Randall H. Breitenbach Co-Chief Executive Officer, Director
Randall H. Breitenbach has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of our general partner since March 2006. Mr. Breitenbach also is the co-founder and has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of BreitBurn Energy and its predecessors since 1988. Mr. Breitenbach also is a director of BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Breitenbach has been active in the petroleum industry for over 20 years. Mr. Breitenbach currently serves as Lead Trustee and a member of the Audit Committee for Hotchkis and Wiley Funds, which is a mutual funds company. Mr. Breitenbach holds both a B.S and M.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Halbert S. Washburn Co-Chief Executive Officer, Director
Halbert S. Washburn has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer and a Director of our general partner since March 2006. Mr. Washburn also is the co-founder and has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of BreitBurn Energy and its predecessors since 1988. Mr. Washburn also is a director of BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Washburn currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees of Rentech, Inc., which is an alternative fuels company. Mr. Washburn obtained a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University.
Gregory C. Brown Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Gregory C. Brown joined BreitBurn Management Company as Executive Vice President and General Counsel in December of 2006. Before joining BreitBurn, Mr. Brown was the founding partner in 1981 of the Los Angeles law firm, Bright and Brown. Mr. Brown's practice at Bright and Bright was primarily within the context of the energy industry, dealing with complex transactions and litigation, environmental law, permitting, entitlements, and related issues. Mr. Brown has represented BreitBurn since its inception in the late 1980's. Mr. Brown is rated AV (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named for several years as a Southern California "Super Lawyer", both peer based rating systems. Mr. Brown was named as the 2006 Outstanding Lawyer by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Mr. Brown received his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1976 following his receipt of his B.A. with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from George Washington University. In addition to many community and charitable activities, Mr. Brown was elected to the City Council of La Canada Flintridge, California in 2003 and previously served as its Mayor.
James G. Jackson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
James G. Jackson has been the Chief Financial Officer of our general partner since July 2006. Mr. Jackson also has served as the Chief Financial Officer of BreitBurn Energy since July 2006. Before joining our general partner and BreitBurn Energy, Mr. Jackson served as Managing Director of Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Global Markets and Investment Banking Group. Mr. Jackson joined Merrill Lynch in 1992 and was elected Managing Director in 2001. Previously, Mr. Jackson was a Financial Analyst with Morgan Stanley & Co. from 1986 to 1989 and was an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Jackson obtained a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mark L. Pease Chief Operating Officer
Mark L. Pease joined BreitBurn Energy in December 2007. Mr. Pease has more than 27 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Anadarko Petroleum, where he was a Senior Vice President responsible for all exploration and production in North America, overseeing production of approximately 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with a $2.6 billion annual capital budget. During his career at Anadarko, Mr. Pease had worldwide responsibility for drilling, major project management, production technology and corporate planning as well as serving on the Executive Committee. He began his career with Anadarko in 1979 as an engineer and continued to hold positions of increasing responsibility. He was General Manager of Anadarko Algeria in 1993, Vice President, Algeria in 1998, Vice President, Engineering and Technology and Vice President, International and Alaska Operations in 2001, Vice President, U.S. Onshore and Offshore in 2002 and Senior Vice President, North America in 2004. Mr. Pease graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1978 with a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering. He has served on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas.
Chris E. Williamson Senior Vice President - Production Operations and Western Division
Chris E. Williamson has been Vice President of Operations of our general partner since March 2006. Since joining BreitBurn Corporation, a predecessor of BreitBurn Energy, in 1994, Mr. Williamson has served in a variety of capacities. Mr. Williamson has served as Vice PresidentOperations from April 2005 to the present and as Business Unit Manager from 1999 to April 2005. Before joining BreitBurn Energy, Mr. Williamson worked for five years as a petroleum engineer for Macpherson Oil Company. Prior to his position with Macpherson, Mr. Williamson worked at Shell Oil Company for eight years holding various positions in Engineering and Operations. Mr. Williamson holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.
David D. Baker Vice President - Reservoir Engineering and Central Division
David D. Baker has been Vice President - Reservoir Engineering and Central Division of our general partner since January 2008. Mr. Baker joined BreitBurn Corporation, a predecessor of BreitBurn Energy, in 1999 as a reservoir engineer. Most recently, Mr. Baker was the Manager, Reserves & Evaluations from 2007 to 2008 for BreitBurn Management. Mr. Baker was the Manager of Acquisitions from 2004 to 2007, first for BreitBurn Energy and then, for BreitBurn Management. Mr. Baker obtained a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
Dwayne T. Stewart Vice President - Geosciences and Eastern Division
Dwayne T. Stewart has been Vice President Geosciences and Central Division of our general partner since January 2008. Mr. Stewart joined BreitBurn Energy in March 2006 as the Manager of Reserves. Mr. Stewart became the Manager of Reserves for BreitBurn Management in October 2006 and then was the Exploitation Manager, East from July 2007 to January 2008, also for BreitBurn Management. Prior to joining BreitBurn Energy, Mr. Stewart worked as a petroleum engineer for Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. from 2004 to 2006 and worked at ExxonMobil Corporation for 9 years holding various engineering positions. Mr. Stewart obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University and is a Licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer.
W. Jackson Washburn Vice President - Business Development
W. Jackson Washburn has been Vice President Business Development of our general partner since August 2007. Mr. Washburn also currently serves as Vice President, Real Estate of Pro GP. Since joining BreitBurn Corporation, a predecessor of BreitBurn Energy, in 1992, Mr. Washburn has served in a variety of capacities, and has served as President of BreitBurn Land Company, LLC, a subsidiary of BreitBurn Energy, since 2000. Mr. Washburn obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University.
Thurmon Andress Managing Director of BreitBurn Management
Thurmon Andress is a Managing Director of BreitBurn Management. Mr. Andress has been a Managing Director of BreitBurn Energy's Houston office since joining BreitBurn Energy in October 1998 as a result of the merger of BreitBurn Energy with Andress Oil and Gas Company, a private company that he founded in 1990. Mr. Andress also serves as a director of BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Andress was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Andress Oil & Gas company prior to the merger with BreitBurn Energy. Mr. Andress has served on the Board of Directors of Edge Petroleum Corp. (EPEX), which is an independent oil and gas company, since 2002 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Andress obtained a B.S. in Geology from Texas Tech University.
Lawrence C. Smith Controller
Lawrence C. Smith has been the Controller of our general partner since June 2006. Mr. Smith also has served as the controller of BreitBurn Energy since June 2006. Before joining our general partner and BreitBurn Energy, Mr. Smith served as the Corporate Accounting Compliance and Implementation Manager of Unocal Corporation from 2000 through May 2006. Mr. Smith worked at Unocal from 1981 through May 2006 and held various managerial positions in Unocal's accounting and finance organizations. Mr. Smith obtained a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Houston, an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, and is a certified public accountant.
Bruce D. McFarland Treasurer
Bruce D. McFarland has been the Treasurer of our general partner since March 2006. Mr. McFarland served as the Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 through June 2006. Since joining BreitBurn Corporation, a predecessor of BreitBurn Energy, in 1994, Mr. McFarland served as Controller and has served as Treasurer for more than five years. Before joining BreitBurn Energy, Mr. McFarland served as Division Controller of IT Corporation and worked at Price Waterhouse as a certified public accountant. Mr. McFarland obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Dennis Graue Manager, Exploitation of BreitBurn Management
Dr. Dennis Graue is Manager, Exploitation of BreitBurn Management. Dr. Graue has been a Manager, Reservoir Engineering, of BreitBurn Energy since 2000. Before joining BreitBurn Energy, Dr. Graue founded and owned NITEC from 1995 to 2000. From 1978 to 1995, Dr. Graue was Senior Vice President and head of the Exploration and Producing Consulting Division. Dr. Graue obtained a B.S., an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from California Institute of Technology.
Dr. William Fong Engineer with BreitBurn Management
Dr. William Fong will be an Engineer with BreitBurn Management. Dr. Fong has been Senior Reservoir Engineer with BreitBurn Energy since 2002. Before joining BreitBurn Energy, Dr. Fong served as Advisor, Reservoir Modeling and Simulation, at Chevron from 2000 to 2002, as a Senior Reservoir Engineer at Chevron USA from 1999 to 2000, and as a Senior Research Scientist at Chevron Petroleum Technology from 1988 to 1999. Dr. Fong holds a B.S. from Cal Tech and a Sc.D. from MIT, both in chemical engineering.
Jonathan Kuespert Manager, Development and Senior Geologist of BreitBurn Management
Jonathan Kuespert is Manager, Development and Senior Geologist of BreitBurn Management. Mr. Kuespert has been with BreitBurn Energy since January 2001 after spending more than 19 years working in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Kuespert began his career as a Development Geologist and then an Exploration Geologist/Geophysicist for Chevron USA, focusing on California basins. More recently Mr. Kuespert was a Geological Consultant for evaluation, exploration and development projects. Mr. Kuespert holds a B.S. in Geology from Duke University, an M.S. in Petroleum Geology from Stanford University and an M.B.A from UCLA, and is both a California and a Wyoming Registered Geologist.