Diversified Gas & Oil Plc (DGO) owns and operates gas and oil producing wells in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. The Company’s operations are based in the neighbouring states of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, which cover part of the largest and oldest hydrocarbon producing field in the US, known as the Appalachian Basin.

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Mr. Kirkendall joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in May of 2019 to lead our overall people strategies. Mark has extensive experience in Human Resources with diverse organizations such as: Royal Cup Coffee & Tea, Ocean Reef Club and Hyatt Hotels. Mark graduated from York College of Pennsylvania and holds certification from [SHRM](/org/shrm) as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR©). As Senior Vice President of Human Resources for DGO, Mark remains focused on driving human capital strategy in support of our overall business plan and strategic direction.

Mark S. Kirkendall

Mr. Rode joined the Company in October 2018, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the founding, growth and maturation of various oil and gas companies. Immediately prior to joining the Company, James served as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Core Appalachia, which he helped to co-found in 2016 and was later acquired by [Diversified](/org/diversified). Prior executive experience included roles as Vice President and General Counsel of Hercules Petroleum; General Counsel of EnTrade Corporation; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Interenergy Corporation (also co-founder); and Business Development Consultant of MDU Resources. In addition to his executive tenure, James has served on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association, the West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association, and is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Gonzaga University School of Law and a Bachelor Business Administration degree from the [University of Kentucky](/org/university-of-kentucky).

James P. Rode

Mrs. Stash accumulated more than 35 years of international experience in the oil and gas and hard rock and coal mining industries, beginning her career as one of the first female drilling engineers in North America and most recently served as Executive Vice President for [Tullow Oil](/org/tullow-oil-plc) until her retirement April 1, 2020.  During her time in these industries, Sandy developed deep business and operations experience across six continents and is recognized for her unique capabilities in bridging the extractive sector to external stakeholders – in government, civil society and at the community level. Her distinguished professional career also included roles at ARCO, TNK-BP, BP, [Anaconda](/org/anaconda) and Talisman Energy, and spanned top leadership positions in general management, commercial negotiations, operations and engineering, supply chain management, government and public affairs, sustainability and HSE. Sandy holds a degree in petroleum engineering from the prestigious Colorado School of Mines.

Sandra Stash

Mr. Garrett joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in March of 2018 from [Callon Petroleum](/org/callon-petroleum), an independent energy company in the Permian Basin. Prior to his tenure at Callon, Michael has served in various roles in Accounting for several US publicly-traded companies. Michael earned a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Lambuth University and holds his CPA license. His oversight and direction of all accounting operations and financial reporting for DGO remains imperative to the corporate strategy of the company and the integration of new acquisitions.

Michael Garrett

Bobby Cayton has more than 35 years of experience in gas and oil exploration and production operations. He started his career with Alamco in 1984 as a well tender and worked his way up to Superintendent in 1998. Mr Cayton has broad experience of the gas and oil industry from running swab-rigs, well tending, disposal well operations, sales, consulting, drilling and overseeing production in several states on the East coast. Prior to the Acquisition, he was Vice President of Appalachian Operations for Titan where he oversaw production operations and processing of 8,400 wells across the Appalachian Region. In addition, he is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and several east-coast gas and oil associations.

Bob Cayton

Mr. Johnson has enjoyed a long and successful career in the investment sector. He has worked at a number of leading City investment houses, as both an investment analyst and a manager, and more recently in equity sales and investment management. During his career he has worked for Sun Life Assurance, Henderson Crosthwaite and Investec Securities, where he became head of sales and in Executive Director of Investec Investment Bank. Mr. Johnson joined Panmure Gordon & Co in 2004 where he worked until 2013, including as Head of Sales from 2006 and then Head of Equities from 2009. Mr. Johnson joined Chelverton Asset Management in 2014 where he had responsibility for the Group’s private equity investments. Mr. Johnson is a non-executive director of Bilby plc, a holding company providing a platform for strategic acquisitions in the gas heating and general building services industries, and also Chelverton Equity Partners, an AIM listed holding company. 

David E. Johnson

Mr. Williams joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in July 2017 from [Callon Petroleum](/org/callon-petroleum). During Eric’s more than seven-year tenure with Callon, the company grew significantly from a market capitalization of US $40 million to over US $3.5 billion, successfully transforming itself from a deep-water asset focused company to an onshore, pure-play horizontal drilling operator in the Permian Basin. Eric was instrumental in developing and enhancing the company’s external reporting streams and established a formal investor relations function serving more than 30 sell-side analysts and a growing base of institutional investors. He began his career at the widely renowned public auditing firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers in Birmingham, Alabama. Eric has served in various roles including internal audit with a focus on Sarbanes Oxley implementation and compliance, controllership and financial reporting for several US publicly-traded companies. Eric has a B.S. degree in Accounting from [Samford University](/org/samford-university), a M.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and he is a licensed CPA (Alabama).

Eric Williams

With more than 30 years knowledge as an EHS professional and over two decades of exposure in the oil and gas industry, Mr. Espenan brings a wealth of experience to his role with [Diversified](/org/diversified) as Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety. After starting his career as a legal assistant in Environment and Occupational Law, Paul has since held various EHS positions at [Halliburton](/org/halliburton), Burlington Resources, and LINN Energy and most recently served as President of the EHS Management Consulting firm, Inspiritus Group. Paul’s main passion of getting people home safely has led him to focus on transformational leadership and positively influencing corporate culture across all organizational levels. Paul, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health at Louisiana State University and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Paul Espenan

Mr. Sullivan joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in 2019 with oversight of the company’s legal, land/real estate, and governmental affairs functions and works with the CEO and board on governance matters.  Prior to joining [Diversified](/org/diversified), Ben worked with Greylock Energy (an ArcLight Capital Partners portfolio company with extensive national holdings) and its predecessor (Energy Corporation of America) as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with supervision of many business units.  Prior to Ben’s tenure at Greylock Energy, he worked as counsel for [EQT Corporation](/org/eqt) as well as with a private law firm.  He is a member of the leadership and Board of Directors of several commerce, legal, and industry groups, and has considerable experience in corporate governance and reporting / ESG, complex commercial transactions, land/real estate, acquisitions & divestitures, financing, government investigations, and corporate workouts and restructurings.  Mr. Sullivan graduated from the [University of Kentucky](/org/university-of-kentucky) with a B.A degree in History and received a J.D. degree from the West Virginia University College of Law.  He holds licenses to practice law in several States, including Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Ben Sullivan

Mr. Kurtz joined the Company in 2017, bringing extensive experience that spans a 35-year career in the Appalachian oil & gas Industry. His experience includes land operations, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures for multiple organizations. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kurtz was employed with Atlas Energy, Inc. for 21 years where he held diverse positions that included Director of Business Development, Director of Production, and Senior Manager of Project Development. Mr. Kurtz is an active member of American Association of Professional Landmen, Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the Ohio Oil & Gas association where he serves on the Producers Committee.

Bill Kurtz

Mr. Myers joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in August 2018 with over 25+ years of combined experience in operational consulting, retail and financial services. Prior to [Diversified](/org/diversified), David was the President of Henderson & Myers, LLC, a management and process consulting service firm with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to million-dollar privately-held firms. He has held multiple upper-management roles within several previously listed companies such as SouthTrust Bank and Saks Incorporated. David graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He has a proven record of developing and implementing business and operational processes that are supported by the proper technology to improve the overall efficiency and scalability of each company, all while delivering bottom-line results.

David Myers

Mr. Barron joined the Company in June 2020 from [Southwestern Energy](/org/southwestern-energy). Randall spent the previous 22 years in the gas and oil industry building extensive experience in the areas of finance, risk management, capital markets, investor relations, and treasury. As Senior Vice President of Strategy & Finance with DGO, Randall has direct oversight of the Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations departments. After beginning his career in 1998 with [ExxonMobil](/org/exxonmobil), he also worked 18 years for Appalachian developer and producer [Southwestern Energy](/org/southwestern-energy), most recently serving as Treasurer. Randall holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Georgia. Randall's significant prior experience and contributing role in DGO’s strategy and financing decision-making are instrumental in the advancement of the Company’s forward-looking growth and success.

Randall Barron

Mrs. Odom joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in March 2019 from Energen Corporation where she spent 27 years of service, most recently within Investor Relations. Her tenure at Energen included a wide array of financial modeling and analyses, including long-term corporate forecasting, gas and oil acquisitions & divestitures, and strategic planning, which together provided a solid foundation for understanding and advocating the gas and oil business and created a natural transition into an Investor Relations role for engaging both internal stakeholders and external investors. Teresa graduated from [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university) with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Business Administration.

Teresa Odom

Mr. Crain joined the Company in May 2020 from Rosehill Resources, an independent energy company with operations in the Permian Basin, where he was Director of Investor Relations.  Prior to his tenure at Rosehill, John held a variety of finance roles over a ten-year period at [Southwestern Energy](/org/southwestern-energy).  As Vice President of Treasury with DGO, John has direct oversight of the Corporate Finance, Cash Management, and Hedging functions.  John graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and is a Charted Financial Analyst.

John Crain

Mr. Bentley joined [Diversified](/org/diversified) in July of 2018 through its acquisition of EQT. He has 35 years in gas and oil operations, in both upstream and midstream. He is highly experienced in midstream operations, compression and well productivity. He is also an executive board member of the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association.

Maverick Bentley

Mr. Thomas is a partner in the corporate team of the law firm Wedlake Bell LLP in London.  Martin specializes in advising on IPOs and secondary offerings of equity and debt on the London capital markets, corporate finance and M&A work, including cross-border and domestic acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and private equity transactions. Previously named one of The Lawyer’s “UK Hot 100 Lawyers” and ranked by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, Martin advises clients operating in a variety of sectors, including gas and oil, renewable energy, natural resources and mining, climate change, financial services and early stage technology. During his legal career of 30 years, Martin has also held senior management positions including 7 years as the European Managing Partner of a global law firm headquartered in the United States.

Martin K. Thomas

With nearly two decades of experience in the energy industry, Ms. Little currently serves as Senior Vice-President, Operations and EHS&S at Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., and has served in this capacity since mid-2017. At Magellan, Melanie has had the opportunity to work in Environmental, Health, Safety and Security leadership positions and commercial (refined, marine, and crude) leadership positions as well as to lead the field operations team which consists of assets in 24 states and ~1,100 team members. Prior to joining Magellan in 2004, she worked for The Williams Companies Inc. as Manager of Environmental Compliance. Before joining Williams, she held project management positions in the areas of environmental remediation as a contractor (on behalf of the U.S. Army) and civil construction while on active duty in the U.S. Army.  Melanie holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/org/georgia-institute-of-technology).

Melanie Little

Mr. Turner serves as [Regions](/org/regions) Financial Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer where he leads all finance operations, including financial systems, investor relations, corporate treasury, corporate tax, management planning and reporting and accounting.  Mr. Turner joined [Regions](/org/regions) in 2005 and led the Internal Audit Division for [Regions](/org/regions) before being named Chief Financial Officer in 2010. Prior to joining [Regions](/org/regions), he served as an audit partner of KPMG LLP and previously served Arthur Andersen LLP in a number of positions, including audit partner, audit manager, senior auditor and staff auditor. Mr. Turner earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and attended [Tulane University](/org/tulane-university) in Louisiana.

David J. Turner Jr.

Born and raised in West Virginia, Rusty Hutson, Jr. is the fourth generation in the Hutson family to immerse himself in the oil and gas industry, with family roots dating back to the early 1900s. Rusty spent many summers of his youth working with his father and grandfather in the oil fields of West Virginia. The first in his family to pursue higher education, Rusty graduated from Fairmont State College (WV) with a degree in accounting. After college, Rusty spent 13 years steadily progressing into multiple leadership roles within the banking industry at well-known institutions such as Bank One and Compass Bank, prior to concluding his time within banking as CFO of Compass Financial Services.

Building upon his experiences in the oil & gas industry and the financial services sector, Rusty established [Diversified Gas & Oil](/org/diversified-gas-oil) in 2001 as a cash flow model supported by mature, predictable long-life assets. After years of refining his strategy, Rusty and his team quietly took the company public in 2017 on the AIM growth market of the [London Stock Exchange](/org/london-stock-exchange-group). Since going public, DGO has acquired nearly $1.8 billion in Appalachian upstream and midstream assets with net daily production of approximately 112,000 barrels of oil equivalency. In just three short years, the rapid growth of DGO’s asset portfolio led to a move up to the premium listing on the London Exchange. Rusty continues to lead his team and expand the company’s footprint throughout the Appalachian Basin while remaining focused on operational excellence, financial discipline and shareholder value creation.



Rusty Hutson Jr.

Prior to joining the Company in October 2016, Mr. Gray held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Royal Cup, Inc., a United States based commercial coffee roaster and wholesale distributor of tea and other beverage related products. Prior to Royal Cup, Inc., from 2006 to 2014, Brad worked in the petroleum distribution industry for The McPherson Companies, Inc. and held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before McPherson Companies, he worked for over a decade in various financial and operational roles with the previously listed NYSE retail group, Saks Incorporated. Brad received a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and earned his CPA license (Alabama).

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