Corporate Officers

Gary C. Evans presently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE “MHR”), a Houston based oil and gas exploration and production company; he has held that position since May 2009. Mr. Evans previously founded and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. (MHRI), a NYSE listed company, for twenty years before selling MHRI to Cimarex Energy for approximately $2.2 billion in June 2005. In 2005, Mr. Evans formed Wind Hunter Energy, LLC, a renewable energy company which was subsequently acquired in December 2006 by GreenHunter Energy, Inc.; a (NYSE Amex “GRH”) listed renewable energy company focusing on biodiesel, wind and biomass power. Mr. Evans has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GreenHunter Energy, Inc. since December 2006. Mr. Evans serves as an Individual Trustee of TEL Offshore Trust, a NASDAQ listed oil and gas trust, and is the Lead Director of Novavax Inc., a NASDAQ listed clinical-stage vaccine biotechnology company. Mr. Evans was recognized by Ernst and Young as the Southwest Area 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Energy Sector and was subsequently inducted into the World Hall of Fame for Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs.  Mr. Evans also serves on the Board of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University.

Ron Ormand serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Board Member.
Mr. Ormand is a member of the Board of Directors of GreenHunter Energy Inc. and a previous member of the Board of Directors of Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corporation II, both NYSE Amex listed companies. Mr. Ormand has over 25 years of energy investment banking experience with CIBC as Managing Director and Head of CIBC World U.S. Oil and Gas Investment Banking Group, as a member of U.S. Investment Banking Management Committee and as Managing Director and Head of Oil and Gas Investment Banking for the Americas with WestLB, a German-based international bank.
Mr. Ormand received a B.A. and an M.B.A. from UCLA and attended Cambridge University where he studied Economics.

Jim Denny serves as Executive Vice President of Operations. Mr. Denny brings more than 35 years of industry related experience to the company. Prior to joining Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, Mr. Denny served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Energy Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harken Energy Corporation. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Louisiana) and is a Certified Earth Scientist. He is also a member of various industry associations, including the American Petroleum Institute, National Society of Professional Engineers, Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with a B. S. in Petroleum Engineering.

H.C. “Kip” Ferguson, III serves as Executive Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Ferguson was formerly the President of Sharon Resources, Inc. Mr. Ferguson brings more that 20 years of exploration and development experience in several major U. S. basins to Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation. Mr. Ferguson is a third generation geologist with a degree in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Richard S.Farrell serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Land for our wholly-owned subsidiary Triad Hunter, LLC. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Farrell served as President of JR Farrell Enterprises, LLC, a firm active in Oil and Gas Exploration / Production / Land / Legal consulting, real estate and agricultural investments.  From July 1999 until June 2005 Mr. Farrell served as Vice President Land — Onshore for Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Prize Energy Corporation, Gruy Petroleum Management Co. and Magnum Hunter Production, Inc. Mr. Farrell earned his Bachelor’s Degree in marketing from the University of Richmond in 1979 and was honored as a member of Who’s Who in American College Students.

Paul M. Johnston serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.  Mr. Johnston has 30 years of increasing responsibility and management experience in all facets of general corporate, finance, securities and regulatory related legal matters. He is a former partner with the Dallas-based law firm, Thompson & Knight, LLP, representing both private and publicly held companies during a twenty-year career with the firm. Mr. Johnston also has seven years of in-house counsel experience, including as Vice President and Corporate Counsel, for a NYSE listed Fortune 250 company and most recently served as General Counsel for an SEC registered investment advisor involved in the management of onshore and offshore hedge funds. A 1977 graduate of Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in History (with Honors), Mr. Johnston received his Juris Doctorate degree (with highest honors) from Texas Tech University in 1980. While attending law school, Mr. Johnston was a member of the Order of the Coif and served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. Texas Monthly magazine listed Mr. Johnston as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2004 and 2005.

Don Kirkendall serves as Senior Vice President of Administration and Product Marketing. Mr. Kirkendall brings more than 25 years of diversified energy experience to Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation. His background includes interstate pipeline business along with natural gas marketing and exploration experience. He co-founded and managed a successful natural gas marketing company along with an associated exploration company that specialized in drilling Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas oil and gas prospects. Mr. Kirkendall received his BBA from Southwest Texas State University.

David S. Krueger serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Krueger served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. from January 1997 to June 2005. From June 2005 to May 2006, Mr. Krueger was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Also, Mr. Krueger has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GreenHunter Energy Inc. since May 2006. Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., Sulphur River Exploration, Inc. and GreenHunter Energy Inc. are not parents, subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company. Mr. Krueger, a certified public accountant, graduated from the University of Arkansas with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and earned his M.B.A. from the University of Tulsa.

Kirk Trosclair serves as Senior Vice President of Equipment Services.  Mr. Trosclair brings more than 15 years of oil & gas service industry experience to Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation. His background includes logistics, construction, and business development experience. Prior to joining Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, Mr. Trosclair served as Director of Terminal Operations for GreenHunter Energy, Inc., and VP of Business Development for InterMoor Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acteon.  Mr. Trosclair received his Business Administration and A.S. Petroleum Engineering Technology from Nicholls State University.

Brian G. Burgher serves as Senior Vice President of Land. Mr. Burgher brings more than 25 years of continuous experience in land related areas to Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation. Mr. Burgher is a fourth generation oil and gas landman. In addition to being an independent producer, Mr. Burgher has worked as field landman, field land broker, in-house landman, and land manager. Mr. Burgher attended both Baylor University and the University of Houston.

Debbie Funderburg serves as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering.  Ms. Funderburg has over 28 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with extensive expertise in managing acquisition and divestment initiatives.  Ms. Funderburg previously worked for Sanchez Oil & Gas where she served as the Vice President of Engineering.  Prior to Sanchez, she was Manager of Business Development for Dominion E&P, playing a key role in the marketing and divestiture of its oil and gas assets.  Ms. Funderburg was a member of the University of Texas External Advisory Committee for Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering.  Additionally, she has served in various officer and board of director capacities for the Society of Petroleum Engineers.  Debbie graduated with a B.S in Chemical Engineering from the Ohio State University.

Richard Vickery serves as Vice President of Drilling.  Mr. Vickery brings more than 25 years of industry related experience to the company.  He has been a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas since 1993 and founded Vickery Engineering, Inc. in 2003 prior to joining Magnum Hunter Resources.  He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers as well as the American Association of Drilling Engineers.  He is a 1985 Cum Laude graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering.

David Lipp serves as Vice President of Business Development and Legal. He has been with Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation for four years, working in the finance, treasury, accounting and legal departments. Mr. Lipp received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and a Masters degree in Accounting from Tulane University. He also received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.

E. Gabe Scott serves as Vice President of Finance and Assistant Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Scott has been an employee of Magnum Hunter since January 2011. He has five years of corporate finance experience with increasing management responsibilities in the energy sector, having spent the last year as a Financial Analyst for the Company. His work related experience include four years in Senior Financial Analyst positions with an upstream energy company, an energy sector focused private equity firm and with a multinational global financial services provider. Mr. Scott was a full scholarship recipient and four year letterman in baseball at the University of Alabama receiving numerous honors and recognition such as serving as team co-captain for several years, being named an ESPN Academic All-American, recognized as the Outstanding Finance Undergraduate Student for two years, a Paul Bear Bryant Student Athlete of the Year Finalist in 2005, a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American in 2005, and a First Team All Southeastern Conference choice in 2005 amongst many other awards for both his academic and athletic achievements.

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