People: Tetra Technologies Inc (TTI)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Ralph Cunningham	72	2006	Independent Chairman of the Board
Stuart Brightman	56	2009	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Elijio Serrano	50	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Ronald Foster	56	2008	President of Compressco Partners GP Inc.
Bass Wallace	54	2011	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Edwin Goldman	64	2008	Senior Vice President
Philip Longorio	59	2008	Senior Vice President
Peter Pintar	54	2011	Senior Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Development
Bruce Cobb	63	2001	Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Ben Chambers	57	2001	Vice President - Accounting, Controller
Elisabeth Evans	50	2013	Vice President - Human Resources
Geoffrey Hertel	68	2009	Director
Thomas Bates	64	2011	Independent Director
Paul Coombs	57	2007	Independent Director
Tom Delimitros	72	1994	Independent Director
Kenneth Mitchell	73	1997	Independent Director
William Sullivan	56	2007	Independent Director
Kenneth White	66	2002	Independent Director
Eileen Price			Investor Relations Manager

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Biographies

Name	Description
Ralph Cunningham	Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham, Ph.D., is Independent Chairman of the Board of TETRA Technologies Inc. Dr. Cunningham has been employed by Enterprise Products Company or its predecessor since 2005. Dr. Cunningham is presently a director of Enterprise Products Holdings LLC, the general partner of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a publicly traded partnership subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, a director of Agrium, Incorporated, a Canadian publicly traded company involved in the agricultural chemicals business, and a director of Cenovus Energy Inc., a Canadian publicly traded independent integrated oil company that was formerly named EnCana Corporation. From August 2007 until November 2010, he served as a director and as president and chief executive officer of EPE Holdings, LLC, the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., a publicly traded partnership subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. Dr. Cunningham also served as a director of LE GP, LLC, the general partner of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., from December 2009 until November 2010, as a director of Enterprise Products GP, LLC, from February 2006 to May 2010, and as a director of DEP Holdings, LLC from August 2007 to May 2010. Dr. Cunningham served as a director of Enterprise Products GP from 1998 until March 2005 and served as chairman and a director of TEPPCO GP from March 2005 until November 2005. He retired in 1997 from CITGO Petroleum Corporation, where he had served as president and chief executive officer since 1995. Dr. Cunningham received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University.
Stuart Brightman	Mr. Stuart M. Brightman is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Tetra Technologies Inc. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2005 through May 2009. Mr. Brightman also serves as a director of the Compressco Partners GP Inc. subsidiary, the general partner of Compressco Partners, L.P., also one of the consolidated subsidiaries and a publicly traded limited partnership subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. From April 2004 to April 2005, Mr. Brightman was self-employed. Mr. Brightman served as president of the Dresser Flow Control division of Dresser, Inc. from April 2002 until April 2004. Dresser Flow Control, which manufactures and sells valves, actuators, and other equipment and provides related technology and services for the oil and gas industry, had revenues in excess of $400 million in 2004. From November 1998 to April 2002, Mr. Brightman was president of the Americas Operation of the Dresser Valve Division of Dresser, Inc. He served in other capacities during the earlier portion of his career with Dresser, from 1993 to 1998. From 1982 to 1993, Mr. Brightman served in several financial and operational positions with Cameron Iron Works and its successor, Cooper Oil Tools. Mr. Brightman received his B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Business.
Elijio Serrano	Mr. Elijio V. Serrano has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of TETRA Technologies, Inc. Mr. Serrano served as chief financial officer of UniversalPegasus International, a global project management, engineering and construction management company, from October 2009 through July 2012. Following his resignation from Paradigm BV in February 2009 and until his acceptance of the position with UniversalPegasus International in October 2009, Mr. Serrano was retired. From February 2006 through February 2009, Mr. Serrano served as chief financial officer and executive vice president of Paradigm BV (formerly, Paradigm Geophysical Ltd.), a provider of enterprise software solutions to the oil and gas industry. From October 1999 through February 2006, Mr. Serrano served as chief financial officer of EGL, Inc., a publicly-traded transportation and logistics company subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. From 1982 through October 1999, Mr. Serrano was employed in various capacities by Schlumberger Ltd., including as vice president and general manager of the western hemisphere operations of Schlumberger’s Geco-Prakla seismic division (from 1997 to 1999), as group controller for the global operations of the Geco-Prakla seismic division (from 1996 to 1997), and from 1992 to 1996, as controller of various geographical units of the Geco-Prakla seismic division. Mr. Serrano received his B.B.A. degree in accounting and finance from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1979. Mr. Serrano became a certified public accountant in the State of Texas in 1986 and continued as a certified public accountant until March 2002, at which time his license became inactive.
Ronald Foster	Mr. Ronald J. Foster is President of Compressco Partners GP Inc., a subsidiary Company of Tetra Technologies Inc. He served as President and a director of Compressco, Inc. subsidiary from October 2008 until October 2012. From August 2002 to September 2008 Mr. Foster served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Compressco, Inc. Mr. Foster has over 30 years of energy-related work experience that also includes positions with Wood Group, Halliburton and Dresser. He is an active member of several regional industry trade organizations, including the American Petroleum Institute (API), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA). Mr. Foster received his B.S. degree in Economics from Oklahoma State University.
Bass Wallace	Mr. Bass C. Wallace, Jr., is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tetra Technologies Inc. He has served as General Counsel since 1994, as Corporate Secretary since 1996, and as Senior Vice President since May 2011. From 1984 to 1994 he was engaged in the private practice of law. Mr. Wallace received his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
Edwin Goldman	Mr. Edwin H. Goldman is Senior Vice President of Tetra Technologies Inc. From February 2002 through August 2008, he was employed in various executive management positions with Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., ultimately serving as vice president – upstream oil and gas facilities, by which he had direct responsibility for the onshore and offshore production facilities and pipeline business of the oil and gas market segment. From February 1999 through February 2002, Mr. Goldman was employed as manager of business strategy and development and manager of business acquisition, Africa, Middle East and Asia by Heerema Marine Contractors, a marine contracting company based in Leiden, Netherlands. From January 1997 to February 1999, Mr. Goldman served as director and commercial manager Asia-Pacific for Heerema Far East Pte. Ltd., in Singapore. Mr. Goldman served as manager of business strategy and development with Heere Mac Vof, based in Leiden, Netherlands, from 1990 through 1997. From 1980 through 1990, Mr. Goldman held various positions of international responsibility with Heerema Offshore Construction Group, Heerema Engineering US, and Heerema Engineering Service, and from 1977 through 1980, served as legal advisor with Smit International Marine Services and Global Marine Drilling Inc. Mr. Goldman received his Masters Degree at Law from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Philip Longorio	Mr. Philip N. Longorio is Senior Vice President of Tetra Technologies Inc. Mr. Longorio is a thirty-five-year veteran of the oil and gas service industry, and has held various executive management positions with both and smaller oil service companies. From July 2004 through May 2007, Mr. Longorio served as president and chief executive officer of WellDynamics B.V., a joint venture between Halliburton Energy Services and Shell Technology Ventures that provides intelligent well technology. From December 1999 through February 2004, Mr. Longorio served as vice president of Sperry-Sun Drilling Services, a subsidiary of Halliburton Energy Services, and from 1988 through 1999, he served at Halliburton in executive management roles the well testing, wireline logging and perforating businesses. Mr. Longorio began his oilfield career in 1977 at Gearhart Industries. Mr. Longorio is a United States Air Force veteran, and an active member of the SPE and SPWLA.
Peter Pintar	Mr. Peter J. Pintar is Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development of Tetra Technologies, Inc. From September 2010 through November 2011, Mr. Pintar was self employed. Mr. Pintar previously served as vice president corporate strategy and development with Smith International, Inc. from August 2005 through September 2010. Prior to its merger with Schlumberger in August 2010, Smith International, Inc. was a public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that was global supplier of products and services to the oil and gas industry. Mr. Pintar held various positions with DTE Energy Company, including director, corporate development, managing director, venture capital investments, and director, investor relations from October 1997 through August 2005. From November 1990 through September 1997, Mr. Pintar was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he assisted U.S. and international corporations in strategic planning and business development. Mr. Pintar received his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, his M.A. degree in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University and his M.B.A. degree in Finance from The Wharton School.
Bruce Cobb	Mr. Bruce Alan Cobb is Vice President - Finance and Treasurer of Tetra Technologies Inc. He served as the Controller and Treasurer from May 2000 to May 2001, and as Chief Accounting Officer from June 1999 to May 2000. Mr. Cobb served as Controller from 1991 to May 1999. From 1987 to 1991, he was the chief financial officer of Speeflo Manufacturing Company. From 1979 to 1987, Mr. Cobb served as division controller for Hughes Production Tools, a division of Hughes Tool Company. From 1973 to 1979, he practiced accounting with Ernst & Young. Mr. Cobb received his B.B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of Texas, and he is a certified public accountant.
Ben Chambers	Mr. Ben C. Chambers is Vice President - Accounting and Controller of Tetra Technologies Inc. He served as Chief Accounting Officer from May 2000 to May 2001. He was first employed the in 1993, and served as Controller of the Oil & Gas Services Division from January 1995 to May 2000. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Chambers held various management positions with Baker Hughes, Inc., ultimately serving as controller for its Tubular Services Division. Mr. Chambers received his B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma, and he is a certified public accountant.
Elisabeth Evans	Ms. Elisabeth K. Evans is Vice President - Human Resources of Tetra Technologies Inc. Ms. Evans served as senior vice president of human resources and corporate communications of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, a midstream master limited partnership that provides transportation, storage, gathering and processing of natural gas and liquids, from February 2009 through September 2012. Ms. Evans was engaged in independent consulting on human resources issues. From April 2003 through January 2009, Ms. Evans served as vice president of human resources and administrative services for AGL Resources Inc., and from 1999 through 2001, she served as a global human resources director for Accenture, Ltd. Ms. Evans was employed in various capacities by ARAMARK Corporation, including as human resources director, from 1994 through 1999. From 1988 through 1994, Ms. Evans served in human resources positions with BP. Ms. Evans received her B.A. degree in Economics in 1986 and her M.A. degree in Economics in 1988 from Indiana University.
Geoffrey Hertel	Mr. Geoffrey M. Hertel is Director of Tetra Technologies Inc., since 1984. Mr. Hertel previously served as President from May 2000 through May 2009, and as Chief Executive Officer from May 2001 through May 2009. From May 2009 through his retirement in January 2012, Mr. Hertel remained employed by the Company, assisting in strategic planning. From January 2000 to May 2001 he also served as Chief Operating Officer. From January 1994 to 2000, Mr. Hertel served as Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration. He joined the Company in March 1993 as Senior Vice President – Finance and Administration. From 1981 to 1984 Mr. Hertel was associated with the Company as a nonvoting director and a special consultant to the board. Mr. Hertel has served as chairman of the board of directors of Compressco Partners GP Inc., one of subsidiaries, since October 2008. Compressco Partners GP Inc. is the general partner of Compressco Partners, L.P., also one of the consolidated subsidiaries and a publicly traded limited partnership subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. Mr. Hertel has served as president and a director of Fairway Petroleum, Inc., a private oil and gas company, since 1980, and as a director of Life-Tech, Inc., a private manufacturer of medical devices, since 1991. From 1972 to 1984, Mr. Hertel held various positions with Rotan Mosle, Inc., an investment banking firm, including senior vice president – corporate finance. Mr. Hertel received his B.A. degree in Finance and his Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.
Thomas Bates	Dr. Thomas R. Bates, Jr., is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies, Inc. Dr. Bates is presently a director and chairman of the board of directors of Hercules Offshore, Inc., a public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that provides shallow-water drilling and marine services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and internationally. Dr. Bates has been an adjunct professor in the Management Department of the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University since January 2011. Dr. Bates served as a senior advisor at Lime Rock Management LP, an energy-focused private equity firm, from January 2010 until December 2012. From October 2001 until December 2009, Dr. Bates was a managing director at Lime Rock Management LP. From February 2000 through September 2001, Dr. Bates was a business consultant. From June 1998 through January 2000, Dr. Bates was president of the Discovery Group of Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company. From June 1997 to May 1998, he was president and chief executive officer of Weatherford Enterra, Inc., an oilfield services company. From March 1992 to May 1997, Dr. Bates was president of Anadrill at Schlumberger Limited, an oilfield services company. Dr. Bates served as vice president of Sedco Forex at Schlumberger from February 1986 to March 1992. Dr. Bates previously served as a director of NATCO Group, Inc. from 2003 through 2009, as a director of T-3 Energy Services, Inc. from 2007 until it was acquired in January 2011, and as a director of Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA from December 2008 until February 2011. Dr. Bates received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Paul Coombs	Mr. Paul D. Coombs is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies Inc. From April 2005 until his retirement in June 2007, Mr. Coombs served as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and from May 2001 to April 2005, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From January 1994 to May 2001, Mr. Coombs served as Executive Vice President – Oil & Gas, from 1987 to 1994 he served as Senior Vice President – Oil & Gas, and from 1985 to 1987, as General Manager – Oil & Gas. Mr. Coombs has served in numerous other positions since 1982. Mr. Coombs is presently a director and serves on the audit and corporate governance committees of the board of directors of Balchem Corporation, a public company that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, that manufactures microencapsulated products and is a specialty repackager of industrial gases.
Tom Delimitros	Mr. Tom H. Delimitros is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies Inc. He is a founding general partner of AMT Venture Funds, a private limited partnership formed in 1991 that provides equity and debt capital to emerging growth companies involved in advanced material technologies and the energy sector. Mr. Delimitros is also a director and is chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors of Plains Exploration & Production Company, a publicly held energy company that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. Mr. Delimitros received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he currently serves as a University of Washington Foundation Board member, and he received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.
Kenneth Mitchell	Mr. Kenneth P. Mitchell is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies Inc. In November 2010, Mr. Mitchell retired from the board of directors of Balchem Corporation, a public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that manufactures microencapsulated products and is a specialty repackager of industrial gases, where he had served as a director since 1993 and as lead director and chairman of the executive committee since October 2005. Mr. Mitchell served as president and chief executive officer of Oakite Products, Inc., a specialty chemicals company, from 1986 until his retirement in 1993. From 1964 to 1986, he held a number of executive positions with Diamond Shamrock Corporation, all of which were related to various commodity and specialty chemicals businesses. Mr. Mitchell received his B.S. degree in Marketing and Finance from Ohio State University, and he completed the Senior Executive Program at M.I.T. in 1979.
William Sullivan	Mr. William D. Sullivan is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies Inc. Mr. Sullivan currently serves as a director of the Compressco Partners GP Inc. subsidiary, the general partner of Compressco Partners, L.P., also one of the consolidated subsidiaries and a publicly traded limited partnership subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. Mr. Sullivan is the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of SM Energy Company, a publicly traded exploration and production company. Mr. Sullivan is also a director and serves on the audit, nominating and corporate governance and conflicts, and compensation committees of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, the general partner of Legacy Reserves, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership holding oil and gas producing assets, primarily in the Permian Basin and Rocky Mountain areas. Mr. Sullivan is a director and serves on the conflicts and audit committees of Targa Resources Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP, a publicly traded limited partnership focused on mid-stream gas gathering, processing, liquids fractionation, and transportation. From 1981 through August 2003, Mr. Sullivan was employed in various capacities by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, most recently as executive vice president, exploration and production. Mr. Sullivan has been retired for the past five years. Mr. Sullivan received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Kenneth White	Mr. Kenneth E. White, Jr., is Independent Director of TETRA Technologies Inc. He served as president and chief operating officer and a director of Torch Energy Advisors, a private company that owns and operates oil and gas projects on behalf of its investors, until his retirement in January 2001. Prior to his initial employment with Torch in 1989, Mr. White served as executive vice president and general manager of Gruy Engineering, a petroleum consulting firm affiliated with Torch. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. White served in several positions related to Gulf Coast reservoir management and engineering with Tenneco Oil. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Ralph Cunningham	--
Stuart Brightman	1,464,690
Elijio Serrano	974,357
Ronald Foster	871,287
Bass Wallace	433,795
Edwin Goldman	620,863
Philip Longorio	772,838
Peter Pintar	652,221
Bruce Cobb	--
Ben Chambers	--
Elisabeth Evans	--
Geoffrey Hertel	755,475
Thomas Bates	--
Paul Coombs	609,405
Tom Delimitros	--
Kenneth Mitchell	--
William Sullivan	--
Kenneth White	--
Eileen Price	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Ralph Cunningham	0	0
Stuart Brightman	120,000	1,445,004
Elijio Serrano	0	0
Ronald Foster	0	0
Bass Wallace	33,100	321,772
Edwin Goldman	7,500	21,150
Philip Longorio	0	0
Peter Pintar	0	0
Bruce Cobb	0	0
Ben Chambers	0	0
Elisabeth Evans	0	0
Geoffrey Hertel	587,146	11,262,918
Thomas Bates	0	0
Paul Coombs	693,790	13,470,236
Tom Delimitros	0	0
Kenneth Mitchell	0	0
William Sullivan	0	0
Kenneth White	0	0
Eileen Price	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
EVANS ELISABETH K	12,377	$0.00
GOLDMAN EDWIN H	9,975	$9.92
SERRANO ELIJIO V	11,000	$9.09
LONGORIO PHILIP N	56,100	$8.92
CHAMBERS BEN C	27,000	$4.34
FOSTER RONALD J	451	$6.70
SERRANO ELIJIO V	31,800	$6.34
PINTAR PETER J	65,000	$5.89
SULLIVAN WILLIAM D	10,000	$5.95
PINTAR PETER J	60,000	$5.95
PINTAR PETER J	45,000	$5.70
BATES THOMAS ROBERT JR	20,000	$5.63
COBB BRUCE A	17,000	$3.78
MITCHELL KENNETH P	25,000	$5.69
PINTAR PETER J	30,000	$5.68
WALLACE BASS C JR	10,000	$6.65
GOLDMAN EDWIN H	7,500	$3.78
SERRANO ELIJIO V	22,500	$6.68
SERRANO ELIJIO V	46,898	$0.00
CUNNINGHAM RALPH S	20,000	$6.44
BRIGHTMAN STUART MICHAEL	25,000	$6.61
PINTAR PETER J	14,582	$0.00
FOSTER RONALD J	515	$6.81
PRICE LINDEN H	867	$6.81
HERTEL GEOFFREY M	14,685	$0.00

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