MICHAEL S. REDDIN

Mr. Reddin joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in August 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer.  He has 27 years of upstream oil and gas experience in a diverse number of technical, operational, commercial, and leadership roles with both majors and independents.  Prior to joining Davis, Mr. Reddin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kerogen Resources, Inc., an early-stage exploration and production company focused on the development of North American shale plays.  Before that, he spent 8 years in BP’s Gulf of Mexico organization, where he served as Vice President of Production, Vice President of Developments, and several other leadership roles.  At Vastar Resources, Inc., Mr. Reddin served as Onshore U.S. Business Unit Leader, Manager of Business Development, and Manager of Corporate Planning.  In the early part of his career, Mr. Reddin worked for ARCO Oil and Gas Company as a Reservoir Engineer and Engineering Manager.

Mr. Reddin graduated from Texas A&M University, where he currently serves on the Industry Advisory Council for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.


DANIEL D. HAWK

Mr. Hawk joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2006 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining the Company, he served for approximately five years as Vice President – Treasurer for Burlington Resources Inc.  Before Mr. Hawk joined Burlington, he served as Treasurer for Vastar Resources, Inc.  He was Assistant Treasurer for Apache Corporation in both Denver and Houston before joining Vastar Resources, Inc.  Mr. Hawk began his career in 1978 with Getty Oil Company, serving in Tulsa, Los Angeles, and Houston, in various finance and planning roles in both upstream and downstream businesses.

Mr. Hawk earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Drake University where he majored in Accounting and Actuarial Science.

Mr. Hawk is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Cash Manager.
 

THOMAS E. HARDISTY

Mr. Hardisty joined Davis Petroleum Corp. as Vice President, Land and Business Development in September 2009.  He is a seasoned land executive with 25 years total experience.  Most recently, Mr. Hardisty was Vice President, Land and Business Development for Kerogen Resources, Inc.  Prior to that position, he served in land management and executive positions with Shoreline Partners, Benz Energy, and Petrocorp.  Mr. Hardisty was also the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc., an early-stage oilfield service company.  

Mr. Hardisty obtained his degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Texas at Austin.
 

DAVID B. HINNERS

Mr. Hinners joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2002 and currently serves a Vice President, Engineering.  He has over 38 years of engineering, managerial and executive experience in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and Rocky Mountain regions.  His recent experience includes eight years as Vice President – Operations and Engineering for Antara Resources, and ten years as Vice President – Operations at Texoil Company. 

Mr. Hinners graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.
 

EDGAR I. MELLOR

Mr. Mellor joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in November 2009 as Vice President, Exploration.  He is a seasoned exploration leader with over 30 years experience.  Before joining the Company, Mr. Mellor served as Gulf Coast Exploration Manager at Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation.  For the fifteen years prior to joining to Penn Virginia, Mr. Mellor held exploration management and executive roles with ARCO, Vastar Resources, Inc., and BNP Petroleum, with accountabilities spanning the Gulf Coast onshore and the Gulf of Mexico.  In his early career, he generated prospects for ARCO in South Texas, South Louisiana, and the Delaware Basin.  

Mr. Mellor has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Dayton (Ohio), and a Master of Science in Geology from Texas Christian University.
 

GREGORY P. SCHNEIDER

Mr. Schneider joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2000 and currently serves as Vice President, Production and Marketing.  He has been active in the energy industry over 30 years in various management/operational positions with Transco/Williams Energy, NNG/Enron, Howell Petroleum, and Northern States Power/Cinergy.  Mr. Schneider has vast experience in overseeing multi million dollar projects, including project management of platforms, pipelines, plants, processing facilities, and production equipment.  He has played a big role in the state and federal regulatory/permitting arena and been heavily involved in the drilling/exploration and project development from the well head and downstream operations, both onshore and offshore.

Mr. Schneider earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in General Business and a minor in Engineering.  He also has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas with an emphasis in Finance/Economics and International Trade and Finance.
 

MEL F. HAINEY

Mr. Hainey joined Davis Petroleum Corp. as Chief Reservoir Engineer in November 2009.  He has extensive experience having performed similar duties over the past 30 years for Exxon Company USA, Coastal Oil & Gas, El Paso Production Company, as an independent consultant, and most recently at Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JAMES R. MONTAGUE

Mr. Montague has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Davis Petroleum Corp. since April 2006.  In addition, Mr. Montague currently serves as a Director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Director of the General Partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P., and a Director of the General Partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.  From 1996 to June 2001, he was President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company, IP Petroleum Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that managed International Paper Company's mineral holdings.  From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague was President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico LLC, a subsidiary of EnCana Corporation, which is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production.  

Mr. Montague is a graduate of Texas A&M University.


STUART DAVIES

Mr. Davies is Managing Director for Sankaty Advisors and has performed in this role since 1999.  Previously, he worked for Prudential Capital Group where he originated private placements and managed a portfolio of private placement investments primarily in the industrial manufacturing, mining, and service industries.  

Mr. Davies received an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.A. Degree from Yale University.  

Mr. Davies is a Charter Financial Analyst.


JOHN T. DILLON

Mr. Dillon is Vice Chairman of Evercore Partners and a Senior Managing Director of the firm's investment activities and private equity business.  From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Dillon served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper Company, and prior to that, he served as that company's President and Chief Operating Officer for one year.  Mr. Dillon's professional affiliations include Chairman of the Board of Directors of TestEquity, LLC, and membership on the Board of Directors of Davis Petroleum Corp., Vertis, Inc., Specialty Products & Insulation Co., Caterpillar, Inc., Kellogg Company, and DuPont.  Mr. Dillon also served as Chairman of the Business Roundtable, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, and Chairman of the Board of the American Forest and Paper Association.  He was a member of the President's Advisory Council on Trade Policy and Negotiations and The Business Council.  Mr. Dillon also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Council on Economic Education.  

Mr. Dillon received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Hartford and a Master's Degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.


WILLIAM O. HILTZ

Mr. Hiltz is a Senior Managing Director of the corporate advisory business and is a member of Evercore Partners' Management Committee.  In addition, Mr. Hiltz has management responsibility for all of the firm's investment management businesses.  Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Hiltz was Head of the Global Energy Group at UBS Warburg, and prior to UBS' acquisition of Dillon Read & Co. Inc., Head of the Energy Group at Dillon Read since 1995.  From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Hiltz was a Managing Director at Smith Barney where at various times he headed the Energy Group, the High Yield and Merchant Banking Group, the Transportation Group and the General Industrial Group. Mr. Hiltz has 32 years of experience in the investment banking business beginning in 1976 when he first joined Dillon Read.  Since joining Evercore, Mr. Hiltz has advised General Mills on the acquisition of Pillsbury, the divestiture of its interest in Ice Cream Partners, and the divestiture of its interest in SVE to PepsiCo.  He has advised CVS on its acquisition of Eckerd, its acquisition of Albertson's free standing drugstores, and its recently completed $28 billion merger with Caremark.  He has also advised EDS on the sale of UGS PLM and on its $14 billion sale to Hewlett-Packard, Swiss Re on its acquisition of GE's reinsurance business, Tyco on its split-up into three separately traded companies, Credit Suisse on its sale of Winterhur, Novelis on its sale to Hindalco, and Aquila on its sale to Great Plains.  Mr. Hiltz is a former Director of Energy Partners, Ltd. He is a former Trustee of the Salisbury School and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lenox Hill Hospital.  

He received a B.A. in History and Government from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
 

NEERAJ MITAL

Mr. Mital is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Evercore Partners private equity business.

He has eighteen years of experience in principal investing and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Mital was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. From 1989 through 1991, Mr. Mital was with Salomon Brothers Inc. Prior to joining Salomon Brothers, he was with Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Mital serves on the Board of Directors of Mr. Bult’s Inc., alliantgroup, LP and Diagnostic Imaging Group. Mr. Mital received a B.S. in economics with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

KERRY STIRTON

Mr. Stirton is a Managing Partner at Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC.  He has previously held senior investment research and portfolio management positions at Goldman Sachs and Sanford C. Bernstein and, most recently, was a partner with Stellation Asset Management, a fund of funds that successfully invested in activist managers.  He also worked in corporate strategy and operations at McKinsey and at Bombardier Aerospace where he was Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development.