Directors
Paul Ching
Mr. Paul Ching has a long history of domestic and global E&P business expertise. Mr. Ching was previously the Vice President,
Technical, Research & Development, for Shell International E&P in the Netherlands. He held senior level E&P related positions for Royal Dutch Shell and its affiliates for over 30
years. His domestic experience includes both offshore and onshore. From the late 80’s through the early 90’s Mr. Ching was the Division Production Manger, Houston, Texas, which
was responsible for Montana, Michigan, East/South Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas (operational, technical, financial, HSE, administration) with 900 total staff.
Internationally, he has held a variety of positions including the General Manager of the Sarawak Gas Business for Shell Malaysia and President of Pecten Producing Company (a Shell Affiliate).
Mr. Ching has a lengthy track record of delivering bottom-line results in conjunction with a leadership style that builds strong and motivated teams of people. Mr. Ching earned a B.S.
in Mathematics from Northern State University and an M.S. in Geological Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
E. L. Henry
Mr. Henry has been a partner with the law firm of Adams and Reese L.L.P. in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, since 1987. Mr. Henry was formerly Commissioner of the Division of Administration for the State of Louisiana
from 1980 through 1984, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968 through 1980, and Speaker of the
Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 through 1980.
Joe E. Kares
Mr. Kares has been a partner with the public accounting firm of Kares & Cihlar in Houston,
Texas since 1980.
Byrd Larberg
Mr. G.M. (Byrd) Larberg has a long history of domestic and global E&P business expertise. Mr. Larberg was previously with
Burlington Resources as the Vice President of Geosciences. While at Burlington he also held the positions of Executive Vice President & COO of Burlington Resources International and
Vice President of International Exploration. Prior to joining Burlington Resources in 1998, he was with Shell Oil for 21 years in a variety of increasingly responsible E&P related
positions. These positions ranged from Exploration Manager (Domestic USA Onshore) for Shell Western E&P Inc. to Vice President, E&P, Africa and Latin America for Pecten International
(a Shell Oil Affiliate). His last assignment with Shell was a highly strategic one, whereby he and his team developed and implemented Shell’s worldwide deepwater E&P business plan.
Mr. Larberg earned a B.S. Geology from Trinity University and an M.S. in Geology from Texas A&M University.
Michael J. Mayell
Mr. Mayell is President of the Company. Prior to assuming such position with the Company, Mr.
Mayell served in various engineering capacities at Shell and served as Vice President at Kirby Exploration.
Gary A. Messersmith
Mr. Messersmith was a partner with the law firm of Fouts & Moore, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas from
1982 to 2001. He currently serves as a partner with the law firm of Looper, Reed & McGraw in Houston.
Dr. C. Mark Pearson
Dr. Pearson currently serves as President and CEO of Golden Energy, LLC in Denver Colorado. Previously, he served as President
and CEO of the NYSE listed Carbo Ceramics, Inc., an oilfield service and product supply company, and has held numerous other senior petroleum engineering positions. Dr. Pearson is an
Adjunct Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden Colorado and previously served for 10 years as the technical editor for the Journal of Petroleum Technology.
Joseph A. Reeves, Jr.
Mr. Reeves is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to assuming his positions
with the Company, Mr. Reeves had practiced oil and gas law in the state of Louisiana before forming Meridian.
John B. Simmons
John B. Simmons is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. He previously
served as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. from 2002 to 2006. He has extensive international experience in the oil and
gas service industry. Mr. Simmons is currently an independent consultant.
David W. Tauber
Mr. Tauber is Owner/Principal of Tauber Oil Company which markets fuel oil to utility
companies as well as Carbon Black Feedstock to foreign markets. Also, he is in partnership with Marine Fuel Marketing
Company for Houston and surrounding areas.
Fenner Reese Weller, Jr.
Mr. Weller is a twenty-nine year veteran of Wall Street who currently is the Managing Partner
of Weller, Anderson & Co., Ltd., a regional broker dealer based in Houston.
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