2016. Wyckoff has held various leadership roles in finance, internal audit, ethics, information technology, and fuel procurement and transportation. Previously, she served as director of corporate finance and assistant treasurer for Duke Energy. While in this role, she was responsible for developing strategy and implementing the financing plan for Duke Energy’s acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas – targeted to close by the end of 2016. Prior to her role in treasury, Wyckoff provided leadership to Duke Energy’s risk management function, with responsibility for advancing enterprise risk management practices and providing risk management oversight to the regulated commodity trading functions. In addition, she led the team responsible for performing due diligence on Duke Energy’s major transactions and capital expenditures. Wyckoff’s experience in finance also includes planning and budgeting, internal and external financial reporting, and controllership for merchant generation and fuel subsidiaries. She also had CFO responsibilities for an energy management subsidiary. Before joining the company, she worked in public accounting for Coopers & Lybrand (now part of Pricewaterhouse Coopers) in Philadelphia, Penn., and Houston, Texas. A native of Bucks County, Penn., Wyckoff graduated with high honors from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn., with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.
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Michael A. Lewis
Senior Vice President & Chief Transmission Officer of Duke Energy Corporation
Michael Lewis serves as senior vice president and chief transmission officer for Duke Energy. He oversees the safe, reliable and efficient operation of Duke Energy’s electric transmission system, which includes over 32,000 miles of transmission lines and more than 3,000 substations in six states. His responsibilities include construction and maintenance, engineering and asset management, system operations, project management, planning, vegetation management and compliance. Previously, Lewis served as senior vice president of Florida delivery operations for Duke Energy’s regulated utilities. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the company’s electric distribution system in Florida. He assumed the role of chief transmission officer in January 2015. Lewis has more than 29 years of experience in the energy industry. Before the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012, he served as senior vice president of energy delivery for Progress Energy Florida. Prior to that, he served as vice president of distribution for Progress Energy Florida, where he was responsible for metering service and information systems, distribution control center, asset management, project management, environmental compliance and permitting, and distribution staff support for regional operations. Lewis has held several other leadership roles, including district manager in 1989, distribution operations manager in Pasco County in 1994, general manager of the South Coastal Region in 1997 and regional vice president of both the North and South Coastal regions in 2000. Lewis was named vice president of distribution for Progress Energy Florida in May 2004. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Lewis earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southern University.
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John W Pitesa
Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer of Duke Energy Corporation
Bill Pitesa is senior vice president and chief nuclear officer for Duke Energy. He is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the largest regulated nuclear generation fleet in the U.S. Previously, Pitesa served as the company’s senior vice president of nuclear operations. In that role, he provided oversight for the safe and reliable operation of two Duke Energy-operated nuclear plants – Brunswick near Southport, N.C., and Robinson near Hartsville, S.C. Pitesa has 35 years of experience in the nuclear field. He joined the company in 1980 as an engineer at McGuire Nuclear Station. He was named senior reactor operator in 1986, and in 1992, served two years as a loaned employee to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. Pitesa returned to the McGuire plant in 1995 as an independent oversight manager. In 2000, he moved to Catawba Nuclear Station and, after a series of promotions, was named as the operations manager in 2004 and then station manager in 2005. In 2009, Pitesa was named Duke Energy’s vice president of nuclear support. He was responsible for corporate nuclear engineering, major projects, licensing and regulatory support, fleet outage management and other plant support functions. Pitesa was named senior vice president of nuclear operations for Oconee Nuclear Station in January 2010, and assumed the additional responsibility for the Catawba and McGuire nuclear stations in December 2010. He was named senior vice president of nuclear operations following the Duke Energy/Progress Energy merger in July 2012. He assumed his current position in March 2013. In support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Pitesa has served on nuclear plant review teams in the United States, Korea, France, South Africa and Ukraine. In 2014, he was named executive sponsor of the Materials Action Plan Committee for the Electric Power Research Institute. In 2015, Pitesa was named executive sponsor of the Nuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Industry Flooding and Industry Subsequent License Renewal. He is currently a member of NEI’s Fukushima Response Steering Committee and Supplier Advisory Committee.
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Melody Birmingham Byrd
President of Duke Energy Corporation
Melody Birmingham-Byrd is president of Duke Energy’s Indiana operations, the state’s largest electric utility, serving approximately 810,000 customers in 69 of Indiana’s 92 counties. She is responsible for Duke Energy’s regulatory, governmental relations, economic development and community affairs work in Indiana. Byrd assumed her current position in June 2015. Previously, Byrd served as senior vice president of Midwest delivery operations for Duke Energy. She oversaw the operations of the company’s electric distribution system in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, including construction, maintenance, operations, engineering, and resource and project management. Prior to the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012, Byrd served as vice president of the Southern Region for Progress Energy Carolinas. With more than 20 years of leadership and managerial experience in the electric and automotive manufacturing industries, she has served in the roles of general manager of distribution maintenance and construction, director of distribution resource management and construction, manager of transmission maintenance and resource management, and superintendent of maintenance at the Robinson fossil plant. Byrd holds a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational leadership and management from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Strayer University. She completed Progress Energy’s Leadership Development Program at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business and the Contract Management Program at Clemson University. She is also a licensed project management professional through the Project Management Institute. Byrd currently serves on the boards of directors of the Indiana Electric Association and the Indiana Manufacturers Association. She is also a member of the Power Delivery Committee for the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and serves as a member of The Executive Leadership Council. She is a past board member of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, Francis Marion University Foundation, McLeod Hospital Foundation and the South Carolina Governor’s School of Science and Mathematics Foundation. Byrd has also chaired the Excellence in Education Committee for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and served on the Healthcare Steering Committee. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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Lynn Good
Vice Chairman, President & CEO of Duke Energy Corporation
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation. Good has served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Corporation (electric utility) since July 2013. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy from July 2009 to June 2013. Good is a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.
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Douglas F Esamann
Executive Vice President and President – Midwest and Florida Regions of Duke Energy Corporation
Doug Esamann serves as executive vice president and president of Duke Energy’s Midwest and Florida regions. He has responsibility for the profit/loss, strategic direction and performance of the company’s regulated utilities in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Florida, including the natural gas distribution business in the Midwest. He also has responsibility for grid solutions and emerging technology efforts throughout the enterprise. He assumed his current position in June 2015. Previously, Esamann served as president of Duke Energy Indiana, the state’s largest electric utility, serving approximately 810,000 customers in 69 of the state’s 92 counties. He was responsible for the company’s regulatory, governmental relations, economic development and community affairs work in Indiana. He served in that role since November 2010. Prior to that, Esamann was senior vice president of corporate strategy for Duke Energy, where he led the company’s strategy development and business planning efforts, including load forecasting and market fundamentals. He has also served as senior vice president of strategy and planning, with additional responsibilities for integrated resource planning, environmental compliance planning, transactional support, customer market analytics, load research and renewable energy compliance. Immediately following the merger between Duke Energy and Cinergy in April 2006, Esamann served as group vice president of strategy and planning for Duke Energy’s regulated utilities. With Cinergy, he served as senior vice president of energy portfolio strategy and management for Cinergy’s commercial business unit, with responsibility for fuel management, environmental risk management, generation dispatch, power purchases and sales, portfolio analytics, load forecasting, generation asset planning, demand-side management planning and environmental compliance planning. Esamann began his employment with Public Service Indiana (predecessor of PSI Energy) in 1979. In the course of his PSI/Cinergy career, he held a variety of leadership roles, including vice president and chief financial officer of the commercial business unit from 1999 until 2001, and president of PSI Energy until 2004. Esamann has been active on a number of community and industry boards. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a board member of Energy Systems Network, a nonprofit industry initiative focused on clean technology development. He also serves as chair of the advisory board for the University of Missouri Financial Research Institute. A native of Plainfield, Ind., Esamann earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University. He and his wife, Kimberly, have two daughters, a son and three granddaughters. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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Selim Bingol
Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer of Duke Energy Corporation
As senior vice president and chief communications officer, Selim Bingol is responsible for directing Duke Energy’s communications strategy and services, including internal and external communications support for business segments, media relations, executive communications, brand management and digital communications. He assumed his current position in January 2015. Previously, Selim served as senior vice president of global communications at General Motors Co. In this role, he led all communications, measurably improving the company’s reputation among stakeholders as it emerged from bankruptcy and the “Government Motors” era. Key areas of accountability included executive positioning, media relations, employee/labor communications for 200,000 employees worldwide, financial media relations including earnings reports and analyst events, and corporate philanthropy as chair of the GM Foundation. In his prior corporate role, Selim was senior vice president of corporate communications at AT&T, where he led the public relations organization of what was then the world’s largest telecom company through one of the most dynamic periods in its history. This included multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, roll out of national broadband DSL service, introduction of U-Verse television service, and the creation of Cingular Wireless in partnership with BellSouth. His specific functional leadership roles included employee communications, executive positioning, media relations, investor relations and special events. During his career, Selim has held senior partner positions at Fleishman-Hillard Communications, one of the world’s largest public relations agencies. Most recently, he returned to run the agency’s San Antonio office upon the retirement of AT&T CEO/Chairman Ed Whitacre and built a million- dollar business with clients like Visa. Earlier, he served on site at SBC Communications managing the telecom company’s corporate communications function and handling roles as corporate spokesman, speechwriter, CEO media relations and public affairs media. Earlier in his career, Selim worked with one of the industry’s leading grassroots advocacy firms, and was press secretary for then-U.S. Rep. Jon Kyl (R-Az.) in Washington, D.C. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Selim and his wife, Julie, have three daughters. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
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Burney J Latiolais
Executive Vice President of Operations of FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL
Burney J. Latiolais, Jr., is the Company’s executive vice president of global operations, a position he has held since October 2016. In addition, Mr. Latiolais currently serves as the chairman of Frank’s International, LLC’s I.P. advisory committee, which he founded in 2013. Since joining Frank’s in 1992, Mr. Latiolais has held the positions of senior vice president of global business development and sales, vice president of sales and services, and global vice president of drilling tools and specialty products. Prior to joining Frank’s, Mr. Latiolais was the chief executive officer of Louisiana Tubing Testers and Centralizers, Inc. Mr. Latiolais is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE).
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Matthew Trerotola
President and Chief Executive Officer of Colfax Corporation
Matt Trerotola is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Colfax Corporation. Prior to joining Colfax in July 2015, he was DuPont’s Executive Vice President and a member of the Office of the Chief Executive. In this role, he was responsible for DuPont’s $6.3 billion Electronics & Communications and Safety & Protection segments, as well as having corporate responsibility for Asia-Pacific. Mr. Trerotola has spent most of his career in various roles at DuPont, Danaher, and McKinsey & Company. Prior to joining DuPont, Mr. Trerotola held a number of leadership positions at Danaher Corporation, where he was most recently Vice President and Group Executive for Life Sciences from 2012 to 2013, and oversaw a group comprised of four companies, approximately 7,000 associates and $2.5 billion in revenue. Previously at Danaher, he was Group Executive for Product Identification from 2009 to 2012, and President of the Videojet business from 2007 to 2009. In these roles, he greatly accelerated organic growth and made acquisitions that both strengthened and redefined the group.
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Lynne Puckett
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Colfax Corporation
A. Lynne Puckett joined Colfax Corporation in 2010 as Senior Vice President‚ General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to Colfax‚ she was a Partner with the law firm of Hogan Lovells. Her experience includes a broad range of corporate and transactional matters‚ including mergers and acquisitions‚ venture capital financings‚ debt and equity offerings‚ and general corporate and securities law matters. Before entering the practice of law‚ Ms. Puckett worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and a major U.S. defense contractor.
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Daniel Pryor
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of Colfax Corporation
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Paul Davis
Senior Vice President, Western Region Commercial Operations of PBF Energy
Paul Davis joined PBF Energy in April of 2012 and has been head of PBF’s commercial operations related to crude oil and refinery feedstock sourcing since May of 2013 and, from January 2015 to September of 2015, served as our Co-Head of Commercial and now serves as Senior Vice President, Western Region Commercial Operrations. Mr. Davis has over 29 years of experience in commercial operations in crude oil and refined products, including 16 years with the ExxonMobil Corporation in various operational and commercial positions, including sourcing refinery feedstocks and crude oil and the disposition of refined petroleum products, as well as optimization roles within refineries. Previously, Mr. Davis was responsible for managing the U.S. clean products commercial operations for Hess Energy Trading Company. Prior to that, Mr. Davis was responsible for Premcor’s U.S. Midwest clean products disposition group.
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Trecia Canty
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of PBF Energy
Trecia Canty was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of our general partner in September of 2015. Trecia Canty joined PBF Energy Inc. in 2012 and served as Vice President, Senior Deputy General Counsel. Trecia Canty now serves as PBF Energy Inc.’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In her role, Trecia will be responsible for the Legal Department and Contracts Administration. Trecia joined PBF in 2012 from Southwestern Energy and began her career at Cleary Gottlieb in Manhattan after earning her law degree from Columbia University. Trecia has supported a broad range of functions across the PBF organization and has played a vital role in multiple financings, the Chalmette and Torrance acquisitions, and numerous commercial arrangements.
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Thomas O’Connor
Senior Vice President, Commercial of PBF Energy
Thomas L. O’Connor joined the PBF team in September of 2014 as a Senior Vice President and from January to September 2015, served as our Co-Head of Commercial. He now serves as PBF’s Senior Vice President, Commercial. Mr. O’Connor has 20 years of oil industry experience and joins PBF from Morgan Stanley where he was most recently a Managing Director and Global Head of Crude Oil Trading and Global Co-Head of Oil Flow Trading. In this role, he managed a number of activities including pipeline and storage positions related to physical and derivative commodities trading activities. Additionally, Mr. O’Connor oversaw the crude oil gathering activities of TransMontaigne Product Services Inc., a Morgan Stanley subsidiary, where he worked with producers and refiners to provide logistical solutions in key markets with a team of lease buyers along with a fleet of rail cars and crude transport trailers. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2000, he worked for the Tosco Corporation from 1995 to 2000 in the Atlantic Basin Fuel Oil and Feedstocks Team.
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Erik Young
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of PBF Energy
Erik Young joined PBF Energy in December 2010, where he was responsible for both corporate development activities and capital markets initiatives. Mr. Young has been heavily involved in the evolution of PBF Energy and has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2014. Mr. Young has fifteen years of comprehensive corporate finance experience, from strategic planning to mergers and acquisitions across a variety of industries and end markets. Mr. Young began his career in investment banking with First Union Securities before joining J.F. Lehman & Company, a New York-based private equity investment firm, in 2001 where he was involved in portfolio investments in the United States and Europe.
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