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Gulfport Names Michael Moore Chief Executive Officer [Gulf Oil & Gas (Egypt)](Gulf Oil & Gas (Egypt) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Gulfport Energy Corporation has concluded its nationwide search with Preng & Associates for a Chief Executive Officer. The Board is pleased to announce that Michael G. Moore has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer and has joined the Company's Board of Directors and J. Ross Kirtley has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In addition, following a concurrent search for directors also led by Preng & Associates, Michael S. Reddin has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. David L. Houston, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commented "The Board is very pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Moore to Chief Executive Officer and his appointment to the Board of Directors and the promotion of Mr. Kirtley to Chief Operating Officer. The Board believes Mr. Moore and Mr. Kirtley will provide the leadership required to pursue the Company's long-term growth initiatives and lead the Company to continued success. Additionally, Mr. Reddin brings upstream engineering and operations expertise, prior public company board experience and over 30 years of energy industry experience that will further strengthen our Board. We look forward to leveraging Mr. Reddin's expertise as we embark on the next phase of the Company's growth." Mr. Moore, formerly interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In connection with this promotion, Mr. Moore has also been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Moore joined Gulfport in July 2000 as its Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President of the Company in August 2013. Mr. Kirtley, formerly Chief Operating Officer for the Company's Ohio activities, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kirtley joined Gulfport in May 2013 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Company's Ohio activities in September 2013. Mr. Reddin joins the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Reddin currently serves as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Davis Petroleum Corporation ("Davis Petroleum"), an independent private oil and gas exploration, development, acquisitions and production company focused primarily in the onshore Gulf Coast and deep-water Gulf of Mexico. Prior to joining Davis Petroleum in 2009, Mr. Reddin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kerogen Resources, Inc. ("Kerogen Resources"), an early-stage exploration and production company focused on the development of North American shale plays. Before Kerogen Resources, Mr. Reddin spent 2000 through 2008 at BP America Inc. focused in the development of its Gulf of Mexico assets, where he served as Vice President of Production, Vice President of Development and several other leadership roles. Earlier, Mr. Reddin served in technical, financial and asset management positions of increasing responsibility at ARCO Oil & Gas Company and Vastar Resources, Inc. Mr. Reddin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Davis Petroleum and previously served as a Director of Berry Petroleum Company, Kerogen Resources and the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association. Mr. Reddin earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. (c) 2014 Universal Solutions S.A.E. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |