– Jeff Leitzell Promoted to Chief Operating
Officer
– Ann Janssen Promoted to Chief Financial Officer
HOUSTON, Dec. 13,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) today
announced that Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Leitzell has been promoted to
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective
December 18, 2023. Lloyd W. "Billy"
Helms, Jr., currently President and Chief Operating Officer, will
continue serving as President. EOG also announced that Ann D. Janssen will be promoted to Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2024, and that Laura B.
Distefano, Vice President, Accounting, will succeed Ann as
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
Timothy K. "Tim" Driggers, EOG's Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, will continue serving as an advisor to
allow for the transition of his responsibilities prior to
retirement in 2024. Tim Driggers has
been an EOG employee for 28 years, having joined a predecessor
company in 1995. Tim has served as EOG's principal financial
officer since 2007 following a successful career leading the
finance, accounting, and land administration functions at EOG.
"The promotions announced today highlight EOG's deep bench of
high-caliber leadership," said Ezra Y.
Yacob, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Both Jeff and
Ann are proven leaders at EOG. Each has demonstrated exceptional
management and technical leadership through years of strong
performance in several roles across the company. We are also
excited to add Laura to EOG's leadership team with her extensive
background in public accounting for the energy industry. Jeff, Ann,
and Laura exemplify EOG's outstanding culture and track record of
success."
"On behalf of EOG employees, I would like to thank Tim for his
dedicated service to the company over the past 28 years," said
Yacob. "Tim has long recognized the value of a strong balance sheet
in a cyclical industry and, as CFO, has shepherded the company
through several commodity price cycles. I am grateful for Tim's
counsel and support the last couple of years and his enduring
contributions to the financial strategy and strength of EOG. We
offer Tim and his family our best wishes in retirement."
Jeff Leitzell currently serves as
Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production, responsible
for EOG's San Antonio,
Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City operating areas. Jeff has 19
years of industry experience and 15 years of service with EOG.
Before joining the headquarters executive management team in
May 2021, Jeff served as Vice
President and General Manager of EOG's Midland office. Prior to that, he was the
Operations Manager of the Midland
office from 2015 to 2017 after holding several engineering roles of
increasing responsibility in multiple EOG offices since being hired
as a Completions Engineer in 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University.
Ann Janssen has 28 years with EOG
and is currently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer, a position she has held since 2018. Ann
previously served as Vice President, Accounting from 2007 to 2018.
Prior to that, she held several accounting and financial leadership
positions including Controller, Financial Reporting and Planning,
and Treasurer. Ann joined a predecessor of EOG in 1995. She holds a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from
Texas A&M University and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Laura Distefano is currently Vice
President, Accounting and joined EOG in 2023 with over 24 years of
experience in public accounting. Previously, Laura was an audit
partner with expertise serving public and private companies in the
energy industry. Laura holds Bachelor of Business Administration
degrees in Accounting and Economics from Lamar
University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
About EOG
EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) is one of
the largest crude oil and natural gas exploration and production
companies in the United States
with proved reserves in the United
States and Trinidad. To
learn more visit www.eogresources.com.
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