SM Energy Announces Appointment of New Director
March 23 2011 - 5:44PM
Business Wire
SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) today announces that Stephen R.
Brand has been appointed to serve as a director of the Company.
Dr. Brand was appointed to the Board on March 21, 2011. With
the addition of Dr. Brand, the Board of Directors will have
eight members.
Tony Best, President and CEO, comments, “We are pleased to have
an individual of Stephen’s talent and experience joining SM Energy.
He brings a very strong background in geoscience, exploration, and
oil and gas technology to our Board. Dr. Brand will enhance
the diverse business knowledge brought to the Company by its
directors. I look forward to his advice and counsel to SM Energy
going forward.”
Dr. Brand has over 34 years of experience in the energy
industry, including extensive experience in the development of
exploration and development programs, as well as strategic planning
and research programs for upstream and downstream technologies. Dr.
Brand recently retired as Senior Vice President, Technology
(R&D) of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), a multinational/integrated
energy company, a position he held from 2007 through 2010. Dr.
Brand served as Vice President, Exploration and Business
Development at ConocoPhillips from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Brand started
his career in 1976 as a geologist with Phillips Petroleum Company
and thereafter served in various roles of increasing responsibility
with Phillips Petroleum Company and its successor, ConocoPhillips,
including serving as President of its Canadian and Australasia
businesses. He received his B.A. in geology from the University of
Minnesota; Duluth, and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
geology from Purdue University.
Dr. Brand is currently Senior Executive Advisor of Welltec A/S,
a privately held Danish corporation that develops and provides well
technology and related services for the energy industry. He is also
Senior Advisor to Clean Range Ventures, which is a venture
targeting transformative opportunities in the areas of virtual
utilities, resource management, advanced transportation, and low
carbon energy.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in
the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and
production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil.
SM Energy routinely posts important information about the
Company on its website. For more information about SM Energy,
please visit its website at www.sm-energy.com.
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