Allan Keel
Description Allan D. Keel was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President and joined the Company?s Board on February 28, 2005. Before joining Crimson, Mr. Keel was Vice President/General Manager of Westport Resources, Houston office, during 2004. In this role he was responsible for its Gulf of Mexico operations including acquisitions, development and exploration. In 2003, Mr. Keel served as a consultant to both domestic and international companies in building their presence in the Gulf of Mexico. From mid-2000 until mid-2001, Mr. Keel served as a Vice President at Enron Energy Finance where he worked on private equity transactions and volumetric production payments. From mid-2001 through 2002, Mr. Keel served as President and CEO of Mariner Energy Company (?Mariner?), a majority owned affiliate of Enron. Subsequent to Enron?s bankruptcy and its decision to sell Mariner, Mr. Keel partnered with Oaktree Capital Management, LP (?Oaktree Capital Management?) in an effort to acquire Mariner. From 1996 until mid-2000, Mr. Keel was Vice President/General Manager for Westport Resources Corporation, where he established and built the Gulf of Mexico division. From 1984 to 1996, Mr. Keel was with Energen Resources where he directed the company?s exploration, joint venture and acquisition activities. Mr. Keel was initially appointed in 2005 by the holders of the Company?s Series G Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the ?Series G Preferred Stock?), pursuant to the rights granted the holders of such stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations for such stock. The majority of shares of Series G Preferred Stock were formerly held by OCM GW Holdings, LLC (?Oaktree Holdings?), an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, prior to the conversion of all such preferred stock in December 2009. Mr. Keel has been re-elected to the Board each year since his initial appointment. He received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Alabama and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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