Edward E. Cohen has been the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive
Officer of our general partner since its inception in February 2013. In addition,
Mr. Cohen has served as the Executive Chairman and a Class A Director of Titan
Energy, LLC since September 2016. Before then, he served as the Executive Chairman
of Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P., since
August 2015 and the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of Atlas
Energy Group, LLC, Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner,
since February 2015. Mr. Cohen served as President of Atlas Energy Group from
February 2015 to April 2015, and before that he was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer since February 2012. Mr. Cohen was the Chairman of the board of directors
of Atlas Energy, L.P.’s general partner from its formation in January 2006
until February 2011, when he became its Chief Executive Officer and President
until February 2015. Mr. Cohen served as the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas
Energy’s general partner from its formation in January 2006 until February
2009. Mr. Cohen served on the executive committee of Atlas Energy’s general
partner from 2006 until February 2015. Mr. Cohen also was the Chairman of the
board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Energy, Inc. (formerly
known as Atlas America, Inc.) from its organization in 2000 until February 2011and
also served as its President from September 2000 to October 2009. Mr. Cohen was
the Executive Chair of the managing board of directors of Atlas Pipeline Partners
GP, LLC (“Atlas Pipeline GP”) from its formation in 1999 until February
2015. Mr. Cohen was the Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Pipeline GP from 1999
to January 2009. Mr. Cohen was the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief
Executive Officer of Atlas Energy Resources, LLC and its manager, Atlas Energy
Management, Inc. from their formation in June 2006 until February 2011. In addition,
Mr. Cohen was a director of Resource America, Inc. (formerly a publicly-traded
specialized asset management company) from 1988 until September 2016 and its Chairman
of its board of directors from 1990 until September 2016 and was its Chief Executive
Officer from 1988 until 2004, and President from 2000 until 2003; Chair of the
board of directors of Resource Capital Corp. (a publicly-traded real estate investment
trust) since its formation in 2005 until November 2009 and served on its board
of directors until September 2016; and Chair of the board of directors of Brandywine
Construction & Management, Inc. (a property management company) since 1994.
Mr. Cohen is the father of Jonathan Z. Cohen. Mr. Cohen has been active in the
energy business for over 30 years. Mr. Cohen’s strong financial and energy
industry experience, along with his deep knowledge of the company resulting from
his long tenure with the company and its predecessors, enables Mr. Cohen to provide
valuable perspectives on many issues facing the company. Mr. Cohen’s service
on the Board creates an important link between management and the Board and provides
the company with decisive and effective leadership. Mr. Cohen’s extensive
experience in founding, operating and managing public and private companies of
varying size and complexity enables him to provide valuable expertise to the company.
Additionally, among the reasons for his appointment as a director, Mr. Cohen brings
to the Board the vast experience that he has accumulated through his activities
as a financier, investor and operator in various parts of the country. These diverse
experiences have enabled Mr. Cohen to bring unique perspectives to the Board,
particularly with respect to business management, financial markets and financing
transactions and corporate governance issues.
Jonathan Z. Cohen has served as the Executive Vice Chairman of the board of
directors of our general partner since its inception in February 2013. In addition,
Mr. Cohen has served as the Executive Vice Chairman and a Class A Director of
Titan Energy, LLC since September 2016. Before then, he served as Titan Energy,
LLC’s predecessor’s Executive Vice Chairman since August 2015 and
the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Atlas Energy Group, LLC,
Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner, since February
2015, and before that was Vice Chairman of Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s
general partner since February 2012. Mr. Cohen served as Executive Chairman
of the board of directors of Atlas Energy, L.P.’s general partner from
January 2012 until February 2015. Before that, he served as Chairman of the
board of directors of Atlas Energy’s general partner from February 2011
until January 2012 and as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of its general
partner from its formation in January 2006 until February 2011. Mr. Cohen served
as chairman of the executive committee of Atlas Energy’s general partner
from 2006 until February 2015. Mr. Cohen was the Vice Chairman of the board
of directors of Atlas Energy, Inc. from its incorporation in September 2000
until February 2011. Mr. Cohen was the Executive Vice Chair of the managing
board of directors of Atlas Pipeline GP from its formation in 1999 until February
2015. Mr. Cohen was the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Atlas Energy
Resources, LLC and its manager, Atlas Energy Management, Inc. from their formation
in June 2006 until February 2011. Mr. Cohen was a senior officer of Resource
America, Inc. (formerly a publicly-traded specialized asset management company)
from 1998 until September 2016, serving as the Chief Executive Officer from
2004 to September 2016, President from 2003 to September 2016 and a director
from 2002 to September 2016. Mr. Cohen served as Chief Executive Officer, President
and a director of Resource Capital Corp. from its formation in 2005 until September
2016. Since September 2016, Mr. Cohen has served as the founder and Chief Executive
Officer of Hepco Capital Management, LLC, a recently formed private investment
firm. Mr. Cohen is a son of Edward E. Cohen. Mr. Cohen’s extensive knowledge
of the company resulting from his long length of service with the company and
its predecessors, as well as his strong financial and industry experience, allow
him to contribute valuable perspectives on many issues facing the Company. Mr.
Cohen’s service on the Board creates an important link between management
and the Board and provides the company with decisive and effective leadership.
Mr. Cohen’s involvement with public and private entities of varying size,
complexity and focus and raising debt and equity for such entities provides
him with extensive experience and contacts that are valuable to the company.
Additionally, among the reasons for his appointment as a director, Mr. Cohen’s
financial, business, operational and energy experience as well as the experience
that he has accumulated through his activities as a financier and investor,
add strategic vision to our Board to assist with our growth, operations and
development. Mr. Cohen is able to draw upon these diverse experiences to provide
guidance and leadership with respect to exploration and production operations,
capital markets and corporate finance transactions and corporate governance
issues.
William G. Karis has been a director of our general partner since its inception
in February 2013. Mr. Karis served as a director of Atlas Energy, L.P.’s
general partner from January 2006 until April 2013. Mr. Karis has been the principal
of Karis and Associates, LLC (a consulting company that provides financial and
consulting services to the coal industry) since 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Karis
served in various positions at CONSOL Inc. (now CONSOL Energy Company) from
1976 to 1997, culminating in his service as President and CEO from January 1995
to September 1997. Mr. Karis is a member of the board of directors and is chair
of the audit and finance committees of Blue Danube Inc. Mr. Karis was a member
of the board and chair of the audit and finance committees of Greenbrier Minerals,
LLC from October 2004 to April 2013 when the company was sold. Mr. Karis was
a member of the board and chair of the audit and finance committees of PinnOak
Resources, LLC from July 2004 to June 2007 when the company was sold.
Joel R. Mesznik has been a director of our general partner since its inception
in February 2013. Mr. Mesznik has also been President of Mesco Ltd. since its
inception in 1990. Mesco Ltd. provides advisory services related to domestic
and international transactions in a variety of industries. From 1999 to its
sale to Microsoft in 2008, Mr. Mesznik served on the Board and in 2008, as Chairman
of the Board, Greenfield Online, Inc. (a publicly traded company). From 1997
to 2006, he served as a trustee of RAIT Financial Trust (a publicly traded real
estate investment trust). From 2000 to its sale in 2003, Mr. Mesznik served
as director of Incentive Capital Group AG, a Swiss stock-exchange listed investment
company. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Mesznik served as a director of TRM Corporation
(a publicly traded company). Since its inception in 1993, Mr. Mesznik has served
as a director of Pharma/wHealth, a Luxembourg Stock Exchange listed open-end
fund. Mr. Mesznik has been a director of a number of privately owned companies
and managing member of multiple limited liability companies invested in real
estate. From 1976 to 1990, Mr. Mesznik was affiliated with Drexel Burnham Lambert,
Inc., including from 1976 to 1988, serving as founder and head of its Public
Finance Department. He started his career in finance at Citibank, NY.
Daniel C. Herz has served as President and a director of our general partner
since its inception in February 2013. In addition, Mr. Herz has served as the
Chief Executive Officer and a Class A Director of Titan Energy, LLC since September
2016. Before then, he served as Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s
Chief Executive Officer since August 2015 and as President of Atlas Energy Group,
LLC, Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner since April
2015. Mr. Herz served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and
Strategy of Titan Energy LLC’s predecessor’s general partner from
March 2012 to April 2015. Mr. Herz served as Senior Vice President of Corporate
Development and Strategy of Atlas Energy’s general partner from February
2011 until February 2015. Mr. Herz was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC from August 2007 until February 2015. He
also was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of Atlas Energy, Inc.
and Atlas Energy Resources, LLC from August 2007 until February 2011. Before
that, Mr. Herz was Vice President of Corporate Development of Atlas Energy,
Inc. and Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC from December 2004 and of Atlas Energy’s
general partner from January 2006. Mr. Herz’s significant experience as
a chief executive officer for the Company and related entities, together with
his corporate development experience, enables him to provide the Board with
executive counsel on a full range of business, strategic and professional matters.
Freddie M. Kotek has been a director of our general partner since its inception
in February 2013. He was also the Executive Vice President of our general partner
from its inception in February 2013 until February 2017. Mr. Kotek also served
as Senior Vice President of the Investment Partnership Division of Atlas Energy
Group, LLC from March 2012 until February 2017. Mr. Kotek served as the Senior
Vice President of the Investment Partnership Division of Titan Energy, LLC and
its predecessor, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P., from August 2015 until February
2017. Mr. Kotek was been Chairman of Atlas Resources, LLC from September 2001
until February 2017, and Chief Executive Officer and President from January
2002 until February 2017. Mr. Kotek served as Senior Vice President of the Investment
Partnership Division of the general partner of Atlas Energy, L.P. from February
2011 until February 2015; an Executive Vice President of Atlas Energy, Inc.
from February 2004 until February 2011, a director from September 2001 until
February 2004 and Chief Financial Officer from February 2004 until March 2005;
a Senior Vice President of Resource America, Inc. from 1995 until May 2004;
and President of Resource Leasing, Inc. from 1995 until May 2004.
Jeffrey M. Slotterback has served as the Chief Financial Officer of our general
partner since September 2015 and served as its Chief Accounting Officer from
its inception in February 2013 to October 2015. In addition, Mr. Slotterback
has served as the Chief Financial Officer and a Class A Director of Titan Energy,
LLC since September 2016. Before then, he served as Titan Energy, LLC’s
predecessor’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2015. Mr. Slotterback
has served as Chief Financial Officer of Atlas Energy Group, Titan Energy, LLC’s
predecessor’s general partner, since September 2015 and served as its
Chief Accounting Officer from March 2012 to October 2015. Mr. Slotterback served
as Chief Accounting Officer of Atlas Energy’s general partner from March
2011 until February 2015. Mr. Slotterback was the Manager of Financial Reporting
for Atlas Energy, Inc. from July 2009 until February 2011 and then served as
the Manager of Financial Reporting for Atlas Energy GP, LLC from February 2011
until March 2011. Mr. Slotterback served as Manager of Financial Reporting for
both Atlas Energy GP, LLC and Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC from May 2007
until July 2009. Mr. Slotterback was a Senior Auditor at Deloitte and Touche,
LLP from 2004 until 2007, where he focused on energy and health care clients.
Mr. Slotterback is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Slotterback’s significant
accounting and financial experience, as well as his familiarity with the Company
and its operations, enable him to provide the board with important insight into
the Company.
Mark D. Schumacher has served as the Executive Vice President of Operations
of our general partner since its inception in February 2013. In addition, Mr.
Schumacher has served as the President of Titan Energy, LLC since September
2016. Before then, he served as Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s
President since April 2015 and as a Senior Vice President of Atlas Energy Group,
Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner, since April 2015.
Mr. Schumacher served as Chief Operating Officer of Titan Energy, LLC’s
predecessor’s general partner from October 2013 to April 2015. He has
served as Executive Vice President of Atlas Energy, L.P. from July 2012 to October
2013. From August 2008 to July 2012, Mr. Schumacher served as President of Titan
Operating, LLC, which we acquired in July 2012. From November 2006 until August
2008, Mr. Schumacher served as President of Titan Resources, LLC, which built
an acreage position in the Barnett Shale that it sold to XTO Energy in October
2008. From February 2005 to November 2006, Mr. Schumacher served as the Team
Lead of EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. where he was responsible for Encana’s
Barnett Shale development. Mr. Schumacher was an engineer with Union Pacific
Resources from 1984 to 2000. Mr. Schumacher has over 33 years of experience
in drilling, production and reservoir engineering management, operations and
business development in East Texas, Austin Chalk, Barnett Shale, Mid-Continent,
the Rockies, the Gulf of Mexico, Latin America and Canada.
Lisa Washington has been the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of our general
partner since its inception in February 2013. In addition, Ms. Washington has
served as the Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Titan Energy,
LLC since September 2016. Before then, she served as Titan Energy, LLC’s
predecessor’s Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since
August 2015 and served as Senior Vice President of Atlas Energy Group, Titan
Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner, since September 2015,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s
general partner since February 2012 and served as Vice President of Titan Energy,
LLC’s predecessor’s general partner from February 2015 to September
2015. Ms. Washington served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Energy
GP, LLC from January 2006 to October 2009, and as a Senior Vice President from
October 2008 to October 2009, and as Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary from February 2011 to February 2015. Ms. Washington served as Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC from November
2005 to October 2009, a Senior Vice President from October 2008 to October 2009
and a Vice President from November 2005 until October 2008. Ms. Washington served
as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Energy, Inc. from November 2005
until February 2011, a Senior Vice President from October 2008 until February
2011, and a Vice President from November 2005 until October 2008. Ms. Washington
served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Atlas Energy Resources, LLC from
2006 until February 2011, a Senior President from July 2008 until February 2011
and a Vice President from 2006 until July 2008. From 1999 to 2005, Ms. Washington
was an attorney in the business department of the law firm of Blank Rome LLP.
Matthew J. Finkbeiner has been the Chief Accounting Officer of our general
partner since October 2015. In addition, Mr. Finkbeiner has served as the Chief
Accounting Officer of Titan Energy, LLC since September 2016. Before then, he
served as Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s Chief Accounting Officer
since October 2015. Mr. Finkbeiner has been the Chief Accounting Officer of
Atlas Energy Group, Titan Energy, LLC’s predecessor’s general partner
since October 2015. Mr. Finkbeiner has held positions with Deloitte & Touche
LLP, including Audit Senior Manager from September 2010 until joining ATLS in
October 2015, Audit Manager from September 2007 to September 2010, and Audit
Senior/Staff from September 2002 until September 2007. While at Deloitte &
Touche LLP, Mr. Finkbeiner managed audits for a diversified base of clients
in the oil and gas industry, including master limited partnerships. Mr. Finkbeiner
is a Certified Public Accountant.
Atlas Growth Partners L p currently has 389 employees.
