People: Houston American Energy Corp (HUSA.A)
HUSA.A on American Stock Exchange
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17 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
John Terwilliger |
64 | 2001 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
James Jacobs |
34 | 2006 | Chief Financial Officer |
Kenneth Jeffers |
51 | 2010 | Senior Vice President - Exploration |
Stephen Hartzell |
58 | 2007 | Lead Independent Director |
Keith Grimes |
2012 | Director | |
Orrie Tawes |
63 | 2005 | Director |
John Boylan |
45 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
John Terwilliger |
Mr. John F. Terwilliger is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Houston American Energy Corp., since April 2001. Mr. Terwilliger has served as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer since inception in April 2001. On April 9, 2002, Moose Oil & Gas Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moose Operating Co., Inc., filed a bankruptcy petition under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in Cause No. 02-33891-H507: 02-22892, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. At the time of the filing of the bankruptcy petition, Mr. Terwilliger was the chairman of the board and president of both Moose Oil & Gas Company and Moose Operating Co., Inc. Mr. Terwilliger resigned those positions on April 9, 2002. |
James Jacobs |
Mr. James J. Jacobs is Chief Financial Officer of Houston American Energy Corp., since July 2006. From April 2003 until joining the Company, Mr. Jacobs served as an Associate and as Vice President—Energy Investment Banking at Sanders Morris Harris, Inc., an investment banking firm, where he specialized in energy sector financing and transactions. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was an Energy Finance Analyst at Duke Capital Partners, LLC from June 2001 to April 2003 and a Tax Consultant at Deloitte & Touché, LLP. Mr. Jacobs holds a Masters of Professional Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas. |
Kenneth Jeffers |
Mr. Kenneth Jeffers is Senior Vice President - Exploration of Houston American Energy Corp., since August 2010. Prior to his appointment as an officer, Mr. Jeffers served as a consultant to Houston American for six months focused on identification of prospects on the Company’s Colombian acreage. Previously, Mr. Jeffers served as Vice President, Geophysics for Goodrich Petroleum Corporation from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Jeffers’ experience includes serving as an exploration geophysicist with Mobil Oil and later serving as a staff geophysicist and senior geophysicist with Anadarko Petroleum, Pennzoil, Hunt Oil and Goodrich Petroleum. |
Stephen Hartzell |
Mr. Stephen Hartzell is the Lead Independent Director of Houston American Energy Corp. Since 2003, Mr. Hartzell has been an owner operator of Southern Star Exploration, LLC, an independent oil and gas company. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Hartzell served as an independent consulting geologist. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Hartzell served as a petroleum geologist, division geologist and senior geologist with Amoco Production Company, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, Moore McCormack Energy and American Hunter Exploration. Mr. Hartzell received his B.S. in Geology from Western Illinois University and an M.S. in Geology from Northern Illinois University. |
Keith Grimes |
Mr. Keith Grimes has been appointed as Director of Houston American Energy Corp., effective July 2, 2012. Mr. Grimes is a seasoned energy industry executive. Since 2008, Mr. Grimes has served as Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Group, an international service provider to oil and gas exploration and production companies offering specialized technical consulting and E&P technology to operators worldwide. Prior to joining Hamilton Group, Mr. Grimes had a 28 year career in the oil and gas industry, most recently managing all eastern hemisphere operations of Expro Group, an Aberdeen, Scotland based global well testing and subsea engineering company, and previously serving in numerous leadership roles with Halliburton for 20 years. |
Orrie Tawes |
Mr. Orrie Lee Tawes, III, is Director of Houston American Energy Corp. Mr. Tawes is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking, and a Director at Northeast Securities Inc. Prior to joining Northeast Securities, Mr. Tawes held management and research analyst positions with C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., CIBC World Markets and Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1972 to 2004. Mr. Tawes has served as a Director of New Leaf Brands, Inc. since 2001 and of GSE Systems, Inc. since 2006. Mr. Tawes is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MBA from Darden School at the University of Virginia. |
John Boylan |
Mr. John Boylan is the Independent Director of Houston American Energy Corp. Mr. Boylan has served as Chief Financial Officer of Probe Resources, Ltd., an independent and gas company, since April 2011, and as a financial consultant to the oil and gas industry since 2007. Previously, Mr. Boylan served in various executive capacities in the energy industry, including both the exploration and production and oil services sectors. Mr. Boylan’s experience also includes work as an auditor for KPMG Peat Marwick and as a management consultant for Coopers & Lybrand Consulting. Mr. Boylan holds a BBA with a major in Accounting from the University of Texas and an MBA with majors in Finance, Economics and International Business from New York University. Mr. Boylan is a licensed CPA in the State of Texas. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
John Terwilliger |
862,837 |
James Jacobs |
569,963 |
Kenneth Jeffers |
613,800 |
Stephen Hartzell |
-- |
Keith Grimes |
-- |
Orrie Tawes |
-- |
John Boylan |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
John Terwilliger |
0 | 0 |
James Jacobs |
133,333 | 66,667 |
Kenneth Jeffers |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Hartzell |
0 | 0 |
Keith Grimes |
0 | 0 |
Orrie Tawes |
0 | 0 |
John Boylan |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
7,055 | $0.21 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
141,202 | $0.21 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
205,048 | $0.21 |
NOKOMIS CAPITAL L L C |
16,100 | $1.16 |
NOKOMIS CAPITAL L L C |
26,471 | $1.16 |
NOKOMIS CAPITAL L L C |
15,294 | $1.17 |
NOKOMIS CAPITAL L L C |
35,767 | $1.17 |
NOKOMIS CAPITAL L L C |
62,147 | $1.25 |
BOYLAN JOHN P |
16,000 | $1.65 |
BOYLAN JOHN P |
30,003 | $1.62 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
478,983 | $1.74 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
154,380 | $1.84 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
352,156 | $1.99 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
10,120 | $3.87 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
87,400 | $3.75 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
62,500 | $4.15 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
81,900 | $4.39 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
42,700 | $5.75 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
50,000 | $5.62 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
80,559 | $5.55 |
TAWES ORRIE LEE III |
9,053 | $0.00 |
BOYLAN JOHN P |
60,000 | $12.91 |
BOYLAN JOHN P |
4,300 | $13.70 |
BOYLAN JOHN P |
1,100 | $13.70 |
TERWILLIGER JOHN F |
15,000 | $0.00 |

