Randy Foutch vs Bryan Sheffield

Randy Foutch

CEO of Laredo Petroleum

BIO: Mr. Randy A. Foutch Founded Laredo Petroleum, LLC (alternate name Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc.) in October 2006 and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Foutch Founded Laredo Petroleum, Inc. in 1996 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Mr. Foutch Founded Latigo Petroleum Inc. in 2001 and served as its President from September 2002 to May 2006 and Chief Executive Officer until May 2006. Mr. Foutch Founded Colt Resources in 1991 and sold it in 1996. In 1996, he Founded Lariat Petroleum, Inc. and served as its President until January 2001. He served as the President of Laredo Petroleum, LLC from October 2006 to July 2008. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He served as the Vice President of Development at Leadership Oklahoma Inc. He served as the President of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. until January 2001. He served as Rocky Mountain Regional Manager of Anschutz Company and served as the Vice President of Exploration at Dyco Petroleum. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. and Vice President of Newfield Exploration Inc. He was also associated with Newfield Exploration Co. He serves as the Chairman of Broad Oak Energy. He served as the Chairman of MacroSolve, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Latigo Petroleum, Inc. He has been an Independent Director of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. since March 2007. He serves as a Director of Leadership Oklahoma Inc. He serves as a Director of Indian Nations Council/Boy Scouts of America. He serves as on Board of trustees of the University of Tulsa. He serves as a Member of the C.M. Russell National Advisory Board. He serves as a Director of Gryphon Exploration Company and Catholic Foundation of Eastern Oklahoma. He served as an Independent Director of Madagascar Oil Limited. From 2006 to 2008, he served on the board of directors of MacroSolve, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of Philip Neri Newman Center. Mr. Foutch served as the Chairman of Oklahoma Energy Resources Board and as the Chairman of the International Society of Energy Advocates. He serves as a Director of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. He serves as a Director of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. He is a Member of the National Petroleum Council, America's Natural Gas Alliance and the Advisory Council of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. He serves as the Vice President of Finance and Administration and Board Member of Thomas Gilcrease Museum Association. He served as an Independent Director of Cheniere Energy, Inc. since July 9, 2013 until June 11, 2015. He served as a Director of Bill Barrett Corp., from July 7, 2006 to August 25, 2011. Among many other awards, he received the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Public Service Award at its 1999 convention. Mr. Foutch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Texas and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston.

Bryan Sheffield

CEO of Parsley Energy

BIO: Mr. Bryan Sheffield serves as the President at Parsley Energy, L.P. Mr. Sheffield Founded Parsley Energy, Inc. in 2008 and serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sheffield is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Parsley Energy, LLC. He served as the President of Parsley Energy, Inc. until January 5, 2017. Mr. Sheffield established Parsley Energy, L.P. in 2008. He began his oil and gas career at Pioneer, where he was an Operations Tech monitoring Pioneer's non-operated properties in the Spraberry Trend from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Sheffield graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.