People: St. Mary Land & Exploration Company (SM)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Sullivan, William 52 2009 Chairman of the Board
Best, Anthony 59 2007 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Pursell, A.Wade 43 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Ottoson, Javan 50 2006 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Pharo, Milam 56 2008 Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Veatch, Paul 42 2006 Senior Vice President, Regional Manager
Pugh, Stephen 50 2007 Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, ArkLaTex
Mueller, Mark 44 2008 Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Rocky Mountain
Monark, John 56 2008 Vice President - Human Resources and Administration
Whitcomb, David 46 2008 Vice President - Marketing
Newton, Lehman 53 2007 Vice President and Regional Manager
Leyendecker, Gregory 51 2007 Vice President, Regional Manager
Zubieta, Dennis 42 2008 Vice President - Engineering and Evaluation
Knott, Kenneth 44 2008 Vice President - Business Development and Land, Assistant Secretary
Solomon, Mark 40 2008 Controller
Bickle, Larry 63 1995 Director
Seidl, John 70 1994 Director
Gardiner, William 54 1999 Director
Baumann, Barbara 53 2002 Director
Quintana, Julio 49 2006 Director
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Name Description
Sullivan, William Mr. William D. Sullivan is Chairman of the Board of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company since May 2009. He been retired since August 2003 with the exception of a brief amount of time, from June 15, 2005, to August 5, 2005, when Mr. Sullivan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Leor Energy LP, a privately held exploration and production company. Since February 2007, Mr. Sullivan has been serving as a director of Targa Resources GP LLC, which is the general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP, a natural gas limited partnership that was listed on NASDAQ in February 2007. Additionally, since March 2006, Mr. Sullivan has been serving as a director of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP, an oil and natural gas limited partnership that was listed on NASDAQ in January 2007. Mr. Sullivan has served as a director of Tetra Technologies, Inc. since August 2007. Mr. Sullivan worked for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, from 1981 to August 2003. From August 2001 to August 2003, Mr. Sullivan was Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production at Anadarko. Mr. Sullivan also served Anadarko as VP, Operations-International, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska in 2001, VP-International Operations from 1998 to 2000, and VP-Algeria from 1995 to 1998.
Best, Anthony Mr. Anthony J. Best is President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since June 2006. In December 2006, Mr. Best relinquished his position as Chief Operating Officer when Javan D. Ottoson was elected to that office. On February 23, 2007, Mr. Best was elected Chief Executive Officer of St. Mary when Mark Hellerstein retired from that position. Mr. Best was appointed to the Board concurrent with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. From November 2005 to June 2006, Mr. Best was developing a business plan and attempting to raise capital for a start-up exploration and production entity. From 2003 to October 2005, Mr. Best was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pure Resources, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company that was a subsidiary of Unocal, where he managed all of Unocal's onshore U.S. assets. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Best had an oil and gas consulting practice working with various energy firms. From 1979 to 2000, Mr. Best was with ARCO in a variety of positions, including serving as President—ARCO Permian, President—ARCO Latin America, Field Manager for Prudhoe Bay, and VP—External Affairs for ARCO Alaska.
Pursell, A.Wade Mr. A. Wade Pursell Joined St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since September 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pursell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a global provider of life-of-field services and development solutions to offshore energy producers and an oil and gas producer, from February 2007 to September 2008. From October 2000 to February 2007 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Helix. He joined Helix in May 1997, as Vice President — Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. From 1988 through 1997 he was with Arthur Andersen LLP, lastly as an Experienced Manager specializing in the offshore services industry
Ottoson, Javan Mr. Javan D. Ottoson is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since December 2006. Mr. Ottoson has been in the oil and gas industry for over 25 years. From April 2006 until he joined St. Mary in December 2006, Mr. Ottoson was Senior Vice President - Drilling and Engineering at Energy Partners, Ltd., an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, where his responsibilities included overseeing all aspects of its drilling and engineering functions. Mr. Ottoson managed Permian basin assets for Pure Resources, Inc., a Unocal subsidiary, and its successor owner, Chevron, from July 2003 to April 2006. From April 2000 to July 2003, Mr. Ottoson owned and operated a homebuilding company in Colorado and ran his family farm. Prior to 2000 Mr. Ottoson worked for ARCO in management and operational roles. These roles included President of ARCO China, Commercial Director of ARCO British, and Vice President of Operations and Development, ARCO Permian.
Pharo, Milam Mr. Milam Randolph Pharo is General Counsel and Senior Vice President of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company since August 2008. He served as Vice President – Land and Legal and Assistant Secretary from 1996 to August 2008. Prior to joining St. Mary, Mr. Pharo served in private practice as an attorney specializing in oil and gas matters since 1979.
Veatch, Paul Mr. Paul M. Veatch is Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since March 2006. Mr. Veatch joined St. Mary in April 2001 as Regional A & D Engineer. He was Vice President – General Manager, ArkLaTex from August 2004 to March 2006 and Manager of Engineering for the ArkLaTex Region from April 2003 to August 2004.
Pugh, Stephen Mr. Stephen C. Pugh is Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of the ArkLaTex Region of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since July 2007. Mr. Pugh has over 27 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining St. Mary, Mr. Pugh was Managing Director for Scotia Waterous, a global leader in oil and gas merger and acquisition advisory services. Mr. Pugh was responsible for new business development, managing client relationships and providing merger and acquisition advice, including transaction execution to clients in the energy sector. Mr. Pugh held this position from July 2006 to July 2007. Prior to joining Scotia Waterous, Mr. Pugh had over 17 years of experience in A&D, operations and engineering with Burlington Resources, Inc., and its successor-by-merger, ConocoPhillips. His most recent position with Burlington Resources, Inc. and ConocoPhillips was General Manager, Engineering and Operations - Gulf Coast, a position he held from May 2004 to June 2006. Prior to that, he was Vice President - Acquisitions and Divestitures for Burlington Resources Canada. He held that position from May 2000 to May 2004. Mr. Pugh began his career with Superior Oil (subsequently Mobil Oil) in Lafayette, Louisiana, where he worked in production, drilling, and reservoir engineering.
Mueller, Mark Mr. Mark D. Mueller is Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Rocky Mountain of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., September 2007. Mr. Mueller was appointed as the Regional Manager of the Rocky Mountain region effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Mueller has been in the energy industry for 21 years and was Vice President and General Manager at Samson Exploration Ltd. in Calgary, Canada from September 2006 to September 2007. Mr. Mueller was Vice President and General Manager for Samson Canada Ltd. from April 2005 until its sale in August 2006. Mr. Mueller joined Samson Canada Ltd. as Project Manager in May 2003 to build a new basin-centered gas business unit and was Vice President from December 2003 to August 2006. Prior to joining Samson, Mr. Mueller was West Central Alberta Engineering Manager for Northrock Resources Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unocal Corporation) in Calgary, Canada. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Mueller held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and management for Unocal throughout North America and Southeast Asia.
Monark, John Mr. John Monark is Vice President - Human Resources and Administration of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company since July 2008. Mr. Monark joined St. Mary in May of 2008 as Director of Human Resources. Mr. Monark was Director – Human Resources for JF Shea Corporation, a construction and homebuilding company, from 2004 to July 2008. He served as Vice President – Human Resources for Pameco Corporation, a distributor of HVAC systems and equipment and refrigeration products, from 2000 to 2004. From 1996 to 2000 he served as Vice President – Human Resources for CH2M HILL.
Whitcomb, David Mr. David J. Whitcomb is Vice President - Marketing of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since August 2008. Mr. Whitcomb joined St. Mary in November 1994 as Gas Contract Analyst and was named Assistant Vice President of Gas Marketing in October 1995. In March 2007 his responsibilities were expanded to include oil marketing at which time his title was changed to Assistant Vice President - Director of Marketing. From 1991 until the time of his employment with St. Mary, Mr. Whitcomb worked for Anderman/Smith Operating Company as a Gas Contract Analyst during which time his primary responsibility was to resolve take-or-pay gas contract disputes. Mr. Whitcomb began his career in the industry in 1986 with Apache Corporation where he worked as an internal auditor for several years and then moved into marketing where he worked as a Gas Controller and Gas Contracts Analyst.
Newton, Lehman Mr. Lehman E. Newton, III is Vice President – Regional Manager of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since June 2007. Mr. Newton, III joined St. Mary in December 2006 as General Manager for the Midland office.Mr. Newton has over 27 years of E&P experience in engineering, operations, and business development. From November 2005 to November 2006 Mr. Newton served as Project Manager for one of Chevron’s largest lower 48 projects. Mr. Newton joined Pure Resources in February 2003 as the Business Development Manager and worked in that capacity until October 2005. Mr. Newton was a founding partner in Westwin Energy, an independent Permian Basin E&P firm, from June 2000 to January 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Newton spent 21 years with ARCO in various engineering, operations and management roles. These assignments included Asset Manager, ARCO’s East Texas operations, Vice President, Business Development, ARCO Permian, and Vice President of Operations and Development, ARCO Permian.
Leyendecker, Gregory Mr. Gregory T. Leyendecker is Vice President - Regional Manager of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since July 2007. Mr. Leyendecker joined St. Mary in December 2006 as Operations Manager for the Gulf Coast Region in Houston. Mr. Leyendecker has worked for 28 years in the energy industry and held various positions with Unocal Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, from 1980 until its acquisition in 2005. During this time he was the Asset Manager for Unocal Gulf Region USA from 2003 to June 2004 and Production and Reservoir Engineering Technology Manager for Unocal from June 2004 to August 2005. He was appointed Drilling and Workover Manager for the San Joaquin Valley business unit of Chevron, as successor-by-merger of Unocal Corporation, in Bakersfield, California in August 2005 and held this position until January 2006. Immediately prior to joining St. Mary, Mr. Leyendecker was Vice President of Drilling Management Services for Enventure Global Technology, the industry’s provider of solid expandable tubular technology, a position he held from February 2006 to November 2006.
Zubieta, Dennis Mr. Dennis Zubieta is Vice President - Engineering and Evaluation of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company since August 2008. Mr. Zubieta joined St. Mary in June 2000 as Corporate A&D Engineer, assumed the role of Reservoir Engineer in February 2003, and was appointed Reservoir Engineering Manager in August 2005. Mr. Zubieta was employed by Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil, Inc.) from June 1988 to May 2000 in various operations and reservoir engineering capacities.
Knott, Kenneth Mr. Kenneth J. Knott is Vice President - Business Development and Land of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company since August 2008. Mr. Knott joined St. Mary in November 2000 as Senior Landman for the Gulf Coast Region in Lafayette, LA and later assumed the position of Gulf Coast Regional Land Manager when the office was moved to Houston in March 2004. Mr. Knott has worked for 21 years in the energy industry holding various Land and Business Development positions with ARCO, Vastar Resources and BP Amoco. Between 1987 and 1993, Mr. Knott worked for ARCO in a land capacity handling land and business development responsibilities in several geographic areas, such as Permian, Mid-Continent, Michigan and California. Upon ARCO’s spin-off of Vastar Resources in 1993, he joined Vastar Resources as a Senior Landman working the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico Regions until 1999, at which time he assumed the role of Director of Business Development for the Gulf Coast Region. He remained in that capacity until the merger of Vastar Resources into BP Amoco in September 2000, whereby he assumed a Senior Landman position working the Gulf Coast Region.
Solomon, Mark Mr. Mark T. Solomon is Controller of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since January 2007. Mr. Solomon was also appointed Acting Principal Financial Officer from April 30, 2008 to September 8, 2008, which was during the period of time that the Company’s Chief Financial Officer position was vacant. Mr. Solomon joined St. Mary in 1996. He served as Financial Reporting Manager from February 1999 to September 2002, Assistant Vice President – Financial Reporting from September 2002 to May 2006 and Assistant Vice President - Assistant Controller from May 2006 to January 2007. Prior to joining St. Mary, Mr. Solomon was an auditor with Ernst & Young.
Bickle, Larry Mr. Larry W. Bickle is Director of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Since 1995. He is a retired private equity investor. From June 2005 through April 2007, he was Executive in Residence for Haddington Ventures, L.L.C., a private equity fund that invests in midstream energy companies and assets. Prior to that, Dr. Bickle was Managing Director of Haddington from June 1997 to 2005. From 1984 to 1997, Dr. Bickle was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TPC Corporation (formerly Tejas Power Corporation), a NYSE-listed gas storage, transportation, and marketing company that he founded. Dr. Bickle is also a director of UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS), the parent company for Tucson Electric Power Company. He also serves as Non-Executive Chairman and is a member of the Board of Managers of Quantum Natural Gas Storage, LLC.
Seidl, John Mr. John M. Seidl is Director ofSt. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since 1994. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of EnviroFuels, LLC, a privately held corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets technology that improves the performance and efficiency of internal combustion engines, boilers, and other engine designs. Mr. Seidl has held the Chairman position since January 2006 and the Chief Executive Officer position since October 2008. From July 2004 to January 2006, he served as Vice Chairman of EnviroFuels' advisory board. From June 2001 through December 2004, Mr. Seidl was Chief Program Officer, Environment, of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a private grant making foundation which seeks and funds higher education, scientific research, environmental, and San Francisco Bay Area projects. From September 1999 through June 2004, Mr. Seidl was Chairman of Language Line Services, a privately held provider of over the phone language interpretation and document translation services. Mr. Seidl's business career from 1978-1992 was in energy or energy related businesses.
Gardiner, William Mr. William J. Gardiner is Director of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since 1999. He is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of King Ranch, Inc., a privately held ranching and agricultural company that owns the historic 825,000 acre "King Ranch" in south Texas. Mr. Gardiner has held that position since 1996. Before joining King Ranch in 1996, Mr. Gardiner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CRSS, Inc., a NYSE-listed independent power producer. Mr. Gardiner was employed by CRSS for approximately 20 years. Mr. Gardiner was initially appointed as a director of St. Mary in connection with St. Mary's acquisition of King Ranch Energy, Inc. in 1999.
Baumann, Barbara Mr. Barbara M. Baumann is Director of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Since 2002. She is President of Cross Creek Energy Corporation, which provides consulting services for energy related companies. Ms. Baumann has held that position since July 2003. From 2001 to July 2003, Ms. Baumann was Executive Vice President of Associated Energy Managers LLC, an investment manager and general partner of a private equity energy fund specializing in oil and gas investments for institutional investors. From 1983 to 2001, Ms. Baumann was employed by BP Amoco and held a variety of financial and operational management positions, including Chief Financial Officer of an environmental remediation subsidiary, Vice President of the San Juan Business Unit, and the Commercial Operations Manager of the Western Business Unit. Ms. Baumann is also a director of UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS), the parent company for Tucson Electric Power Company.
Quintana, Julio Mr. Julio M. Quintana is Director of St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., since 2006. He is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of TESCO Corporation, a company that supplies oilfield drilling technology, oilfield services, and equipment. Mr. Quintana joined the St. Mary Board on July 7, 2006. Prior to his appointment to his current position at TESCO Corporation in September 2005, he had served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at TESCO since September 2004. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Quintana was employed at Schlumberger Limited, a global oilfield services company, as the VP-Integrated Project Management from 1999 to 2000, as the VP-Marketing for North and South America from 2001 to 2003, and as the VP-Exploitation for North and South America from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Quintana began his career at Unocal Corporation where he spent 20 years working in various engineering and leadership roles.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
VEATCH PAUL M 1,500 $0.00
VEATCH PAUL M 571 $34.24
MUELLER MARK D 1,210 $0.00
PUGH STEPHEN C 1,210 $0.00
KNOTT KENNETH J 197 $35.36
SOLOMON MARK T 708 $0.00
LEYENDECKER GREGORY T 279 $35.36
NEWTON LEHMAN E III 1,052 $0.00
MONARK JOHN R 57 $35.36
ZUBIETA DENNIS A 832 $0.00
OTTOSON JAVAN D 2,722 $0.00
WHITCOMB DAVID J 249 $35.36
VEATCH PAUL M 387 $35.36
LEYENDECKER GREGORY T 1,052 $0.00
KNOTT KENNETH J 742 $0.00
BEST ANTHONY JAMES 5,176 $0.00
PHARO MILAM RANDOLPH 1,125 $0.00
MONARK JOHN R 181 $0.00
PUGH STEPHEN C 393 $35.36
WHITCOMB DAVID J 800 $0.00
SOLOMON MARK T 221 $35.36
VEATCH PAUL M 1,210 $0.00
NEWTON LEHMAN E III 279 $35.36
ZUBIETA DENNIS A 259 $35.36
OTTOSON JAVAN D 846 $35.36
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