On February 21, 2018, Joseph Hurliman, Jr. was elected by the stockholders of the Company to join the Board, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Scott Smith’s resignation. Mr. Hurliman was appointed by the Board to serve as a member of the Health, Safety, and Environmental Committee of the Board. Mr. Hurliman will stand for reelection at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Joseph Citarrella, Chairman of the Board, remarked, “We are very excited to welcome Joe to the board of directors. Joe brings over 35 years of oil and gas expertise with an emphasis on unconventional shale exploration and development, reserves assessment and commercial evaluation and development. He will be a tremendous asset to the Company and its shareholders.”
Most recently, Mr. Hurliman was President and CEO of Discovery Natural Resources, LLC. Previously, Mr. Hurliman led a variety of roles within BP Exploration and its joint venture partnerships and affiliates, including more than thirty years in North America, South America, the UK and Russia. He held a number of senior positions in reservoir and asset management on some of BP Exploration’s largest projects. Mr. Hurliman was previously on the board of directors of FIML Natural Resources, LLC. Mr. Hurliman holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Whitman College and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The California Institute of Technology.