Mr. Ellisor was named a director of SilverBow Resources on April 22, 2016.
Mr. Ellisor served as Chief Financial Officer of Three Rivers Operating Company II from July 2012 – February 2015. Mr. Ellisor also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Three Rivers Operating Company I from 2010 to 2012. Both Three Rivers entities were private equity companies backed by Riverstone Holdings. Built as acquisition vehicles focused in the Permian Basin, both Three Rivers I and II were formed, built and sold in less than five years for aggregate proceeds totaling over $2.25 billion. Additionally, both Three Rivers entities filed S-1 documents (2012 and 2014, respectively) with the SEC relating to an initial public offering, ultimately being sold prior to their IPO. Prior to joining Three Rivers, Mr. Ellisor was a principal at Rivington Capital Advisors from 2008 to 2010, a boutique investment banking firm that specializes in raising private capital and providing merger and acquisition advisory services for the energy and production sector. Mr. Ellisor has approximately 20 years of experience in the finance sector of the oil and gas industry, including holding various positions at First Interstate Bank, Wells Fargo, and BNP Paribas. During his tenure at BNP Paribas from June 1997 to May 2008, Mr. Ellisor was responsible for arranging, structuring and underwriting various financings, including revolving bank facilities, institutional term loans and high yield offerings. He also serves on the board of Salt Creek Midstream LLC and served on the board of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. until its merger with Cox Oil in October 2018. Mr. Ellisor earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in Finance, from Texas Christian University.
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