James J. Volker joined us in August 1983 as Vice President of Corporate Development
and served in that position through April 1993. In March 1993, he became a contract
consultant to us and served in that capacity until August 2000, at which time
he became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Volker was
appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a director in January 2002
and Chairman of the Board in January 2004. Effective January 1, 2011, Mr. Volker
stepped down as President, but continued as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Effective June 2014, he was again elected President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Volker was co-founder, Vice President and later President of Energy Management
Corporation from 1971 through 1982. He has 45 years of experience in the oil and
gas industry. Mr. Volker has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University
of Denver, an MBA from the University of Colorado and has completed H. K. VanPoolen
and Associates’ course of study in reservoir engineering.
Peter W. Hagist joined us in October 2005 as Vice President, Operations-Midland.
In June 2014, he was elected Senior Vice President of Planning. Mr. Hagist has
35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and 27 years of experience
managing tertiary recovery operations. Prior to joining Whiting, he held management
and professional positions with Kinder Morgan CO2 Company and Pennzoil Exploration
and Production Company. Mr. Hagist holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum
engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a registered Professional
Engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Rick A. Ross joined us in March 1999 as an Operations Manager. In May 2007,
he became Vice President of Operations and in June 2014, he was elected Senior
Vice President of Operations. Mr. Ross has 34 years of oil and gas experience,
including 17 years with Amoco Production Company where he served in various
technical and managerial positions. Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in mechanical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
He is a registered Professional Engineer, a member of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers and was a past Chairman of the North Dakota Petroleum Council.
Michael J. Stevens joined us in May 2001 as Controller, became Treasurer in
January 2002 and became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March
2005. Mr. Stevens was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
effective March 1, 2015. His 30 years of oil and gas experience includes eight
years of service in various positions including Chief Financial Officer, Controller,
Secretary and Treasurer at Inland Resources Inc., a company engaged in oil and
gas exploration and development. He spent seven years in public accounting with
Coopers & Lybrand in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Mankato
State University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mark R. Williams joined us in December 1983 as Exploration Geologist and has
been Vice President of Exploration and Development since December 1999. Mr.
Williams was elected Senior Vice President, Exploration and Development effective
January 1, 2011. He has 36 years of domestic and international experience in
the oil and gas industry. Mr. Williams holds a Master’s degree in geology
from the Colorado School of Mines and a Bachelor’s degree in geology from
the University of Utah.
Bruce R. DeBoer joined us as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary in January 2005. From January 1997 to May 2004, Mr. DeBoer served
as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tom Brown, Inc.,
an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Mr. DeBoer has
37 years of experience in managing the legal departments of several independent
oil and gas companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in political science
from South Dakota State University and received his J.D. and MBA degrees from
the University of South Dakota.
Heather M. Duncan joined us in February 2002 as Assistant Director of Human
Resources and in January 2003 became Director of Human Resources. In January
2008, she was appointed Vice President of Human Resources. Ms. Duncan has 20
years of human resources experience in the oil and gas industry. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources.
Brent P. Jensen joined us in August 2005 as Controller, and he became Controller
and Treasurer in January 2006. Mr. Jensen was elected Vice President, Finance
and Treasurer effective March 1, 2015. He was previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers
L.L.P. in Houston, Texas, where he held various positions in their oil and gas
audit practice since 1994, which included assignments of four years in Moscow,
Russia and three years in Milan, Italy. He has 23 years of oil and gas accounting
experience and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Steven A. Kranker joined us in March 2013 as First Director – Acquisitions
and Reservoir Engineering and became Vice President of Reservoir Engineering
and Acquisitions in July 2013. Prior to joining Whiting, Mr. Kranker held positions
at several companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and development, including
Manager of Reserves at Bill Barrett Corporation from June 2012 to March 2013,
President of Earth Energy Reserves, Inc. from July 2010 to June 2012, and various
positions at Forest Oil Corporation, including Corporate Engineering Manager,
from May 2001 to July 2010. Mr. Kranker has 32 years of acquisition and reservoir
engineering experience, including Brunei Shell Petroleum, Arco Alaska Inc.,
Maxus Exploration, Conoco Inc. and Shell Western E&P Inc. He received his
Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School
of Mines. Mr. Kranker is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
David M. Seery joined us as our Manager of Land in July 2004 as a result of
our acquisition of Equity Oil Company, where he was Manager of Land and Manager
of Equity’s Exploration Department, positions he had held for more than
five years. He became our Vice President of Land in January 2005. Mr. Seery
has 36 years of land experience including staff and managerial positions with
Marathon Oil Company. Mr. Seery holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration from the University of Montana. He is a registered Land Professional
and has held various duties with the Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen.
Whiting Petroleum Corp currently has 850 employees.
