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Management
Management / Directors
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Timothy A. Leach has been a director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its formation in February 2006 and the President of the Company since July 1, 2009. Mr. Leach was the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Concho Equity Holdings Corp. from its formation in April 2004 until it was merged into another subsidiary of the Company at December 31, 2008. Mr. Leach was 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. From January 2004 to April 2004, Mr. Leach was involved in private investments. Mr. Leach was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Concho Resources Inc. (which was a different company than the 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. |
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C. William Giraud has been the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company since November 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Giraud practiced corporate and securities law at Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. |
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Jack F. Harper has been the Vice President — Business Development and Capital Markets of the Company since May 2007. Mr. Harper was the Director of Investor Relations and Business Development of the Company from July 2006 until May 2007. From October 2005 until July 2006, Mr. Harper was involved in private investments. From October 2002 until October 2005, Mr. Harper was employed by Unocal Corporation where he served as Manager of Planning and Evaluation and Manager of Business Development for Unocal Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Pure Resources, Inc. From May 2000 until October 2002, Mr. Harper was employed by Pure Resources, Inc. in a variety of capacities, including in his last position as Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. From December 1996 until May 2000, Mr. Harper was employed by Tom Brown, Inc., where his last position was Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Treasurer. He is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance. |
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Darin G. Holderness has been the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since August 2008. From May 2008 until August 2008, Mr. Holderness was employed by Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From November 2004 until May 2008, Mr. Holderness served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Pioneer Natural Resources Company. From April 2004 until November 2004, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Basic Energy Services, Inc. From May 2000 until April 2004, he was an officer, including serving as Vice President and Controller, of Pure Resources, Inc. Mr. Holderness holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Boise State University and is a certified public accountant. |
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Matthew G. Hyde has been the Vice President—Exploration and Land of the Company since November 2008. Mr. Hyde was the Vice President—Exploration of the Company from May 2008 until November 2008. From January 2008 to May 2008, Mr. Hyde was involved in private investments. From March 2001 to December 2007, Mr. Hyde was an Asset Manager of Oxy Permian, a business unit of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. From April 1998 to February 2001, Mr. Hyde served as President and General Manager of Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s international business unit in Oman. Prior to that role, Mr. Hyde served in a variety of domestic and international exploration positions for Occidental Petroleum Corporation, including Regional Exploration Manager responsible for Latin American exploration activities. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont and the University of Massachusetts where he obtained Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees, respectively, in Geology. Mr. Hyde also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California Los Angeles. |
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E. Joseph Wright has been the Vice President — Engineering and Operations of the Company since its formation in February 2006. Mr. Wright was the Vice President — Operations & Engineering of Concho Equity Holdings Corp. from its formation in April 2004 until it was merged into another subsidiary of the Company at December 31, 2009. Mr. Wright was Vice President— Operations/Engineering of Concho Oil & Gas Corp. from its formation in January 2001 until its sale in January 2004. From January 2004 to April 2004, Mr. Wright was involved in private investments. Mr. Wright served in various engineering and operations positions for Concho Resources Inc. (which was a different company than the Company), including serving as its Vice President — Operations, from 1998 until its sale in June 2001. From 1982 until February 1998, Mr. Wright was employed by Mewbourne Oil Company in several operations, engineering and capital markets positions. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering. |
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