Ernest A. Leyendecker III — Executive Vice President of Exploration at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Mr. Ernest A. Leyendecker, III also known as Ernie, has been an Executive Vice President of Exploration at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation since October 4, 2017. Mr. Leyendecker served as an Executive Vice President of International & Deepwater Exploration at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation since August 23, 2016 until October 4, 2017 and prior to that served as its Senior Vice President of International Exploration since April 2015. Mr. Leyendecker had been an Senior Vice President of Exploration - Gulf of Mexico at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation since February 2014 and served as its Vice President of Gulf of Mexico Exploration and Corporate Development. Mr. Leyendecker is responsible for Anadarko's exploration activities in the Gulf of Mexico and Corporate Planning. He joined Kerr-McGee Corporation in 2002 and served as Exploration Manager for the shelf and deepwater Gulf of Mexico until the acquisition of Kerr-McGee by Anadarko. Since 2006, Mr. Leyendecker has held positions of increasing responsibility at Anadarko including General Manager for Worldwide Exploration??? and Engineering, International Negotiations and Planning and Director of Corporate Planning. Mr. Leyendecker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Houston Geological Society. Mr. Leyendecker holds Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Houston Geological Society.