OIL & GAS 360® - Key Persons


Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • Mexican President

Aubrey McClendon

Aubrey McClendon, who was co-founder (with Tom Ward) of Chesapeake Energy (ticker: CHK; CHK.com), died in a one-car crash in rural Oklahoma early morning March 2, 2016. A maverick in America's shale oil and gas industry, he will be …

Bart Brookman - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO

Bob Devers - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

Brent Eshleman

Job Titles:
  • New President & CEO
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (ticker: BXE) has appointed Brent Eshleman as the new president & CEO and as a member of the board of directors of Bellatrix, effective immediately.

Carl-Henric Svanberg

Job Titles:
  • BP Chairman
BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg has informed the company's board of directors of his intention to retire as chairman. The company said Svanberg will chair the annual general meeting to be held in …

Ceri Powell

Job Titles:
  • Head of Global Exploration

Charif Souki

Job Titles:
  • CEO of Cheniere Energy

Charles Cherington

Job Titles:
  • Intervale Capital 's Managing Partner
Intervale Capital's Managing Partner Charles Cherington isn't putting too much faith in the recent oil price rally. After five straight weeks of oil price gains, Cherington told CNBC's Squawk Box on Monday, March 21 (when WTI was $40 per barrel) …

Christopher Guith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President for Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 's Institute

Claire S. Farley

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Leader
"Claire is a respected leader in the energy industry with a tremendous track record of success, including …

Dan Genovese

Job Titles:
  • Director

Darren Woods

Job Titles:
  • Exxon Mobil CEO
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warns that an abrupt transition to renewable energy will cause society to "pay a high price."

David Demshur

Job Titles:
  • Core Lab 's Chairman and CEO
Core Lab's Chairman and CEO David Demshur spoke to Oil & Gas 360®'s Angie Austin at the EnerCom conference in Denver last week. Demshur talked about …

David Honeyfield

David Honeyfield was previously CFO for Jonah Energy in Denver. His previous experience includes six years at Intrepid Potash, where he served as …

David M. Harris

David M. Harris, previously AltaGas' (ticker: ALA; AltaGas.ca) president and COO, has succeeded David W. Cornhill as president and CEO, as announced previously. David Cornhill, founder of AltaGas, continues as chairman of the board. David Harris (B.Sc., MBA) joined …

David R. DeVeau

Job Titles:
  • Company 's Vice President and General Counsel

David T. Merrill - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

Diana Liebmann

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Haynes and Boone, San Antonio, Was Named in Texas Lawyer 's 2016 List of Top Women in Energy Law
Diana Liebmann, partner, Haynes and Boone, San Antonio, was named in Texas Lawyer's 2016 list of top women in energy law.

Donald C. Trauscht

Job Titles:
  • Its Independent Director

Donald J. Trump

Donald J. Trump's Energy Policy Trump's energy message is job-focused; presumed Republican candidate says he intends to remove barriers that block the development of America's energy resources

Donald Trump Taps

Job Titles:
  • Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA
WASHINGTON-President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a transition official, choosing …

Doug Lawler - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • President

Douglas E. Brooks

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (ticker: EXXI) has appointed Douglas E. Brooks as its CEO and president, effective April 17, 2017, the company announced in a news release. The Energy XXI Gulf Coast Board of Directors concurrently increased the …

Emanuele Lauro

Job Titles:
  • Scorpio Chairman and CEO
Scorpio Chairman and CEO Emanuele Lauro said, "Don has been an invaluable member of …

Fred Upton

Job Titles:
  • Michigan 's Representative

Gary Evans

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources
Gary Evans, Chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources appeared on Bloomberg's Taking Stock to discuss the benefits of the Keystone pipeline, U.S. production growth driven by plays like the Bakken and Marcellus/Utica, as well as the company's recent share …

Hillary Clinton

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of State

Ian Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Trans Mountain Chief Executive
Trans Mountain Chief Executive Ian Anderson cited multiple worker safety incidents during the past two …

Jack Balagia

Job Titles:
  • ExxonMobil 's General Counsel

Jack Fusco

Job Titles:
  • Cheniere CEO After Souki Was Ousted
  • Cheniere Hires Power Generation CEO
  • Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere Energy Inc
The Cheniere Energy (ticker: LNG) board of directors has appointed Jack Fusco as the company's new CEO. Fusco came to Cheniere from Houston-based Calpine Corporation (ticker: CPN), whose website describes it as America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas … Jack Fusco, the chief executive officer of Cheniere Energy Inc., has a new priority for the company …

Jack Gerard

Job Titles:
  • American Petroleum Institute President and CEO
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard announced he will not make another long-term commitment to API and will step down when his current contract ends in August 2018.

James Volker - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman

Jeff Ritenour

Job Titles:
  • Devon 's Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance

Jennifer Granholm

Job Titles:
  • Energy Secretary
  • U.S. Energy Secretary
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is expected to meet with refining executives on June 23 as tensions between the White House and the oil industry mount over soaring gasoline prices, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Jennifer R. Kneale

Job Titles:
  • Chief

Jessica Uhl - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDSA) announced today that, after more than seven years in the role, Simon Henry will conclude his service as CFO of the company and will be …

Joe Biden - President

Job Titles:
  • President

John G. Nikkel - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

John Hofmeister

John Hofmeister, the outspoken former president of Shell Oil Company and current chairman of Erin Energy, talked to Oil & Gas 360®'s Angie Austin about the …

John M. Fox

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder and Former Chairman and CEO of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Which Merged With Marathon Petroleum 's MPLX LP ( Ticker
John M. Fox, co-founder and former chairman and CEO of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, which merged with Marathon Petroleum's MPLX LP (ticker: MPLX) in December 2015, issued … Stated target value to eliminate Incentive Distribution Rights (IDRs) is in question: Fox says that Marathon Petroleum's 15x - 20x multiple for elimination of IDRs will damage MPLX unitholders, including MPC, the largest MPLX unitholder

John Stumpf

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and Chief Executive of Wells Fargo & Co
  • Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO
John Stumpf has resigned as chairman and chief executive of Wells Fargo & Co., bowing to mounting criticism from lawmakers and others who said he should lose his job over revelations that bank employees created …

John Zahary

Job Titles:
  • President and CEO of Altex Energy, Makes the Case for Moving Canadian Crude by Rail
  • President and Chief Executive Officer of Altex Energy
John Zahary, President and Chief Executive Officer of Altex Energy, a company that owns and operates eight crude-by-rail terminals in Western Canada, made … John Zahary, president and CEO of Altex Energy, makes the case for moving Canadian crude by rail

Ken Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
IRVING, Texas-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Ken Cohen, vice president, Public and Government Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), has announced his intention to retire effective Jan. 1, 2016, after more than 38 years of service.

Leonard Mallett

Job Titles:
  • Joins Summit Midstream As Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

Les Austin - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • SVP

Magnum Hunter

Job Titles:
  • CEO on Keystone Pipeline and Share Performance
Magnum Hunter Resources (ticker: MHR) is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company active in three shale resource plays in North America: the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale and the Williston Basin/Bakken Shale. The company's growth platform is supported … Gary Evans, Chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources appeared on Bloomberg's Taking Stock to discuss the benefits of the Keystone pipeline, U.S. production growth driven by plays like the Bakken and Marcellus/Utica, as well as the company's recent share …

Marc Gerrits

Job Titles:
  • Strategy Vice President at Shell
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell said on Monday it has appointed a new global head of exploration. Marc Gerrits, currently upstream strategy vice president at Shell, will replace Ceri Powell as the head of global exploration …

Mark Little - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Mark McCollum - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

Marvin Odum

Job Titles:
  • Shell Oil Company President

Matthew J. Meloy

Job Titles:
  • President, Reporting to Targa CEO Joe Bob Perkins

Michael L. Finch

Finch served as a director and chairman of the Audit Committee since 2003 and has elected to pursue other opportunities, the company said …

Michael L. Hollis - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • President

Michael Wirth

Job Titles:
  • Chevron Corp Chief Executive

Mike Kormos

Job Titles:
  • Joins Exelon As SVP Wholesale Markets and Energy Policy
Former PJM executive brings wide range of experience in market innovation and design Exelon today announced that it has named Mike Kormos as senior vice president of Wholesale Markets and Energy Policy, effective June 13. Kormos joins Exelon following a …

Mike Sommers - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President

Murat Ozgul

Job Titles:
  • Genel Chief Executive

Netherland Sewell Heading

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Niels Espeland - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Penn Virginia

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman to Retire, New Board Members Announced
Penn Virginia Corporation (ticker: PVAC) announced the retirement of Harry Quarls as Executive Chairman and as a director of the company, effective February 28, 2018. The company expanded the board of directors from five to seven members with the appointments …

Philip Conti Becomes

Job Titles:
  • SVP Special Projects, and Remains Board Member of EQT Midstream Partners, LP
Yesterday Robert J. McNally became the new SVP and chief financial officer for EQT Corporation (ticker: EQT; EQT.com). McNally, 45, was also appointed to …

R. Scott Meyers - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Accounting Officer
Meyers has been with the company since 2009. He was appointed CFO concurrently with the previous CFO's resignation.

Rex Tillerson - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman

Rob McNally Takes

Job Titles:
  • EQT 's CFO
Yesterday Robert J. McNally became the new SVP and chief financial officer for EQT Corporation (ticker: EQT; EQT.com). McNally, 45, was also appointed to …

Sam L. Banks

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, President and
Yuma Energy, Inc. (ticker: YUMA) announced the appointment of James J. Jacobs as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 15, 2015. Mr. Jacobs is replacing Kirk F. Sprunger who is resigning to pursue other opportunities. Sam L. Banks, Chairman, President and …

Sara N. Ortwein

Job Titles:
  • President of XTO Energy

Sara Ortwein Heads

Sara N. Ortwein was named president of XTO Energy by ExxonMobil in November 2016. Prior to landing the XTO post, Ortwein served as president of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company.

Shawn Lytle

Job Titles:
  • President of Delaware Investments

Starlee Sykes

BP appointed Starlee Sykes as its regional president for the Gulf of Mexico and Canada, effective Feb. 1, 2018. Sykes, who will continue to be based in Houston, currently serves as vice president for BP's global projects organization for offshore …

Stephen Harper

Job Titles:
  • Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper's government announced Tuesday the expansion of sanctions against Russia for its involvement in Ukraine. The expanded sanctions target Russia's largest oil producer, Rosneft …

Stephen Lipscomb - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Steve Haysom - Founder, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Senior Vice President
Seven Generations said Haysom joined the company in 2008, the company's first year, and … Steve Haysom, a 7G founder, lead geologist and senior vice president at Seven Generations Energy (ticker: VII), has retired, the company announced in a press release.

Steven Schlotterbeck

Job Titles:
  • CEO at EQT Corp

Ted Collins

Job Titles:
  • Director

Tim Sloan

Job Titles:
  • Wells Fargo Names Former CFO

Tom Jorden

Job Titles:
  • Cimarex Energy 's President and CEO

Tom Walters

Job Titles:
  • President, ExxonMobil ( Ticker
Tom Walters, president, ExxonMobil (ticker: XOM) Production Company, has announced his intention to retire from the company after …

Travis Stice - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer

Warren Buffett - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman

William Bain Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Bain Capital Founder
  • Founder of Global Consulting
William Bain Jr., the founder of global consulting and private equity businesses bearing his name who helped drive the career of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, has died. He was 80.

William Blair

William Blair appointed Stephanie Braming, CFA to lead the William Blair Investment Management (WBIM) business. Braming will join the firm's executive committee and will be based in Chicago. In this post, Braming will be responsible for the strategic direction of …

Yesterday Robert J. McNally

Job Titles:
  • New SVP and Chief Financial Officer for EQT Corporation