Investor Presentaiton
Experienced and Highly Aligned Board of Directors
U.S. ENERGY CORP.
John A. Weinzierl
Chairman
John Weinzierl co-founded
Memorial
Resource
Development LLC, an oil and
gas production company, in
2011. Since the company's
formation, John led the
public listing and of two.
subsidiary
Memorial
companies,
Resource
Corp. and
Development
Memorial
Production
Partners LP, and was CEO of
an organization that had
over
500 employees,
produced over 1 billion cubic
feet equivalent of gas per
day, and operated in six
states. In 1999, Weinzierl
moved to Dallas and joined
Natural Gas Partners (NGP),
a private equity firm focused
on the energy industry, and
rose to the position of
managing director and
operating partner.
He
moved back to Houston in
2007 to open and lead the
firm's Houston office. He
began his career as a
petroleum engineer for
Conoco, Inc. John is a
Professional
licensed
Engineer (PE) in the State of
Texas, and earned a B.S. in
Petroleum Engineering and
an MBA from the University
of Texas at Austin, which
recognized him as both a
Distinguished Alumnus from
the
Department
Petroleum Engineering
of
James W. Denny III
Independent Director
Mr. Denny possesses more
than 45 years of industry
related experience. Mr.
Denny previously served as
Executive Vice President of
Operations for Lilis Energy
during 2018 and 2019. Mr.
Denny served as Vice
President at Siltstone from
2016 to 2018 and as
Magnum Hunter Resource
Corporation's Executive Vice
President of Operations and
as President of the
Appalachian Division from
2007 to 2016. Mr. Denny
also served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of
Gulf Energy Management
Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Harken Energy
Corporation from 2002 to
2007. He is also a member of
various
industry
associations, including the
American
Petroleum
Institute, the National
Society of Professional
Engineers, the Society of
Petroleum Engineers and the
Society of Petroleum
Evaluation Engineers. He is a
graduate of the University of
Louisiana-Lafayette with a
Bachelor of Science in
Petroleum Engineering.
Randall Keys
Independent Director
Mr. Keys served as Chief
Executive Officer of Evolution
Petroleum Corporation, a
NYSE-listed exploration and
production company, prior
to his retirement in 2018. He
joined Evolution in 2014 as
Chief Financial Officer. Mr.
Keys has over 35 years of
experience in the oil and gas
industry, including positions
as Chief Financial Officer of
public energy companies. He
earned a B.B.A. in Accounting
from the University of Texas
at Austin and began his
career with the accounting
firm of KPMG. The Board has
concluded that Mr. Keys'
broad experience in the
energy industry qualifies him.
for service as an independent
director. Further, his
experience as a financial
officer in public energy
companies, experience with
SEC reporting requirements
and his education and prior
certification as a CPA
qualifies him to serve as an
Audit Committee Financial
Expert.
Joshua Batchelor
Independent Director
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investment
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Prior to co-founding Sage
Road, Mr. Batchelor was a
Principal at Quantum Energy
Partners, a leading energy-
focused private equity firm
with over $6 billion of capital
under management. At
Quantum,
he
responsible for sourcing,
evaluating, structuring and
executing
opportunities;
company monitoring; and
transaction exits and
monetizations. Additionally,
Mr. Batchelor worked closely
with Quantum's portfolio
companies on such activities
as financings, hedging
strategies and evaluating and
executing
merger,
acquisition and divestiture
opportunities. Prior to
joining Quantum in 2007,
Mr. Batchelor was at
Behrman Capital, a middle
market private equity firm
focused on technology,
healthcare and business
services. Mr. Batchelor
began his career as a
financial analyst at Morgan.
Stanley Capital Partners. Mr.
Batchelor holds a B.A. in
Mathematical Methods in
Social Sciences and
Economics with honors from
Northwestern University.
D. Stephen Slack
Independent Director
Mr. Slack is the former
President and Chief
Executive Officer of South
Bay Resources, L.L.C., a
privately held oil and gas
exploration and production
company, and of its
subsidiary South Bay
Resources Canada, Inc. Prior
to founding South Bay in
2001, Mr. Slack served as
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of
Pogo Producing Company,
Inc. (formerly NYSE: PPP), an
independent oil and gas
producer, from 1988 to
1998, and as a director from
1990 to 1998. From March
2003 to August 2010, Mr.
Slack served as a director of
The Cornell Companies, Inc.
(formerly NYSE: CRN). During
his tenure, Mr. Slack served
as chair of the Audit
Committee, the Committee's
designated financial expert
and as a member of the
Compensation Committee.
Mr. Slack received his
bachelor's degree from the
University of Southern
California and his Master of
Business Administration
from Columbia University.
Duane King
Independent Director
Mr. King has served as CEO
of Synergy Offshore, LLC
(which he co-founded) since
October 2010. In 2002, Mr.
King co-founded Synergy Oil
&Gas, L.P. ("Synergy LP"). In
2010 and 2011, Synergy LP
sold its assets, providing a
successful exit to its private
equity sponsor, Natural Gas
Partners, while retaining
interest in a midstream
processing company and an
exploration project. In 1991,
Mr. King co-founded Synergy
Oil & Gas, Inc and in 2001,
successfully sold the
company. From 1988 to May
1991, he served as an
Associate with the Chase
Manhattan Bank in the
Energy Division in Houston
and New York, specializing in
energy corporate finance.
From 1984 to 1986, Mr. King
was a Production Engineer
for Mitchell Energy &
Development
Corp.in
Midland, Texas. Mr. King
received his B.S. with honors
in Petroleum Engineering
from the University of Texas
and obtained an MBA from
the University of Texas
where he was a Sord
Scholar.
Ryan Smith
CEO and Director
■Mr. Smith has served as the
Company's Chief Executive
Officer since December 2019
and as the Company's Chief
Financial Officer since
January 2017. Prior to this
position, Mr. Smith served as
Emerald Oil Inc.'s Chief
Financial Officer from
September 2014 to January
2017 and Vice President of
Capital Markets and Strategy
from July 2013 to September
2014. Prior to joining
Emerald, Mr. Smith was a
Vice President in Canaccord
Genuity's
Investment
Banking Group focused solely
on the energy sector. Mr.
Smith joined Canaccord
Genuity in 2008 and was
responsible for the execution
of public and private
financing engagements along
with
mergers
and
acquisitions
advisory
services. Prior to joining
Canaccord Genuity, Mr.
Smith was an Analyst in the
Wells Fargo Energy Group,
working solely with
upstream and midstream oil
and gas companies. Mr.
Smith holds a Bachelor of
Business Administration
degree in Finance from Texas
A&M University.
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