Gulfport Energy Corporation Names Michael Hodges Chief Financial Officer and Announces Leadership Team Changes
April 03 2023 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Gulfport Energy Corporation (NYSE: GPOR) today named Michael
Hodges Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and
announced that William “Bill” Buese will be transitioning from the
Chief Financial Officer role effective April 3, 2023. In addition,
on March 1, 2023, Matthew Rucker joined the Gulfport leadership
team as Senior Vice President, Operations.
John Reinhart, Gulfport’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “We
are very pleased to welcome Michael to Gulfport. He brings over 20
years of experience as a seasoned financial leader with deep
expertise in the oil and gas industry and we look forward to his
future contributions to our organization.”
“I am very excited to join the Gulfport team during this
transformational time for both the company as well as the energy
industry,” said Hodges. “I look forward to helping advance the
company’s strategic direction as part of the leadership team and
consistently focusing on delivering meaningful long-term value to
our shareholders.”
Mr. Hodges joins Gulfport with more than a decade of experience
in financial leadership roles for oil and gas companies operating
in the Appalachian Basin. Most recently, Mr. Hodges served as
Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting at Leon Capital
Group. Prior to joining Leon Capital, he was the Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer for Montage Resources
Corporation until its merger with Southwestern Energy Company in
November 2020. From 2012 until joining Montage Resources in 2018,
Mr. Hodges served as the Chief Financial Officer for three upstream
energy companies focused on near-term value creation through the
acquisition and early-stage development of oil and natural gas
resources. Mr. Hodges received his Bachelor of Business
Administration in Finance from the University of Oklahoma and a
Master of Science in Energy Management from Oklahoma City
University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of
Oklahoma.
Concurrent with Michael’s appointment, Bill Buese is
transitioning from the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer roles and will serve as an advisor to the Company until May
3, 2023.
“On behalf of the Board and the entire Gulfport team, I want to
thank Bill for his tremendous guidance to the organization over the
past two years, and we wish him all the best with his future
endeavors,” said Reinhart.
Leadership Team Changes
Separately, on March 1, 2023, Gulfport named Matthew Rucker as
Senior Vice President, Operations.
Mr. Reinhart commented further, “We were excited to welcome Matt
to the Gulfport leadership team. His expertise and proven track
record of operational excellence, safety, and low-cost leadership
will complement our strategic objectives and play an integral role
in further optimizing margins and capital efficiencies.”
Mr. Rucker has a decade of operational and resource development
leadership experience in the Appalachian Basin. Most recently, Mr.
Rucker served as Vice President, Production Operations at Javelin
Energy Partners since August 2022. He joined Javelin as Vice
President of Business Development. Prior to joining Javelin, Mr.
Rucker served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
Officer for Montage Resources Corporation following Montage’s
successful business combination with Blue Ridge Mountain Resources
in June 2020. Prior to Montage, Mr. Rucker served as Vice
President, Resource Planning and Development for Blue Ridge from
2016 to 2020. Prior to joining Blue Ridge, Mr. Rucker served as a
Production Superintendent for Chesapeake Energy Corporation from
January 2014 to October 2016, overseeing Chesapeake’s Utica Shale
production. Mr. Rucker graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College, where he continues
to serve on the Marietta College Industry Advisory Council. He is a
member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
About Gulfport
Gulfport is an independent, natural gas-weighted exploration and
production company focused on the exploration, acquisition and
production of natural gas, crude oil and NGL in the United States
with primary focus in the Appalachia and Anadarko basins. Our
principal properties are located in eastern Ohio targeting the
Utica formation and in central Oklahoma targeting the SCOOP
Woodford and SCOOP Springer formations.
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Jessica Antle – Director, Investor Relations
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