Management Team

Randy A. Foutch is our founder and has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since that time. He also served as our President from October 2006 to July 2008. Mr. Foutch has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to our formation, Mr. Foutch founded Latigo Petroleum, Inc. (''Latigo'') in 2001 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until it was sold to Pogo Producing Co. in May 2006. Previous to Latigo, Mr. Foutch founded Lariat Petroleum, Inc. (''Lariat'') in 1996 and served as its President until January 2001 when it was sold to Newfield Exploration, Inc. He is currently serving on the board of directors of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and is also a member of the audit, governance and nominating and corporate committees of this company.

Mr. Foutch is also a member of the National Petroleum Council, America's Natural Gas Alliance and the Advisory Council of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. From 2006 to 2008, he served on the board of directors of Bill Barrett Corporation and MacroSolve, Inc. Mr. Foutch also serves on several nonprofit and private industry boards. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Texas and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston.

Mr. Foutch has been successful in founding other oil and gas companies and serves in director positions of various oil and gas companies. As a result, he provides a strong operational and strategic background and has valuable business, leadership and management experience and insights into many aspects of the operations of exploration and productions companies. Mr. Foutch also brings financial expertise to the board, including his experience in obtaining financing for startup oil and gas companies.

Jerry R. Schuyler joined Laredo in June 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In July 2008, he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer and has served in that capacity since that time. He is also one of our directors. Prior to joining Laredo, he held various executive positions with Atlantic Richfield Company (''ARCO''), Dominion Exploration and Production, Inc. and St. Mary Land & Exploration. While at St. Mary Land & Exploration from December 2003 to June 2007, he established their Houston and Midland offices and managed all exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast and Permian areas. While at Dominion Exploration and Production, Inc. from March 2000 to July 2002, he managed all exploration and production activities in the Gulf Coast, Michigan and Appalachian areas. During his years with ARCO from 1977 to 1999, he held several key positions, such as Prudhoe Bay Field Manager, Manager of Worldwide Exploration and Production Planning and President of ARCO Middle East and Central Asia. Mr. Schuyler serves on several industry and college related boards of directors. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech University and attended numerous graduate business courses at University of Houston.

Mr. Schuyler has significant experience managing oil and gas operations and serving in executive positions for various exploration and production companies and extensive knowledge of the energy industry.

Richard C. Buterbaugh became Laredo's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2012. He joined Laredo in June 2012 as Senior Vice President—Investor Relations. Mr. Buterbaugh has more than 35 years of experience in financial analysis, planning and investor relations in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Laredo, he was Vice President—Investor Relations and Corporate Planning for Quicksilver Resources Inc. from March 2007 until June 2011, and held various financial positions at Kerr-McGee Corp. from November 1989 until its sale in August 2006, most recently serving as Vice President—Corporate Planning. Mr. Buterbaugh graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting.

Patrick J. Curth has served as our Senior Vice President—Exploration and Land since October 2006. He has been involved in exploration and development projects in the Mid-Continent area for over three decades. Prior to joining Laredo, Mr. Curth joined Latigo in 2000 as Exploration Manager and served as Vice President—Exploration when Latigo was sold in May 2006. From 1997 to 2001, he was the Vice President—Exploration at Lariat. Mr. Curth holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Windham College, a Masters Degree in Geological Sciences from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and a second Masters Degree in Environmental Sciences from Oklahoma State University.

Kenneth E. Dornblaser joined Laredo in June 2011 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Immediately prior to joining Laredo, Mr. Dornblaser was a shareholder in the Johnson & Jones law firm, which he co-founded in March 1994. Prior to co-founding Johnson & Jones, Mr. Dornblaser had been engaged in the private practice of law in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 1980. Mr. Dornblaser graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. degree in Accounting and the University of Oklahoma where he received his Juris Doctorate degree.

John E. Minton joined Laredo in October 2007 as Vice President—Reservoir Engineering and became Senior Vice President—Reservoir Engineering in September 2009. Before joining Laredo, Mr. Minton served as Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering at Rockford II Energy Partners from July 2006 to October 2007. In 2003, he joined Latigo as a Senior Reservoir Engineer and later became Manager of Corporate Reservoir Engineering. He served in this position until the company was sold in May 2006. He joined Lariat in 2000 as a Senior Reservoir Engineer and stayed with its successor Newfield Exploration until early 2003 as a Senior Reservoir Engineer. Mr. Minton is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and has been a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Oklahoma since 1982. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Dan C. Schooley joined Laredo in June of 2007 and is our Vice President—Marketing. In December 2006, Mr. Schooley came out of retirement to serve as the Vice President of gas supply at Superior Pipeline, a position he held until June 2007. From October 2004 until his retirement in May 2006, he was a marketing manager at Latigo, where he was responsible for marketing and risk management. Mr. Schooley holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Oklahoma State University.

Dave M. Boncaldo joined Laredo in March 2010 as Production and Completions Manager and currently serves as Vice President—Operations. In January and February of 2010, Mr. Boncaldo worked as a contract engineer for Laredo. Between July 2009 and December 2009, Mr. Boncaldo was self-employed, evaluating oil and gas opportunities for himself and others. From July 1998 to June 2009, he served in various roles at Samson Resources including General Manager—East Texas Division, Operations Manager for the Mid-Continent Division and Team Manager for several different asset teams. Prior to Samson, he worked for Torch Energy Advisors as Operations Manager in Tulsa and the Black Warrior Basin along with various engineering positions in Houston. He began his career at BP Exploration (Tex/Con Oil & Gas Company) as an engineer with assignments in the Permian Basin and Louisiana Gulf Coast. He has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College.

Jeffrey A. Tanner joined Laredo in October 2010 as Vice President—Exploration. From 2003 to September 2010, he was with Cabot Oil & Gas and worked various technical and managerial assignments, including Exploration Manager for two different regions tasked with expanding into unconventional shale plays. He has over 20 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry. Mr. Tanner graduated from Texas A&M and the University of Houston with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Geology, respectively.

Mark W. King joined Laredo in April 2008 as Land Manager and currently serves as Vice President—Land, a position he has held since May 2011. From September 2004 to March 2008, he was the Vice President of Land at Orion Exploration, LLC. Prior to joining Orion Exploration, from September 1984 to September 2004, he was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Land Corp./Frontier Energy Leasing Service Inc., a full service land company that provided support for numerous major and mid-major oil and gas companies. He attended Oklahoma State University and Central State University. 

Mark H. Elliott joined Laredo in May 2008 as Exploration Manager—Permian Basin and became Vice President—Midland in July, 2011 and Vice President—Exploration and Land—Permian, in September 2011. Before joining Laredo, Mr. Elliott served as Vice President of Geology & Exploration for Rex Energy Operating Company's Southwest Region from May 2007 to May 2008. From August 2006 to May 2007, he was a Senior Geologist at Cimarex Energy. In 2004, he joined Latigo in the Midland office as a Senior Geologist. He served in this position until the company was sold in 2006. Mr. Elliott has more than 30 years experience in the oil and gas industry, and, throughout his career, has served in both staff and management positions. Mr. Elliott graduated from Thiel College with a Bachelor degree in Geology.

A. John Whitehead joined Laredo in February 2012 and has served as Vice President—Operations and Engineering—Permian since March 2012. Mr. Whitehead has 30 years of experience with his former companies including ARCO, Phillips and ConocoPhillips. His most recent positions were Vice President—North Slope Operations and Development, General Manager—Petrozuata and Operations Manger—Farmington, all with ConocoPhillips. Mr. Whitehead holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from St. Edward's University. 

Lars P. Crotwell joined Laredo in December 2011 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. As the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Crotwell has overall responsibility for Laredo's technology strategy and footprint. He brings over 20 years of IT experience to Laredo, having served in an executive role at a number of companies. Prior to Laredo, Mr. Crotwell was the Vice President, Information Technology at Basic Energy Services and an IT Director for Key Energy Services, both large oilfield services providers. Mr. Crotwell graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Computer Science, as well as earning his MBA from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Laura M. Lundquist joined Laredo in April 2012 as Vice President—Human Resources. Ms. Lundquist has 25 years of human resources experience with her former companies including SemGroup Corporation, NORDAM and Williams. Her most recent position was Vice President, Human Resources for SemGroup Corporation. Ms. Lundquist holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Utah, a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Westminster College, and a Master's degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Oklahoma.

Gary B. Smallwood joined Laredo in August 2009 as Reservoir Engineering Sr. Technical Advisor and became Reservoir Engineering Manager and Granite Wash Team Lead in 2011 and Vice President - Reservoir Modeling and Field Development Planning in April 2013. Before joining Laredo, Mr. Smallwood gained extensive Granite Wash experience with Samson Resources from 2003 to 2009. He worked in the Texas Panhandle Division for BP America from 2000 to 2003 and worked the Permian and Delaware Basins for ARCO from 1990 to 2000. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Missouri School of Science and Technology.