Board of Directors

Matthew R. Bob

Chairman of the Board, Former President of Eagle Oil & Gas (Retired)

Matthew R. Bob

Matthew R. Bob

Chairman of the Board, Former President of Eagle Oil & Gas (Retired)

Experience
  • Founder and managing member (1994 – present), MB Exploration, LLC, a privately held company that provides advisory services for exploration, development, and minerals
  • Former President Eagle Oil & Gas Co.,(Retired) a privately held, independent oil and gas E&P company
  • Former President, Hall Phoenix Energy LLC, a privately held, independent oil and gas exploration company
  • Former Chief Geophysicist, Pitts Oil Company, an independent oil and gas E&P company
  • Began his career at Union Oil Company of California where he held various geological positions
Other Boards
  • Former Independent Director, Southcross Energy Partners LLC, a natural gas processing and transportation company with operations in South Texas (2020 – 2022)
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Extensive executive and operational experience with U.S. onshore oil and gas companies, including oversight of E&P operations in Texas
  • Deep knowledge and demonstrated subsurface technical expertise applicable to the E&P industry
  • Experience as an organizational leader that has prepared him well for his role as Chair elect
  • Service on the board of another company that has provided him exposure to different segments of the energy industry as well as governance insights
  • Registered Geoscientist
  • National Association of Corporate Directors Board Certified
Education & Professional Affiliations
  • B.A. in Geology, St. Louis University
  • M.S. in Geology, Memphis University
  • Completed the Executive Management Program at Harvard University
  • Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and the Dallas Petroleum Club

Joseph C. Gatto, Jr.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Joseph C. Gatto, Jr.

Joseph C. Gatto, Jr.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Experience
  • President and Chief Executive Officer (2017 - present), Callon Petroleum Company
  • Former President and Chief Financial Officer, Callon Petroleum Company
  • Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Callon Petroleum Company
  • Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance, Callon Petroleum Company
  • Former Managing Director, Head of Structuring and Execution, Merrill Lynch Commodities, focusing on energy investment banking
  • Former Founder, MarchWire Capital, LLC, a financial advisory and strategic consulting firm
  • Former Managing Director, Barclays Investment Bank, focusing on natural resources investment banking
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • With over two decades of experience as an energy executive and investment banker, Mr. Gatto brings valuable insights to the Board for setting and executing Company strategy in a dynamic industry
  • Knowledge and experience with the key operational and commercial drivers of the upstream industry provide the Board with invaluable insights to guide their direction of the business and affairs of our Company
  • His financial and investment expertise, as well as ongoing engagement with industry leaders and investors, contribute to the Board’s evaluation of strategies and decisions that will attract capital and align with investor priorities
  • Widely recognized as industry leader, his engagement in U.S. energy policy matters brings valuable insights to Board discussions on strategic planning and execution
Education
  • B.S. in Finance/Real Estate, Cornell University
  • M.B.A. in Strategy/Finance, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive Officer, Banco Itau International (Retired)

Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa

Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa

Former Chief Executive Officer, Banco Itau International (Retired)

Experience
  • Former Chief Executive Officer, Banco Itaú International, a global bank
  • Former Executive Advisor to the Dean, School of Business, University of Miami, a private university
  • Former Interim Dean, School of Business, University of Miami, a private university
  • Former President, US Trust Company, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, a trust company focusing on investment management, wealth structuring, and credit and lending services
  • Former President and CEO, US Trust Company, a trust company focusing on investment management, wealth structuring, and credit and lending services
  • Various operational and management positions at Citigroup’s private banking business, including President of Latin America Private Banking, President of Europe Private Banking, and Head of International Trust Business
Other Boards
  • Independent Director, Camden Property Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (2011 – present)
  • Independent Director, Delaware Funds by Macquarie, a full service asset manager (2011 – present)
  • Independent Director, Invitation Homes, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (2023 – present)
  • Former Independent Director, New Senior Investment Group, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (2021 – 2021)
  • Former Independent Director and Board Chair, Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas company that merged with Callon Petroleum Company in 2019 (2018 – 2019)
  • Member, Florida chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (2022 – present)
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Deep investment management and private banking experience brings strong financial acumen to the Board’s financial and investment decisions and supports alignment with the priorities of Company shareholders
  • Her designation as a “financial expert” and knowledge of public company reporting requirements make her well-suited to lead the Company’s Audit Committee
  • Experience in C-suite and other senior executive roles brings valuable strategic and leadership insights to the Board
  • Considerable service on the boards of other companies, including in multiple committee leadership roles, has provided her with meaningful corporate governance experience
  • Board Leadership Fellow of National Association of Corporate Directors
Education
  • B.A., University of Miami
  • M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management

Major General (Ret.) Barbara Faulkenberry

Former Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force (Retired)

Major General (Ret.) Barbara Faulkenberry

Major General (Ret.) Barbara Faulkenberry

Former Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force (Retired)

Experience
  • Former Major General (2-stars), United States Air Force (1982 - 2014), the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
  • Progressive posts and rankings over a 32-year career with the U.S. Air Force, which culminated in her being in the top 150 leaders of a 320,000-person global organization
  • Her last assignment was as Vice Commander (COO) and interim Commander (CEO) of a 37,000-person organization conducting all global Department of Defense air cargo, passenger, and medical patient movements with 1,100 military aircraft plus contracted commercial aircraft
Other Boards
  • Former Independent Director, Target Hospitality Corp., a national provider of vertically integrated modular accommodations and hospitality services (2021 - 2023)
  • Former Independent Director, USA Truck Inc., a publicly traded provider of trucking services (2016 - 2022)
  • Former Advisory Director, Momentum Aerospace Group (2014 – 2018), an aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance company
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Specialized substantive knowledge in cybersecurity deployment and management, including earning the Carnegie Mellon/NACD CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, which are areas of increasing focus for the Company and the Board
  • Broad leadership experience and uniquely valuable global perspective gained during her U.S. Air Force career, which supports and aligns with the Board’s strategic planning role and risk oversight function
  • Deep supply chain management and logistics knowledge stemming from commanding global mobilization and logistics efforts
  • Career experience in leadership development and succession planning
  • Service on the boards of other publicly traded companies, including leadership roles, has provided her exposure to different industries and approaches to governance that further enhances the Board
  • National Association of Corporate Directors Board Certified
Education
  • B.S. in Operations Research, United States Air Force Academy
  • M.B.A., Georgia College & State University
  • Master of National Security, National Defense University
  • Completed strategic leadership courses at Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and Syracuse University

Anthony J. Nocchiero

Former Chief Financial Officer, CF Industries, Inc. (Retired)

Anthony J. Nocchiero

Anthony J. Nocchiero

Former Chief Financial Officer, CF Industries, Inc. (Retired)

Experience
  • Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CF Industries, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer in global agricultural and industrial markets
  • Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Merisant Worldwide Inc., a privately held company specializing in the selling and distribution of food additives
  • Former Chief Financial Officer, BP Chemicals, a global chemical business
  • Various financial and management positions at Amoco Corporation, including service as Amoco’s Vice President and Controller
Other Boards
  • Former Director, Terra Nitrogen LP, a manufacturer in agricultural and industrial markets
  • Former Director, Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading organization
  • Former Director, Vysis Corporation, a provider of genomic disease management products and related customer and technical services
  • Former Director, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization
  • Member, National Council of the McKelvey School of Engineering advising the Dean of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Broad knowledge of the finance, energy, and commodities industries and extensive experience with finance and M&A related transactions
  • Status as a “financial expert” and knowledge of public company financial reporting regulations, compliance requirements, audit functions and internal controls contribute valuable expertise to the Board and Audit Committee
  • Professional experience in risk identification and mitigation that are additive to the Board’s risk assessment capabilities
  • Service on the boards of other companies has provided him exposure to different industries and approaches to governance that further enhances the Board's oversight function
Education
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
  • M.B.A. in Finance, Northwestern University

Mary Shafer-Malicki

Former Chief Executive Officer, BP Angola (Retired)

Mary Shafer-Malicki

Mary Shafer-Malicki

Former Chief Executive Officer, BP Angola (Retired)

Experience
  • Former Chief Executive Officer, BP Angola, a subsidiary of BP focused on offshore E&P activities
  • Former Chief Operating Officer, BP Angola, a subsidiary of BP focused on offshore E&P activities
  • Former Director General, BP Vietnam, a subsidiary of BP focused on offshore E&P activities and onshore processing and power generation
  • Various operational, engineering, and management positions at BP and Amoco Corporation
Other Boards
  • Former Independent Director and Board Chair, QEP Resources, Inc., publicly traded oil and gas E&P company (2017 – 2021)
  • Former Independent Director, Wood Plc, a Scotland-based engineering, operations and maintenance services provider for the oil & gas, infrastructure and power generation markets (2012 – 2021)
  • Former Independent Director, McDermott International Inc., publicly traded EPC company, including when it filed voluntary petitions for reorganization in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in January 2020 (2011 – 2020)
  • Director and Chair, University of Wyoming Foundation, a foundation with the mission of securing resources and delivering stewardship of funding for the university (2016 – present)
  • Member, Industry Advisory Board for Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Wyoming (2010 – present)
  • Member, Strategic Advisory Counsel to the Dean of Engineering at Oklahoma State University (2021 – present)
  • Former Independent Director, Ausenco Limited, an Australian-based engineering services company
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Over 25 years of operations, engineering, and management experience across the energy value chain positions her to advise on complex issues of strategy and execution
  • Deep technical expertise developed through her professional career and academic engagements make her well-suited for oversight of the Company’s reserves process
  • Service on the boards of other publicly traded companies, including in leadership roles, has provided her exposure to a wide range of strategic decision making and approaches to corporate governance that enhances the Board’s deliberations
  • Experience with safety, environmental and regulatory matters contributes to the Board’s oversight function
Education
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
  • Completed the Executive Education Program at University of Cambridge
  • Completed the New Global Business Environment Executive Program at Harvard University

Steven A. Webster

Managing Partner of AEC Partners, Co-Founder of Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc.

Steven A. Webster

Steven A. Webster

Managing Partner of AEC Partners, Co-Founder of Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc.

Experience
  • Managing Partner (2005 – present), of AEC Partners and its predecessor Avista Capital Partners, which are private equity firms engaged in venture capital and investment activities in energy and other industries
  • Former Co-founder and Chair (1993 – 2019), Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas company that merged with Callon Petroleum Company in 2019
  • Former Chair, Global Energy Partners, an affiliate of DLJ Merchant Banking and CSFB Private Equity
  • Former CEO and President, R&B Falcon Corporation, an offshore drilling contractor and successor to Falcon Drilling Company, a drilling company that he founded
  • Founder or seed investor in numerous other private and public companies, including Grey Wolf, Inc. (a land drilling rig contractor), Hercules Offshore, Inc. (an offshore drilling rig contractor), and Crown Resources Corporation (a precious metals exploration company)
Other Boards
  • Independent Director, Camden Property Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (1993– present)
  • Independent Director, Oceaneering International, Inc., a subsea engineering and applied technology company (2015 – present)
  • Former Independent Director, Era Group Inc., a helicopter operations company (2018 – 2020)
  • Former Independent Director and Board Chair, Basic Energy Services, Inc., a privately held well services contractor
  • Former Independent Director, Solitario Zinc Corp., a gold, silver, platinum-palladium, and base metal exploration company
  • Former Independent Director, Brigham Exploration Company, an oil and gas company
  • Former Independent Director, Goodrich Petroleum Corp, an oil and gas company
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Distinctive investment experience in energy and other industries that brings valuable insight to the Company’s investment decisions and financial strategies
  • Over 30 years of board, executive, and investor experience with a large number of publicly and privately held companies in energy and energy-related fields
  • Extensive entrepreneurial and executive leadership experience in founding and managing multiple companies brings a unique perspective to the Board in strategic, value-based decision making, oversight and risk assessment
  • Exceptionally deep board experience, including board chair of multiple companies, has provided him exposure to strategic decision making and approaches to governance that bring diversity of experience to the Board
Education
  • B.S. in Industrial Management, Purdue University
  • M.B.A., Harvard University (Baker Scholar)
  • Honorary Doctorate in Management, Purdue University

James E. Craddock

Former Chairman, CEO and President, Rosetta Resources Inc.

James E. Craddock

James E. Craddock

Former Chairman, CEO and President, Rosetta Resources Inc.

Experience
  • Former Chairman, CEO and President, Rosetta Resources Inc., an independent oil and gas company
  • Former Senior Vice President – Drilling & Production Operations, Rosetta Resources Inc., an independent oil and gas company
  • Former Chief Operating Officer, BPI Energy, Inc., an E&P start-up company focused on coal bed methane development
  • Various technical, operational, and strategic roles, including Chief Engineer, at Burlington Resources, Inc. and its predecessor companies
Other Boards
  • Independent Director, Crescent Point Energy Corp., a publicly traded oil and gas company (2019 – present)
  • Independent Director, Amplify Energy Corp., a publicly traded oil and natural gas company (2023 – present)
  • Former Independent Director, Civitas Resources, Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas exploration company (2021 – 2021)
  • Former Independent Director, Templar Energy LLC, an independent upstream oil and gas company (2017 – 2019)
  • Former Independent Director, Noble Energy Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas E&P company (2015 – 2020)
  • Former Director, Rosetta Resources Inc., an independent oil and gas company, until its merger with Noble Energy Inc.
Qualifications and Expertise Provided to our Board
  • Seasoned upstream executive and director who possesses broad-based technical and operational knowledge of U.S. onshore operations with over 30 years of experience
  • Wide-ranging experience in corporate strategy and oversight as a board member and executive of multiple E&P companies
  • Service on the boards of other publicly traded companies that has provided him with exposure to oversight, risk assessment, and corporate governance that will bring diverse experience to the Board
Education
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

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