People: Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (CRZO.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Steven Webster	61	1997	Chairman of the Board
S. Johnson	56	1993	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Paul Boling	58	2003	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
John Fisher	51	2005	Chief Operating Officer, Vice President
David Pitts	45	2010	Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Gregory Evans	62	2005	Vice President - Exploration
Richard Smith	54	2006	Vice President - Land
Thomas Carter	60	2005	Independent Director
Robert Fulton	61	2012	Independent Director
F. Gardner Parker	71	2000	Independent Director
Roger Ramsey	73	2004	Independent Director
Frank Wojtek	56	2003	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Steven Webster	Mr. Steven A. Webster serves as Chairman of Board of Directors of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since June 1997. He has been a director since 1993. Mr. Webster has served as Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and healthcare sectors, since he co-founded the firm in July 2005. From January 2000 until June 2005, Mr. Webster served as the Chairman of Global Energy Partners, Ltd., an affiliate of CSFB Private Equity, which made private equity investments in the energy business. Mr. Webster is also a director of SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (a marine transportation and service provider), Geokinetics, Inc. (a seismic data acquisition and geophysical services company), Basic Energy Services, Inc. (where he serves as the non-executive chairman) and Hercules Offshore, Inc. (an offshore drilling contractor), a trust manager of Camden Property Trust (a real estate investment trust), and a director of several private companies. Mr. Webster served as a director of Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. (2003-2009), Encore Bancshares (a bank holding company) (2000-2009), Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (formerly Solitario Resources Corp.) (a precious metal exploration company) (2006-2008), Brigham Exploration Company (an oil and gas exploration and production company) (2000-2007), Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (an oil and gas exploration and production company) (2004-2007), Seabulk International, Inc. (an offshore energy services company) (2002-2006), Grey Wolf, Inc. (a land driller) (1996-2008) and Crown Resources Corporation (a precious metal exploration company) (1988-2006). Mr. Webster holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. He also holds a B.S. in Industrial Management and an Honorary Doctorate in Management from Purdue University.
S. Johnson	Mr. S. P. Johnson, IV, serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since December 1993. Prior to that, he worked for Shell Oil Company for 15 years, where his managerial positions included Operations Superintendent, Manager of Planning and Finance and Manager of Development Engineering. Mr. Johnson is also a director of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (a well servicing contractor) and served as a director of Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. (a coalbed methane exploration and production company) from 2003 to January 2011. Mr. Johnson is a Registered Petroleum Engineer and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Paul Boling	Mr. Paul F. Boling serves as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since August 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Boling was the Global Controller for Resolution Performance Products, LLC, an international epoxy resins manufacturer. From 1990 to 2001, Mr. Boling served in a number of financial and managerial positions with Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, serving most recently as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Boling is a CPA and holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University.
John Fisher	Mr. John Bradley Fisher serves as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since March 29, 2005. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President of Operations since July 2000 and General Manager of Operations from April 1998 to June 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fisher was the Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Tri-Union Development Corp. from August 1997 to April 1998. He spent the prior 14 years with Cody Energy and its predecessor Ultramar Oil & Gas Limited where he held various managerial and technical positions, last serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations. Mr. Fisher holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.
David Pitts	Mr. David L. Pitts serves as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since January 15, 2010. Prior to that time, he served as an audit partner with Ernst & Young. Prior to his employment at Ernst &Young from 2002 to 2009, David was a senior manager with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Pitts is a CPA and holds a B.S. from Southwest Baptist University.
Gregory Evans	Mr. Gregory E. Evans serves as Vice President - Exploration of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since March 9, 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Evans was Vice President North America Onshore Exploration for Ocean Energy from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that time, he spent 19 years at Burlington Resources where he served as Chief Geophysicist North America during 1999 to 2000, Gulf of Mexico Deep Water Exploration Manager during 1998 to 1999 and Geoscience Manager for the Western Gulf of Mexico Shelf during 1996 to 1998. From 1982 to 1996, Mr. Evans held various other technical and managerial positions with Burlington Resources, including Division Exploration Manager of both the Rocky Mountain Region as well as the Gulf Coast area. Mr. Evans received a B.S. in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Richard Smith	Mr. Richard H. Smith serves as Vice President - Land of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since August 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Smith held the position of Vice President of Land for Petrohawk Energy Corporation from March 2004 through August 2006. Mr. Smith served with Unocal Corporation from April 2001 until March 2004 where he held the position of Land Manager — Gulf Region USA with areas of concentration in the OCS, Onshore Texas and Louisiana and Louisiana State Waters. From September 1997 until March 2001 Mr. Smith held the position of Land Manager — Gulf Coast Region with Basin Exploration, Inc. Mr. Smith held various land management positions with Sonat Exploration Company, Michel T. Halbouty Energy Co., Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Company and Norcen Explorer, Inc. from the time he began his career in 1980 until the time he joined Basin Exploration. Mr. Smith is a Certified Professional Landman with a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
Thomas Carter	Mr. Thomas L. Carter, Jr., serves as an Independent Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since March 9, 2005. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black Stone Minerals Company, L.P., a privately-owned Delaware limited partnership located in Houston, Texas, since its formation in 1998. Mr. Carter has also served as Managing General Partner of Black Stone Energy Company from 1980 to the present. Prior to the formation of Black Stone, Mr. Carter served as Managing General Partner of W.T. Carter & Bros. from 1987 through 1992. From 1975 to 1979, Mr. Carter was with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, Texas. Mr. Carter holds an M.B.A. and B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Robert Fulton	Mr. Robert F. Fulton has been appointed as the Independent Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. Mr. Fulton has served as a director of Basic Energy Services since 2001. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Drilling ASA, an offshore oil and gas drilling and production contractor, from September 2002 through July 2010. From December 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Fulton managed personal investments. Prior to December 2001, Mr. Fulton spent most of his business career in the energy service and contract drilling industry. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merlin Offshore Holdings, Inc. from August 1999 until November 2001. From 1998 to June 1999, Mr. Fulton served as Executive Vice President of Finance for R&B Falcon Corporation, during which time he closed the merger of Falcon Drilling Company with Reading & Bates Corporation to create R&B Falcon Corporation and then the merger of R&B Falcon Corporation with Cliffs Drilling Company. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in finance from Northwestern University.
F. Gardner Parker	Mr. F. Gardner Parker, CPA, serves as an Independent Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since 2000. He has been a private investor since 1984. Mr. Parker currently is, and has been, a trust manager of Camden Property Trust since 1993, where he also served as the Lead Independent Trust Manager from 1998 to 2008. Mr. Parker also serves on the boards of directors of Sharps Compliance Corp. (a waste management services provider), Hercules Offshore, Inc. and Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. and as chairman of the board of directors of Triangle Petroleum Corporation (an oil and gas exploration and development company). He also served on the board of Blue Dolphin Energy Company (an energy transmission company) from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Parker worked with Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young LLP) for 14 years, seven of which he served as a partner. He is a graduate of The University of Texas and is board certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Parker is also a 2011 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow.
Roger Ramsey	Mr. Roger A. Ramsey serves as an Independent Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since 2004. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MedServe, Inc., a privately held corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. from October 1989 through his retirement in December 1998, and Chief Executive Officer of that company from October 1989 through July 1997. Beginning in 1960, Mr. Ramsey was employed by the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP. In 1968, Mr. Ramsey co-founded Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. and served as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until 1977. Mr. Ramsey is a director of WCA Waste Corporation (a waste management company), a public company. Mr. Ramsey is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Texas Christian University.
Frank Wojtek	Mr. Frank A. Wojtek serves as an Independent Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc., since 1993. He is currently the President and Director of A-Texian Compressor, Inc. (a natural gas compression services company) and has served in various capacities with that company since July 2004. Mr. Wojtek served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer from 1993 until August 2003. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Wojtek was the Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Reading & Bates Corporation. Mr. Wojtek has also held the positions of Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of Loyd & Associates, Inc., a private financial consulting firm, since 1989. Mr. Wojtek held the positions of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Griffin-Alexander Drilling Company from 1984 to 1987, Treasurer of Chiles-Alexander International Inc. from 1987 to 1989, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of India Offshore Inc. from 1989 to 1992, all of which were companies in the offshore drilling industry. Mr. Wojtek holds a B.B.A. in Accounting with Honors from The University of Texas.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Steven Webster	--
S. Johnson	3,222,250
Paul Boling	1,466,440
John Fisher	2,056,630
David Pitts	1,141,920
Gregory Evans	1,155,690
Richard Smith	743,692
Thomas Carter	--
Robert Fulton	--
F. Gardner Parker	--
Roger Ramsey	--
Frank Wojtek	373,193

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Steven Webster	0	0
S. Johnson	281,668	6,837,046
Paul Boling	50,000	1,330,613
John Fisher	76,436	1,159,451
David Pitts	0	0
Gregory Evans	26,667	705,951
Richard Smith	0	0
Thomas Carter	0	0
Robert Fulton	0	0
F. Gardner Parker	0	0
Roger Ramsey	0	0
Frank Wojtek	83,333	328,100

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
JOHNSON SYLVESTER P IV	26,770	$23.42
JOHNSON SYLVESTER P IV	50,000	$4.43
WEBSTER STEVEN ALAN	13,334	$8.27
WEBSTER STEVEN ALAN	80,000	$4.43
PARKER F GARDNER	12,500	$4.65
PARKER F GARDNER	6,816	$22.51
PITTS DAVID L	1,080	$20.67
JOHNSON SYLVESTER P IV	10,000	$0.00
EVANS GREGORY E	833	$25.05
SMITH RICHARD H	2,152	$0.00
JOHNSON SYLVESTER P IV	5,047	$0.00
PITTS DAVID L	833	$25.05
JOHNSON SYLVESTER P IV	1,845	$25.05
EVANS GREGORY E	2,270	$0.00
FISHER JOHN BRADLEY	3,287	$0.00
BOLING PAUL F	2,739	$0.00
SMITH RICHARD H	2,152	$25.05
PITTS DAVID L	2,270	$0.00
BOLING PAUL F	1,004	$25.05
FISHER JOHN BRADLEY	3,287	$25.05
RAMSEY ROGER A	3,950	$0.00
WOJTEK FRANK A	2,500	$0.00
PARKER F GARDNER	5,000	$0.00
CARTER THOMAS L JR	3,650	$0.00
SMITH RICHARD H	5,775	$23.43

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