Philip Smith

In October 2020, Unit’s Board of Directors named Philip Smith to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Prize Energy Corp. and Tide West Oil Company. Mr. Smith served on the Board of Directors of Eagle Rock Energy LP from 2007 to 2015. Prior to Eagle Rock Energy, Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Prize Energy Corp., which he co-founded with NGP in 1999, until the Company’s merger with Magnum Hunter Resources in 2002. Mr. Smith also served as CEO of Tide West Oil Company and grew the Company from less than $10 million in assets to more than $200 million in assets before it was sold to HS Resources in 1997. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tulsa.