M. Jay Allison has been our Chief Executive Officer since 1988. Mr. Allison
was elected Chairman of the Board in 1997 and has been a director since 1987.
From 1988 to 2013, Mr. Allison served as our President. From 1981 to 1987, he
was a practicing oil and gas attorney with the firm of Lynch, Chappell &
Alsup in Midland, Texas. Mr. Allison was Chairman of the board of directors
of Bois dArc Energy, Inc. from the time of its formation in 2004 until its
merger with Stone Energy Corporation in 2008. He received B.B.A., M.S. and J.D.
degrees from Baylor University in 1978, 1980 and 1981, respectively. Mr. Allison
also currently serves as a Director of Tidewater, Inc. and is on the Board of
Regents for Baylor University.
Roland O. Burns has been our President since 2013, Chief Financial Officer
since 1990, Secretary since 1991 and a director since 1999. Mr. Burns served
as our Senior Vice President from 1994 to 2013 and Treasurer from 1990 to 2013.
From 1982 to 1990, Mr. Burns was employed by the public accounting firm, Arthur
Andersen. During his tenure with Arthur Andersen, Mr. Burns worked primarily
in the firms oil and gas audit practice. Mr. Burns was a director, Senior Vice
President and the Chief Financial Officer of Bois dArc Energy, Inc. from the
time of its formation in 2004 until its merger with Stone Energy Corporation
in 2008. Mr. Burns received B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Mississippi
in 1982 and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Burns also serves on the Board
of Directors of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and the University of Mississippi
Foundation.
Mack D. Good returned as our Chief Operating Officer in March 2015. Mr. Good
previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from 2004 until 2011, when
he retired. From 1997 until 2004 he served in various other management and engineering
positions with us. From 1983 until 1997 Mr. Good was with Enserch Exploration,
Inc., serving in various engineering and operations management positions. Mr.
Good received a B.S. of Biology/Chemistry from Oklahoma State University in
1975 and a B.S. degree of Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa
in 1983.
D. Dale Gillette became our General Counsel and Vice President of Legal in
2014. He has been our General Counsel since 2006. From 2006 until 2014, Mr.
Gillette was also our Vice President of Land. Prior to joining us, Mr. Gillette
practiced law extensively in the energy sector for 34 years, most recently as
a partner with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, and before that with Locke Liddell
& Sapp LLP (now known as Locke Lord LLP). During that time he represented
independent exploration and production companies and large financial institutions
in numerous oil and gas transactions. Mr. Gillette has also served as corporate
counsel in the legal department of Mesa Petroleum Co. and in the legal department
of Enserch Corp. Mr. Gillette holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University
of Texas and is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Michael D. McBurney has been our Vice President of Marketing since 2013. Mr.
McBurney has over 34 years of energy industry experience within the oil, natural
gas, LNG, and power segments. Prior to joining us, Mr. McBurney worked for EXCO
Resources, Inc., an independent exploration and production company where he
was responsible for natural gas and natural gas liquids marketing. From 2000
to 2006, Mr. McBurney was with FPL Energy of Florida, where he was responsible
for Fuel and Transportation logistics for large scale power generation facilities
located throughout the U.S. Mr. McBurney received a B.B.A. in Finance from the
University of North Texas in 1978.
Daniel K. Presley was named our Treasurer in 2013. Mr. Presley, who has been
with us since 1989, also continues to serve as our Vice President of Accounting
and Controller, positions he has had held since 1997 and 1991, respectively.
Prior to joining us, Mr. Presley had six years of experience with several independent
oil and gas companies including AmBrit Energy, Inc. Prior thereto, Mr. Presley
spent two and one-half years with B.D.O. Seidman, a public accounting firm.
Mr. Presley received a B.B.A. degree from Texas A & M University in 1983.
Russell W. Romoser has been our Vice President of Reservoir Engineering since
2012. Mr. Romoser has over 40 years of experience as a reservoir engineer both
with industry and with a petroleum engineering consulting firm. Prior to joining
us, Mr. Romoser served eleven years as the Acquisitions Engineering Manager
for EXCO Resources, Inc. Mr. Romoser received a B.S. Degree in Petroleum Engineering
in 1975 and a Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1976 from the University
of Texas and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma and Texas.
LaRae L. Sanders was named our Vice President of Land in 2014. Ms. Sanders
has been with us since 1995. She has served as Land Manager since 2007, and
has been instrumental in all of our active development programs and major acquisitions.
Prior to joining us, Ms. Sanders held positions with Bridge Oil Company and
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, as well as other independent exploration and production
companies. Ms. Sanders is a Certified Professional Landman with 36 years of
experience. She became the nations first Certified Professional Lease and Title
Analyst in 1990.
Richard D. Singer has been our Vice President of Financial Reporting since
2005. Mr. Singer has over 40 years of experience in financial accounting and
reporting. Prior to joining us, Mr. Singer most recently served as an assistant
controller for Holly Corporation from 2004 to 2005 and as assistant controller
for Santa Fe International Corporation from 1988 to 2002. Mr. Singer received
a B.S. degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 1976 and is a Certified
Public Accountant.
Comstock Resources Inc currently has 252 employees.
