Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| CDX Gas, LLC |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| CDX Gas, LLC |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Superior Bancorp |
Investment Banker |
Former |
| State University of New York at Binghamton |
Bachelor of Science In Management |
Former |
| State University of New York at Binghamton |
B.S. In Management |
Former |
Mr. Ricketts is a Certified Public Accountant who has 24 years of diversified accounting and finance experience with large public and private companies. Prior to joining Cano Petroleum, he served as Treasury Director and Controller with TNP Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries Texas New Mexico Power Company and First Choice Power Company. Mr. Ricketts has also been employed by Union Pacific Resource Company, an integrated oil and gas company, and KPMG. Mr. Ricketts is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and served as a past two-term president of the Fort Worth Treasury Management Association.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants |
Member |
Current |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Company |
Treasury Director |
Former |
| First Choice Power |
Treasury Director |
Former |
| TNP Enterprises, Inc. |
Treasury Director |
Former |
| First Choice Power |
Controller |
Former |
| Texas-New Mexico Power Company |
Controller |
Former |
| TNP Enterprises, Inc. |
Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Chieffinancial, Officer |
Current |
| McMurry University |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Encore Acquisition Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Encore Acquisition Company |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Encore Acquisition Company |
Treasurer |
Former |
| McMurry University |
Bachelor of Business |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Current |
| Panda Energy International Inc. |
Assistant General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations |
Current |
| Transcor America, LLC |
President |
Former |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company |
Worldwide Strategic Portfolio Manager |
Former |
| Pepperdine University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Wyoming |
B.S. In Petroleum Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
V.P. and General Counsel |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel |
Former |
| Wake Forest University School of Law |
Juris Doctorate Degree |
Former |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Manager of Human Resources and Administration |
Current |
| Hewitt and Co |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Controller |
Current |
| Provident Royalties, LLC |
Controller |
Current |
| Quickpen International Corp. |
Also Served as Cfo |
Former |
| Quickpen International Corp. |
Controller |
Former |
| Blue Compass Ltd. |
Controller |
Former |
| Mobil Oil Corporation |
|
Former |
| Stephen F. Austin State University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stephen F. Austin State University |
B.S. Degree In Math and Business |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.A. |
Former |
Director. Mr. Niemiec was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 2, 2007. From 1982 to 2000, Mr. Niemiec was employed in various capacities by Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc., including President of Union Pacific Fuels, Inc. and Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Development. From 2000 to the present, he has served as President of WR Energy, LLC, a strategic consulting company for the energy industry.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
David W. Wehlmann Executive Officers |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Princeton University |
Bachelor of Science In Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Grande Energy Company |
President and Owner |
Current |
| Holland Acquisitions Inc. |
Owner |
Current |
| Extra Energy, LLC |
Owner |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor Degree |
Former |
Dennis McCuistion , Director . Mr. McCuistion was appointed to our Board of Directors on May 31, 2006. He is a widely-published author, guest speaker and Executive Producer and host of the nationally-syndicated, award-winning PBS program, McCuistion . Mr. McCuistion has owned his own company during the past 29 years. He currently serves on the board of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gulf Oil Corporation |
Staff Attorney |
Former |
Mr. Smith founded the Spinnerhawk Companies and certain affiliates, which make private investments in the energy, real estate and health care industries, in February 2005. Before founding Spinnerhawk, Mr. Smith served as a member of the Investment Committee at BP Capital, a private investment firm that focuses on investments in the energy sectors, from December 2001 to December 2004. He was also the portfolio manager of the BP Capital Energy Equity Fund, which he co-founded with T. Boone Pickens in 2000. Previously, Mr. Smith was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Pioneer Natural Resources. Pioneer is the corporate successor to Mesa Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Smith currently serves as a member of the board of directors of The Hallwood Group Incorporated, an integrated textile company with certain oil and gas investments, and Pacific Energy Resources Limited, an independent oil and gas company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| T. Boone Pickens |
Portfolio Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ensco International Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| Meritage Home Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Crescent Real Estate Equities Company |
CEO |
Former |
| Crescent Real Estate Equities Company |
President |
Former |
| Crescent Real Estate Equities Company |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Haddock Enterprises |
Founder |
Former |
| Crescent Real Estate Equities Company |
Trust Manager |
Former |
| Meritage Homes Corporation |
Chairman of Our Nominating, Governance Committee. |
Former |
| Crescent Real Estate Equities Company |
Director |
Former |
| Ensco International Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Meritage Homes Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Baylor University |
Juris Doctorate Degrees |
Former |
| Dallas Baptist University |
MBA |
Former |
| New York University |
Master of Law Â?? Taxation Degree |
Former |
| Baylor University |
Bba |
Former |
Dr. Jim Underwood, Director. Dr. Underwood was appointed a Director on January 6, 2005. Dr. Underwood is currently a professor at Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Underwood has also served as the Vice President of Cornerstone Bank and as Vice President of Heritage National Bank. Since 1993, Dr. Underwood has served as an advisor and consultant in the field of corporate strategy for a number of companies, including American Airlines, Dale Carnegie International, EDS, IBM Corporation, Lockheed, Wall Street Journal, Texas Instruments and numerous divisions of Nortel Networks. In addition, Dr. Underwood has authored seven books including The Significance Principle, Thriving In E-Chaos (winner of the International Competia Award 2001), The New Corporate Strategy , Complexity and Paradox , Corporate Intelligence, and What s Your Corporate IQ? His book More Than a Pink Cadillac made the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal s Business Best Seller List in early 2003.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dallas Baptist University |
Professor |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Randall Boyd, Director. Mr. Boyd was appointed to our Board of Directors on October 25, 2004. Mr. Boyd began his career with IBM in 1979 and served in various capacities, including sales, market forecasting/pricing and industry strategy. He joined Sky Chefs in 1989 and left the company in 2003. In 2001, he was appointed CEO of the Americas Regions, member of the Global Executive Board and Global Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales of Sky Chefs. Since 2004, he has been Executive Producer of the television production Honey Hole and has been president of R.C. Boyd Enterprises, LLC, the owner of the television production.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Honey Hole, Inc |
Executive Producer |
Current |
| Cano Petroleum, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
Steven J. Pully, age 49, has served the Company as a director since February 25, 2008. Mr. Pully is currently the General Counsel for Carlson Capital, L.P., an asset management firm, Prior to joining Carlson Capital, L.P. in July 2009, Mr. Pully was a consultant, working primarily in the asset management industry. From December 2001 to October 2007, Mr. Pully worked for Newcastle Capital Management, L.P, an investment partnership, where he served as president from January 2003 through October 2007. He also served as chief executive officer of New Century Equity Holdings Corp. from June 2004 through October of 2007. Prior to joining Newcastle Capital Management, from 2000 to 2001, Mr. Pully served as a managing director in the investment banking department of Bank of America Securities, Inc. and from 1997 to 2000 he was a member of the investment banking department of Bear Stearns where he became a senior managing director in 1999. Mr. Pully also serves on the Board of Directors of Ember Resources and Energy Partners Ltd. Mr. Pully is licensed as an attorney and CPA in the state of Texas and is also a CFA charterholder. He holds a B.S. with honors in Accounting from Georgetown University and a J.D. degree from The University of Texas.