People: Linn Energy LLC (LINE.O)

LINE.O on Nasdaq

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Mark Ellis

57 2011 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Kolja Rockov

42 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Arden Walker

53 2011 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

David Rottino

47 2010 Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Business Development

Michael Linn

60 2011 Director

George Alcorn

80 2006 Independent Director

David Dunlap

51 2012 Independent Director

Joseph McCoy

61 2007 Independent Director

Jeffrey Swoveland

2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Mark Ellis

Mr. Mark E. Ellis is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Linn Energy LLC., since December 2011. He previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director from January 2010 to December 2011 and from December 2007 to January 2010, Mr. Ellis served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Ellis is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the National Petroleum Council. Mr. Ellis serves on the boards of America’s Natural Gas Alliance, American Exploration & Production Council, Industry Board of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, the Visiting Committee of Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Houston Museum of Natural Science and The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board for The Center for Hearing and Speech, and holds a position as trustee on the Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation Board of Trustees.

Kolja Rockov

Mr. Kolja Rockov is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Linn Energy LLC., since March 2005. Mr. Rockov is the founding chairman of a philanthropic organization benefitting Texas Children’s Cancer Center in Houston, which has raised more than $1 million since 2009.

Arden Walker

Mr. Arden L. Walker is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Linn Energy LLC., since January 2011. From January 2010 to January 2011, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Walker joined the Company in February 2007 as Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Engineer. Mr. Walker is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Independent Petroleum Association of America. He also serves on the boards of the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Theatre Under The Stars.

David Rottino

Mr. David B. Rottino is Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Business Development of Linn Energy LLC., since July 2010. From June 2008 to July 2010, Mr. Rottino served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Linn Energy, Mr. Rottino served as Vice President and E&P Controller for El Paso Corporation from June 2006 to May 2008. Mr. Rottino is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, he serves on the Board of Camp for All.

Michael Linn

Mr. Michael C. Linn is Director of Linn Energy LLC. Prior to that, he was Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2010. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from December 2007 to January 2010; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from June 2006 to December 2007; and President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company from March 2003 to June 2006. Following his retirement as an officer of the Company, Mr. Linn formed MCL Ventures LLC, a private investment vehicle that will focus on purchasing oil and gas royalty as well as non-operated interests in oil and gas wells, subject to the non-competition provisions in his retirement agreement with the Company. Mr. Linn serves on the National Petroleum Council and Natural Gas Council. He serves on the board of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and is Chairman of the IPAA Political Action Committee and past Chairman of IPAA. He serves as the Texas Representative for the Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. He previously served as Chairman of the National Gas Council and Director of the Natural Gas Supply Association. He is former President of the Independent Oil and Gas Associations of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. His civic affiliations include serving on the boards of the Texas Heart Institute, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston Children’s Charity, Houston Police Foundation and on the Visitors Board of the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is the Chairman of the Texas Children’s Hospital Compensation Committee. In February 2012, Mr. Linn joined the board of directors of Nabors Industries Ltd.

George Alcorn

Mr. George A. Alcorn is an Independent Director of Linn Energy LLC., since January 2006. Mr. Alcorn has served as President of Alcorn Exploration, Inc., a private exploration and production company, since 1982. Mr. Alcorn is a member of the board of directors of EOG Resources, Inc. He is a past chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and a founding member and past chairman of the Natural Gas Council.

David Dunlap

Mr. David D. Dunlap has been appointed as Independent Director of LINN Energy, LLC., effective May 22, 2012. Prior to joining Superior, Mr. Dunlap was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for BJ Services Company, where he had a 25-year career. Mr. Dunlap holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, where he currently serves on the Petroleum Engineering Industry Board. He also serves on The John Cooper School Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and The Woodlands Children's Museum Board of Directors.

Joseph McCoy

Mr. Joseph P. McCoy is an Independent Directors of Linn Energy LLC., since September 2007. Mr. McCoy served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Burlington Resources Inc. from 2005 until 2006 and Vice President and Controller (Chief Accounting Officer) of Burlington Resources Inc. from 2001 until 2005. Prior to joining Burlington Resources, Mr. McCoy spent 27 years with Atlantic Richfield and affiliates in a variety of financial positions. Mr. McCoy joined the Board of Directors of Global Geopysical Services, Inc. and Scientific Drilling International during 2011 and served as a member of the board of directors of Rancher Energy, Inc. and BPI Energy Corp. from 2007 to 2009. Since 2006, service on the board of directors and the other boards identified above, Mr. McCoy has been retired.

Jeffrey Swoveland

Mr. Jeffrey C. Swoveland is an Independent Directors of Linn Energy LLC., since January 2006. Since June 2009, Mr. Swoveland has served as the Chief Executive Officer of ReGear Life Sciences (formerly known as Coventina Healthcare Enterprises), a medical device company that develops and markets products which reduce pain and increase the rate of healing through therapeutic, deep tissue heating. From May 2006 to June 2009, Mr. Swoveland served as Chief Operating Officer of ReGear Life Sciences. From 2000 to 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of BodyMedia, a life-science and bioinformatics company. From 1994 to 2000, he served as Director of Finance, VP Finance & Treasurer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of Equitable Resources, Inc., a diversified natural gas company. Mr. Swoveland is a member of the board of directors of PDC Energy.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Mark Ellis

9,031,160

Kolja Rockov

3,368,770

Arden Walker

2,957,270

David Rottino

--

Michael Linn

10,700,800

George Alcorn

--

David Dunlap

--

Joseph McCoy

--

Jeffrey Swoveland

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

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