Executive Advisors
Joe Freeman
Mr. Freeman has over 40 years of experience in the well service sector having most recently served as Senior Vice President of Well Servicing for Pioneer Energy Services (OTC: PESX). Mr. Freeman joined Pioneer in 2008 and served at the company until 2019. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Freeman ran the well service operations at WEDGE Oil and Gas Services. He also served as Gulf Coast Division Manager for Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: KEG) from 1998 to 2004. In 1987, Mr. Freeman founded JPF Well Service, which he owned and operated through 1998, when he sold the business to Key Energy Services. Mr. Freeman recently served as the President of the Association of Energy Service Companies, the industry trade group which represents the U.S. well service sector. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Texas in Austin.
Don Gawick
Don is a 41-year veteran of the oilfield services industry and one of the world’s foremost authorities on wireline businesses. From starting his career, in 1979, as a wireline field engineer at Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), he has held numerous senior management positions, including over 35 years directly managing or overseeing operations of wireline businesses. His expertise includes operations, sales and marketing, business and new technology development, service quality support and health, safety and environmental compliance. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of C&J Energy Services, Inc. from 2016 to 2019, and as Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2016. During his tenure as CEO, he led C&J through a chapter 11 restructuring from which it emerged with no debt. Mr. Gawick stepped down from C&J following its October 2019 merger with Keane Energy Group (now NexTier Oilfield Solutions (NYSE: NEX)). Prior to joining C&J, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CasedHole Solutions, Inc., where he directed its rapid organic growth into a premier wireline services company that was acquired by C&J in 2012 for $272.5 million. Don graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Mark Hood
Mr. Hood is an accomplished Supply Chain Executive with 42 years of experience in both industry and consulting with the Oil and Gas sector. Mr. Hood presently is the owner of MGH Consulting, and oilfield and exploration and production advisory firm. Previously, Mr. Hood served various roles at Apache Corporation from 2008 to 2017, serving most recently as Supply Chain Director. Prior to his tenure at Apache, Mr. Hood as worked in the upstream, downstream and oilfield service sectors at Marathon, PwC / IBM Consulting Services, Mobil Oil and Aminoil USA. Mr. Hood is a recognized leader in supply chain transformation, supply chain systems and strategic and global sourcing. He has detailed knowledge of operational buying, total cost of ownership and supplier alliances. Case studies of his work have been used at the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and in Timothy M. Laseter’s book Balanced Sourcing: Cooperation and Competition in Supplier Relationships (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998). Mr. Hood graduated from the University of Louisiana Lafayette and has multiple business certifications.
Royce Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell has over 44 years of accounting and finance experience in the energy industry. For most of the past 15 years, he has been an executive consultant, focusing on advising management teams and board of directors, including audit committees, of exploration and production companies. During 2008, he served for several months as Chief Financial Officer of Frac Tech Services, Ltd. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee for Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) and is actively providing consulting services to a leading Permian private exploration and production enterprise. Before founding his consulting practice, Mr. Mitchell served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: KEG) from January 2002 to January 2005. In addition, he was a partner with KPMG LLP from April 1986 through December 2001 specializing in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Mitchell is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Tech University.
Loren Singletary
Mr. Singletary has over 40 years of experience in the oilfield service industry, and most recently served as Chief Industry Relations Officer for NOV (NYSE: NOV). His work history includes broad experience in sales, marketing, pricing, and forecasting. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Singletary was co-owner and President of LSI Interests Ltd., an oilfield service company that specialized in the distribution of electrical products on a worldwide basis to drilling contractors, OEM’s, electrical contractors, and shipyards. LSI was acquired by National Oilwell in 2003 and Loren joined as Vice President of Global Accounts, later adding Investor Relations to his role. Mr. Singletary served as a Board member and Chairman of the NOV/Schlumberger Intelliserv Joint Venture from 2009 to 2020. From 2009 to 2017, he served on the board of directors of Vanguard Natural Resources (NASDAQ: VNR). Loren has been an active member of The International Associations of Drilling Contractors (IDC), The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Petroleum Institute (API), and The Oilfield Energy Center (OEC). Additionally, Mr. Singletary is active in many charitable non-profit organizations such as Director and Past President of the Texas Golf Association, former Chairman of The Texas Golf Hall of Fame, Director of the Spirit Golf Association, and served on the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association. Mr. Singletary attended the University of Texas and received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance.
Brian R. Smith
Mr. Smith most recently served as Chief Procurement Officer of Repsol SA and as Vice President, Global Supply Chain Management for Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM). While at Repsol SA, Mr. Smith served as the Synergy Capture Lead for the integration of Repsol and Talisman Energy which created over $180M in synergy savings. Prior to Talisman Energy, Mr. Smith served as a Supply Chain Manager for Chevron Brazil as well as a Transformation Specialist responsible for implementing Category Management at Chevron. In addition, Mr. Smith also served as a senior consultant at PriceWaterhouse Coopers and worked as a chemist at Corning, Inc. He has more than 20 years of experience in oil and gas and international procurement roles, and he has spent time living and working abroad in Brazil, Canada and Spain. Mr. Smith holds a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Cedarville University.
William Stanger
Mr. Stanger has over 30 years of experience in the hydraulic fracturing market, most recently serving as President of Performance Technologies, L.L.C., the hydraulic fracturing subsidiary of Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SSE) from January 2011 through April 2017, when it was acquired by Patterson-UTI Energy (NYSE: PTEN). Post merger, Mr. Stanger served as Senior Vice President, Operations Support during the transition and integration of the pressure pumping entities. Mr. Stanger joined Seventy Seven Energy in 2010 as President of Great Plains Oilfield Rentals, L.L.C. From 1987 to 2010, Mr. Stanger served in various domestic and international management capacities with Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB), including Vice President of North America Well Services and Vice President of Well Services Global Sales. Mr. Stanger holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Tulsa.
Denzil West
Mr. West has over 39 years of experience in the upstream and midstream energy sector. He currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Admiral Permian Resources in Midland, Texas and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The majority of his experience has been on upstream oil and gas operations and company building, however, Mr. West also has extensive midstream experience. Prior to his founding Admiral, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Reliance Energy in Midland, where he was instrumental in leading and developing the Reliance group of companies. These companies included the oil and gas company and two midstream companies in the Midland Basin, both of which he served on the board of directors from founding to divestiture. These three companies began organically and were successfully monetized for over $2.5 billion. Mr. West began his career at ARCO Oil and Gas, where he worked as a reservoir and production engineer for several years. Mr. West earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1981.
Jack Harper
Jack Harper is the Co-Founder and Partner at Hedloc Investment Company and serves as a Senior Advisor with Quantum Capital Group. Mr. Harper was Executive Vice President of the Lower 48 and a member of the executive committee at ConocoPhillips before he retired from the Company in January 2023. Additionally, Jack served as President of ConocoPhillips Permian Basin. Prior to ConocoPhillips, Jack served in various executive roles at Concho Resources, including President from 2017 until the time of the merger with ConocoPhillips in 2021. Other roles at Concho included Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief of Staff. Before Concho, he served in various capacities related to finance, corporate planning and strategy, capital markets, and business development at Unocal Corporation, Pure Resources, Inc., and Tom Brown, Inc. He is on the board of directors of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, El Paso Branch, president of the Midland Wildcat Committee, and serves as treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the Permian Strategic Partnership. Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees of the Abell-Hanger Foundation, the board of governors for the Bynum School, for Midland Shared Spaces, and the Midland Children’s Rehabilitation Center, all located in Midland, Texas.
