People: Contango Oil & Gas Co (MCF)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Peak, Kenneth 64 2008 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
Duncan, Marc 56 2008 President, Chief Operating Officer
Bautina, Lesia 38 2005 Senior Vice President, Controller
Castro, Sergio 40 2008 Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary
Brehmer, Jay 44 2000 Director
Reimer, Charles 65 2005 Director
Schoonover, Steven 64 2005 Director
Berilgen, Bill 61 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Peak, Kenneth Mr. Kenneth R. Peak is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Contango Oil & Gas Company. Mr. Peak is the founder and has been Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Contango since its formation in September 1999. Mr. Peak entered the energy industry in 1972 as a commercial banker and held a variety of financial and executive positions in the oil and gas industry prior to starting Contango in 1999. Mr. Peak served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1971. Mr. Peak received a BS in physics from Ohio University in 1967, and an MBA from Columbia University in 1972. He currently serves as a director of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a provider of onshore contract drilling services to exploration and production companies in North America.
Duncan, Marc Mr. Marc Duncan is President and Chief Operating Officer of Contango Oil & Gas Company. Mr. Duncan joined Contango in June 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer of Contango Operators, Inc. Mr. Duncan has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry and has held a variety of domestic and international engineering and senior-level operations management positions relating to natural gas and oil exploration, project development, and drilling and production operations. Prior to joining Contango, Mr. Duncan served as Chief Operating Officer of USENCO International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates in China and Ukraine from February 2000 to July 2004 and as a senior project and drilling engineer for Hunt Oil Company from July 2004 to June 2005. He holds an MBA in Engineering Management from the University of Dallas, an MEd from the University of North Texas and a BS in Science and Education from Stephen F. Austin University.
Bautina, Lesia Ms. Lesia Bautina serves as Senior Vice President, Controller of Contango Oil & Gas Company. Ms. Bautina joined Contango in November 2001 as Controller and was appointed Vice President and Controller in August 2002. In July 2005, Ms. Bautina was promoted to Senior Vice President. Prior to joining Contango, Ms. Bautina worked as an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP from 1997 to 2001. Her primary experience is accounting and financial reporting for exploration and production companies. Ms. Bautina received a degree in History from the University of Lvov in the Ukraine in 1990 and a BBA in Accounting in 1996 from Sam Houston State University, where she graduated with honors. Ms. Bautina is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the Petroleum Accounting Society of Houston.
Castro, Sergio Mr. Sergio Castro is Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of Contango Oil & Gas Company. Mr. Castro joined Contango in March 2006 as Treasurer and was appointed Vice President and Treasurer in April 2006. Prior to joining Contango, Mr. Castro spent two years (April 2004 to March 2006) as a consultant for UHY Advisors TX, LP. From January 2001 to April 2004, Mr. Castro was a lead credit analyst for Dynegy Inc. From August 1997 to January 2001, Mr. Castro worked as an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP, where he specialized in energy companies. Mr. Castro was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1993 as an E-6, where he served onboard a nuclear powered submarine. Mr. Castro received a BBA in Accounting in 1997 from the University of Houston, graduating summa cum laude. Mr. Castro is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Brehmer, Jay Mr. Jay D. Brehmer has been a Director of Contango Oil & Gas Company since October 2000. Mr. Brehmer is a co-founding partner of Southplace, LLC, a provider of private-company middle-market corporate finance advisory services. Mr. Brehmer founded Southplace, LLC in November 2002. In August 2004, Mr. Brehmer became Managing Director of Houston Capital Advisors LP, a boutique financial advisory, merger and acquisition investment bank, while still retaining his membership in Southplace, LLC. Mr. Brehmer resigned from Houston Capital Advisors LP in January 2008 and is currently associated with Southplace, LLC in a full-time capacity. From May 1998 until November 2002, Mr. Brehmer was responsible for structured-finance energy related transactions at Aquila Energy Capital Corporation. Prior to joining Aquila, Mr. Brehmer founded Capital Financial Services, which provided mid-cap companies with strategic merger and acquisition advice coupled with prudent financial capitalization structures. Mr. Brehmer holds a BBA from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Reimer, Charles Mr. Charles M. Reimer was elected as a Director of Contango Oil & Gas Company in November 2005. Mr. Reimer is President of Freeport LNG Development, L.P., and has experience in exploration, production, liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) and business development ventures, both domestically and abroad. From 1986 until 1998, Mr. Reimer served as the senior executive responsible for the VICO joint venture that operated in Indonesia, and provided LNG technical support to P. T. Badak. Additionally, during these years he served, along with Pertamina executives, on the board of directors of the P.T. Badak LNG plant in Bontang, Indonesia. Mr. Reimer began his career with Exxon Company USA in 1967 and held various professional and management positions in Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Reimer was named President of Phoenix Resources Company in 1985 and relocated to Cairo, Egypt, to begin eight years of international assignments in both Egypt and Indonesia. Prior to joining Freeport LNG Development, L.P. in December 2002, Mr. Reimer was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Schoonover, Steven Mr. Steven L. Schoonover was elected as a Director of Contango Oil & Gas Company in November 2005. Mr. Schoonover was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Cellxion, L.L.C., a company he founded in September 1996 and sold in September 2007, which specialized in construction and installation of telecommunication buildings and towers, as well as the installation of high-tech telecommunication equipment. Since the sale in September 2007, Mr. Schoonover continues to serve as a consultant to the current management team of Cellxion, L.L.C. From 1990 until its sale in November 1997 to Telephone Data Systems, Inc., Mr. Schoonover served as President of Blue Ridge Cellular, Inc., a full-service cellular telephone company he co-founded. From 1983 to 1996, he served in various positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer, with Fibrebond Corporation, a construction firm involved in cellular telecommunications buildings, site development and tower construction. Mr. Schoonover has been awarded, on two occasions with two different companies, Entrepreneur of the Year, sponsored by Ernst & Young, Inc Magazine and USA Today. Mr. Schoonover graduated from Ohio University in 1967 with a BFA in Communications for Organizations and received his Juris Doctor from Creighton University in 1972. He is currently a member of the Texas Bar.
Berilgen, Bill Mr. Bill A. Berilgen was appointed as a Director of Contango Oil & Gas Company in July 2007. Mr. Berilgen has served in a variety of senior positions during his 39 year career. Most recently, he became Chief Executive Officer of Patara Oil & Gas LLC in April 2008. Prior to that he was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Rosetta Resources Inc., a company he founded in June 2005, until his resignation in July 2007, and then he was an independent consultant from July 2007 through April 2008. Mr. Berilgen was also previously the Executive Vice President of Calpine Corp. and President of Calpine Natural Gas L.P. from October 1999 through June 2005. In June 1997, Mr. Berilgen joined Sheridan Energy, a public oil and gas company, as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Berilgen attended the University of Oklahoma, receiving a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1970 and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering / Management Science.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Peak, Kenneth 2,637,720
Duncan, Marc 547,129
Bautina, Lesia 627,832
Castro, Sergio 447,292
Brehmer, Jay --
Reimer, Charles --
Schoonover, Steven --
Berilgen, Bill --
As Of 29 Jun 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Peak, Kenneth 770,000 14,562,805
Duncan, Marc 50,000 280,750
Bautina, Lesia 200,000 1,424,900
Castro, Sergio 25,000 64,750
Brehmer, Jay 0 0
Reimer, Charles 0 0
Schoonover, Steven 0 0
Berilgen, Bill 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
BAUTINA LESIA 35,000 $3.00
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 13,733 $45.55
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 13,734 $53.04
BREHMER JAY D 1,500 $11.80
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 21,414 $46.76
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 3,195 $43.54
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 7,700 $44.31
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 11,900 $43.79
REIMER CHARLES M 10,000 $44.39
REIMER CHARLES M 25,000 $46.83
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 4,043 $42.72
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 19,400 $42.72
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 4,483 $44.45
PEAK KENNETH RAYMOND 18,000 $44.58
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 44,000 $33.42
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 56,000 $32.72
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 100,000 $34.62
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 100,000 $36.91
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 70,400 $36.82
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 22,100 $34.34
BAUTINA LESIA 15,000 $6.20
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 78,000 $34.04
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 18,000 $35.76
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 8,000 $45.03
SELLERS CAPITAL L L C 8,000 $45.09
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