Timothy A. Leach has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its formation in 2004.  He has served as President since 2009.  He was previously the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Concho Oil & Gas Corp. from its formation in January 2001 until its sale in January 2004.  Mr. Leach was also the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Concho Resources Inc. (a different company than the current company) from its formation in August 1997 until its sale in June 2001.  From September 1989 until May 1997, Mr. Leach was employed by Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company (now Pioneer Natural Resources Company) in a variety of capacities, including serving as Executive Vice President and as a member of Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company’s Executive Committee. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering.

Steven L. Beal has served as a director of our company since 2006 and a consultant since 2009 and currently serves as a member of the Reserves Committee. Mr. Beal was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from its formation in 2004 until his retirement in 2009. Mr. Beal was a director and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Concho Oil & Gas Corp. from its formation in 2001 until he became its President and Chief Operating Officer in 2002, a position he held until its sale in 2004. Mr. Beal was a director and the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Concho Resources Inc. (which was a different company than the Company) from its formation in 1997 until its sale in 2001. From 1988 until 1997, Mr. Beal was employed by Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company (now Pioneer Natural Resources Company) in a variety of capacities, including serving as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and as a member of Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company’s Executive Committee. From 1981 until 1988, Mr. Beal was employed by the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Cooper). Mr. Beal is also a director of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting.

Tucker S. Bridwell has served as a director of our company since 2006 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bridwell was a director of Concho Equity Holdings Corp. from its inception in 2004 until 2006 and served as Chairman of its Compensation Committee. Mr. Bridwell has been the President of each of the Mansefeldt Investment Corporation and the Dian Graves Owen Foundation since 1997 and manages investments for both entities. Mr. Bridwell served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Permian, LLC from 2000 until its sale to Energen Corporation in 2002. Mr. Bridwell is also a director of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and serves on its audit committee. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Business Administration degree, and is a certified public accountant.

William H. Easter III has served as a director of the Company since 2008 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. From 2004 to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Easter served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of DCP Midstream, LLC (formerly Duke Energy Field Services, LLC).  He also served as director of TEPPCO GP, LLC, the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P., from 2004 until 2005, and as a director of DCP Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of DCP Midstream Partners, LP, from 2005 to 2008. From 2002 through 2004, Mr. Easter served as Vice President of State Government Affairs for ConocoPhillips, and from 1998 to 2002, Mr. Easter served as General Manager of the Gulf Coast Refining, Marketing and Transportation Business Unit of Conoco Inc. Mr. Easter is a member of the Board of Directors of the Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston.  He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Houston and his Master of Science in Management degree from The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Gary A. Merriman has served as a director of our company since 2012 and currently serves as a member of the Reserves Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Merriman began his career with Conoco Inc. in 1976 and retired in 2002. During his time at Conoco, Mr. Merriman held various engineering and supervisory roles, including production superintendent in West Texas, President of Conoco Indonesia Inc., General Manager of Conoco’s Rockies business unit, and ultimately President of Exploration and Production, Americas. Previously, Mr. Merriman served as a director of KCS Energy from April 2005 to July 2006 and as a director of Petrohawk Energy from July 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Merriman earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Marietta College and a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ray M. Poage has served as a director of our company since 2007 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Reserves Committee.  Mr. Poage was a partner in KPMG from 1980 to 2002 when he retired.  Mr. Poage’s responsibilities included providing accounting services, primarily in the area of taxation, to private and publicly held companies engaged in the oil and natural gas industry.  Mr. Poage served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors of Parallel Petroleum Corporation from 2003 until the company was sold in 2009.  Mr. Poage received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1972.

Mark B. Puckett has served as a director of our company since 2009 and currently serves as Chairman of the Reserves Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Puckett began his career at Chevron in 1973 and retired in 2008. During his tenure at Chevron, Mr. Puckett held a variety of positions in Chevron’s upstream operations before ultimately retiring as the President of Chevron’s Energy Technology Company. In addition, Mr. Puckett served on Chevron’s management committee from 1997 until his retirement and served on Chevron’s upstream and gas leadership team from 2001 until his retirement. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Dean’s Advisory Council, College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Mr. Puckett earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.

A. Wellford Tabor has served as a director of our company since 2006 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Tabor was a director of Concho Equity Holdings Corp. from its inception in 2004 until 2006. Mr. Tabor also served as a director of Concho Oil & Gas Corp. from 2003 until its sale in 2004.  Mr. Tabor is currently a managing partner at Keeneland Capital.  Prior to joining Keeneland Capital, Mr. Tabor was a partner with Wachovia Capital Partners, which is a stockholder of our company.  From 1991 to 1993, he worked in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Tabor currently serves on the board of directors of several privately held energy and financial services companies.  Mr. Tabor earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Virginia and his Master of Business Administration degree from The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.