Robert T. Barker joined the Company in 2007 as Manager, Financial Reporting
and has held various positions within the Accounting Department with increasing
responsibility, most recently Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting
Officer. He was named Interim Chief Financial Officer in April 2016, and was
named CFO in January 2017. Mr. Barker has over 30 years of experience in the
energy industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Barker was Controller for
Cygnus Oil and Gas Corporation.
Ronald F. Coleman is an energy executive with over 37 years of international
and domestic oilfield services operations. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Coleman was
president North America and executive vice president of Archer. Prior to that,
Mr. Coleman served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of
Select Energy Services in 2011. Mr. Coleman spent 33 years at BJ Services Company,
serving as vice president of operations in U.S. and Mexico from 1998 to 2007
and vice president North America pumping from 2007 to 2010. He has served on
numerous boards, including Torqued Up Energy Services, Titan Liner (CWCS Company),
Solaris Oil Field Services, and Ranger Energy Services. He has also been appointed
by boards to serve in advising roles by CSL Energy Opportunities Fund II, LP,
and Matador Resources Company. He was appointed to the Company’s Board
of Directors in 2016.
Eugene I. Davis is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIRINATE Consulting
Group, LLC, or PIRINATE, a privately held consulting firm specializing in turnaround
management, merger and acquisition consulting and hostile and friendly takeovers,
proxy contests and strategic planning advisory services for domestic and international
public and private business entities. Since forming PIRINATE in 1997, Mr. Davis
has advised, managed, sold, liquidated and served as a Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Restructuring Officer, Director, Committee Chairman and Chairman of the
Board of a number of businesses operating in diverse sectors such as telecommunications,
automotive, manufacturing, high-technology, medical technologies, metals, energy,
financial services, consumer products and services, import-export, mining and
transportation and logistics. Previously, Mr. Davis served as President, Vice
Chairman and Director of Emerson Radio Corporation and Chief Executive Officer
and Vice Chairman of Sport Supply Group, Inc. He began his career as an attorney
and international negotiator with Exxon Corporation and Standard Oil Company
(Indiana) and as a partner in two Texas-based law firms, where he specialized
in corporate/securities law, international transactions and restructuring advisory.
Mr. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College, a master of
international affairs degree (MIA) in international law and organization from
the School of International Affairs of Columbia University, and a Juris Doctorate
from Columbia University School of Law.
Mr. Davis is also a director of the following public companies: Spectrum Brands,
Inc., Genco Shipping and Trading Limited, WMIH Corp., and U.S. Concrete, Inc.
During the past five years, Mr. Davis has also been a director of Ambassadors
International, Inc., American Commercial Lines, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings,
Inc., Delta Airlines, Dex One Corp., Foamex International Inc., Footstar, Inc.,
Global Power Equipment Group Inc., Granite Broadcasting Corporation, GSI Group,
Inc., Ion Media Networks, Inc., JGWPT Holdings Inc., Knology, Inc., Media General,
Inc., Mosaid Technologies, Inc., Ogelbay Norton Company, Orchid Cellmark, Inc.,
PRG-Schultz International Inc., Roomstore, Inc., Rural/Metro Corp., SeraCare
Life Sciences, Inc., Silicon Graphics International, Smurfit-Stone Container
Corporation, Solutia Inc., Spansion, Inc., The Cash Store Financial Services,
Inc., Tipperary Corporation, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Viskase, Inc.
(not a public corporation since 2008) and YRC Worldwide Inc.
Mark E. Ferchau became Executive Vice President of the Company in 2004. He
had previously served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Engineering
and Operations, after initially joining the Company as a vice President in 2001.
Mr. Ferchau previously served as Production manager for Forcenergy Inc. from
1997 to 2001 and as Vice President, Engineering of Convest Energy Corporation
from 1993 to 1997. Prior thereto, Mr. Ferchau held various positions with Wagner
& Brown, Ltd. and other independent oil and natural gas companies.
Walter G. Goodrich became chairman of the board of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
in May 2015. Mr. Goodrich served as vice chairman of the board since 2003 and
has served as chief executive officer since 1995. Mr. Goodrich was Goodrich
Oil Company’s vice president of exploration from 1985 to 1989 and its
president from 1989 to 1995. Mr. Goodrich joined Goodrich Oil Company, which
held interests in and served as operator of various properties owned by a predecessor
of the Company, as an exploration geologist in 1980. He has served as a director
since 1995.
Michael J. Killelea joined the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary in 2009. He was named Executive Vice President in December
2016. Mr. Killelea has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. In
2008, he serviced as interim Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
for Maxus Energy Corporation. Prior to that time, Mr. Killelea was Senior Vice
President, General counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pogo Producing from 2000
through 2007.
K. Adam Leight has spent 35 years building and managing investment research
departments, and covering the energy industry for major financial institutions.
Mr. Leight is presently a managing member of Ansonia Advisors LLC, which provides
independent research, capital markets, and corporate advisory services to various
institutions and to the energy industry. Prior to that, Mr. Leight served as
a managing director at RBC Capital Markets from 2008 to 2016, managing director
at Credit Suisse from 2000 to 2007 and managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrette from 1994 to 2000. Before that, Mr. Leight was managing director
at Cowen & Company, vice president at Drexel Burnham Lambert, and an analyst
at Sutro & Co. Mr. Leight has also served on the boards of Falcon Capital
Management, University of Wisconsin ASAP, Temple Sharley Tefilo-Israel, and
Gates of Israel Foundation. Mr. Leight holds an A.B. in economics from Washington
University and an M.S. in investment finance from the University of Wisconsin.
He was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2016.
Goodrich Petroleum Corp currently has 43 employees.
