Brad Juneau. Mr. Juneau, the Companys co-founder, was elected President and Chief
Executive Officer in December 2012. Mr. Juneau was first appointed President,
Acting Chief Executive Officer and director in August 2012 when the Companys
Co-founder, Mr. Kenneth R. Peak received a medical leave of absence. Mr. Juneau
was appointed Chairman of the Board in April 2013. Mr. Juneau is the sole manager
of the general partner of JEX, an oil and gas exploration and production company.
Prior to forming JEX in 1998, Mr. Juneau served as Senior Vice President of Exploration
for Zilkha Energy Company from 1987 to 1998. Prior to joining Zilkha Energy Company,
Mr. Juneau served as Staff Petroleum Engineer with Texas International Company
for three years, where his principal responsibilities included reservoir engineering,
as well as acquisitions and evaluations. Prior to that, he was a production engineer
with Enserch Corporation in Oklahoma City. Mr. Juneau holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University. Mr. Juneau previously
served as a Director of Contango from April 2012 to March 2014.
Leah Gaines. Ms. Gaines was appointed as the Company’s Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary on
October 1, 2013. Ms. Gaines has also served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of JEX since October 2010. Prior to joining JEX, she served as the Controller
for Beryl Oil and Gas, LP and Beryl Resources LP from July 2007 to December
2009. From April 2006 to July 2007, Ms. Gaines held the position of Financial
Reporting Manager at SPN Resources, a division of Superior Energy Services.
From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Gaines was the Senior Financial Reporting Accountant
at Hilcorp Energy. Ms. Gaines was a Principal Accountant at El Paso Corporation
in its Power Asset division from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Gaines worked
at Deloitte and Touche, LLP for three years as a Senior Auditor. Ms. Gaines
graduated Magna Cum Laude from Angelo State University with a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant with over
eighteen years of experience.
Joseph Compofelice. Mr. Compofelice has been a Director of the Company since
its inception. Since January 1, 2014, Mr. Compofelice has been an Operating
Partner at White Deer Energy, a private equity firm that targets investments
in the energy business. Mr. Compofelice served as Managing Director of Houston
Capital Advisors, a boutique financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions investment
service from January 2004 to December 2013. Mr. Compofelice served as Chairman
of the Board of Trico Marine Service, a provider of marine support vessels serving
the international natural gas and oil industry, from 2004 to 2010 and as its
Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Compofelice was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Aquilex Services Corp., a service and equipment provider
to the power generation industry, from October 2001 to October 2003. From February
1998 to October 2000 he was Chairman and CEO of CompX International Inc., a
provider of components to the office furniture, computer and transportation
industries. From March 1994 to May 1998 he was Chief Financial Officer of NL
Industries, a chemical producer, Titanium Metals Corporation, a metal producer
and Tremont Corp. Mr. Compofelice received his Bachelor of Science from California
State University at Los Angeles and his Masters of Business Administration from
Pepperdine University.
Joseph G. Greenberg. Mr. Greenberg has been a Director of the Company since
its inception. Mr. Greenberg is Founder and President and CEO of Alta Resources,
L.L.C., an oil and gas exploration and production company. Prior to founding
Alta Resources
in 1999, Mr. Greenberg worked as an exploration geologist for Shell Oil Company
and Edge Petroleum Company. Mr. Greenberg received a Bachelor of Science in
Geology and Geophysics from Yale University in 1983, and a Masters in Geological
Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986. He has over twenty-nine
years of diversified experience in oil and gas exploration and production.
The Board of Directors is responsible for managing the Company, in accordance
with the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation
and applicable law. The number of directors which constitutes the Board of Directors
is established by the Board, subject to a minimum of three and a maximum of
seven directors. Except, as otherwise provided by the Bylaws for filling vacancies
on the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s directors are
elected at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders and hold office
until their respective successors are elected, or until their earlier resignation
or removal. The Companys executive officers are elected annually by the Board
and serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their
earlier resignation or removal. There are no family relationships between the
Companys directors or executive officers.
Contango Silver and Gold Inc currently has 15 employees.
