Company Management

Co-founded Chaparral in 1988 and has served as its President and Chairman of the Board since its inception. Mr. Fischer began his career with Exxon Company USA in 1972 in the Permian Basin of West Texas where he held various positions as production engineer, reservoir engineer, field superintendent and finally supervising production engineer. From 1977 until 1980, Mr. Fischer served as the drilling and production manager for the West Texas and then Mid-Continent Division of TXO Production Corp. Prior to founding Chaparral, he served as division operations manager for Slawson Exploration Company from 1980 until 1988, focusing on the Mid-Continent and Panhandle Divisions. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Fischer served as a director of the API from 1984-1986. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Pointe Vista Development, LLC and several non-profit organizations including the Boy Scouts of America, the Texas A&M Look College of Engineering Advisory Council and Texas A&M Energy Institute. Mr. Fischer graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 with an honors degree in aerospace engineering. Mark A. Fischer and Charles A. Fischer, Jr. are brothers.

Joined the Company in February 2011. From 2000 through 2010, Mr. Reynolds was actively involved in international operations and strategic planning for Devon Energy, most recently serving as Senior Vice President – Strategic Development, and was responsible for tactical planning, budgeting, coordination of acquisitions and divestitures, and oversight of the company’s assessment of oil and gas reserves. Prior to Devon Energy, Mr. Reynolds’ career included several key leadership roles in domestic and international operations with companies such as Burlington Resources and Mobil Oil. Mr. Reynolds is registered as a Professional Engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He has served on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations in Houston and Oklahoma City. Mr. Reynolds holds a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Mississippi State University.

Joined Chaparral in July of 2005 as Chief Financial Officer. From 1998 to June 2005, Mr. Evans was a consultant and practiced public accounting with the firm of Evans Gaither & Assoc. From 1997 to 1998, he served as Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor, Energy Lending, for First National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans. From 1976 until 1997, Mr. Evans worked in the Oklahoma practice of Deloitte & Touche where he became an Audit Partner. While at Deloitte he was a member of the energy industry group and was responsible for services on numerous Commission filings for clients. Mr. Evans has instructed numerous continuing professional education courses focused on compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act. He is a Certified Public Accountant and an Accredited Petroleum Accountant. Mr. Evans is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Joined the company in June 2011. From 2004 to May 2011, Mr. Culpepper was actively involved in domestic drilling operations for Devon Energy, most recently serving as Director-Category Management & Analysis, and was responsible for leading activities in building a new organizational capability to identify strategic categories of spend in order to more efficiently leverage the corporation’s capital budget relative to supply chain needs in the United States and Canada. Prior to Devon Energy, Mr. Culpepper’s career included key roles of responsibility in domestic and international operations with companies such as EOG Resources and Texaco. He is a graduate of the University of North Texas and has completed several post graduate certificate programs from The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Joined the Company in 2007 as District Manager of the Mid Continent West Division. From 2003 through 2007, Mr. Dahlberg was actively employed in technical and senior management positions for Windsor Energy, most recently serving as its Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Windsor Energy, Mr. Dahlberg’s career included several technical and management roles with Enserch Exploration, Texas Oil and Gas, and Twister Gas Services. Mr. Dahlberg is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, graduating in 1980.

Mr. Gutman joined the Company in February 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gutman had been at Oxford Resource Partners, LP (Oxford), a producer of surface-mined steam coal based in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Gutman served as Oxford’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008, and led Oxford’s initial public offering as an MLP in 2010. Prior to his joining Oxford, Mr. Gutman was with The Williams Companies, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma for 17 years where he served in several leadership positions including Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions, Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Liquids, Structured Finance and Capital Services. Prior to joining Williams, Mr. Gutman was with Deloitte & Touche, LLC in their Tulsa office. Mr. Gutman is a Certified Public Accountant in Oklahoma and holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.

Mr. Ketelsleger joined the Company in October 2012 and oversees the Company’s Legal, Human Resources, Land Administration, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Marketing and Environmental Health and Safety departments. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ketelsleger was a partner at the law firm of McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation specializing in public and private finance, securities and business transactions since 1990. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (corporate compliance law; corporate governance law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions law; securities/capital markets law) and Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Ketelsleger has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1986 and worked at Touche Ross & Co. prior to attending law school. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in Accounting from the University of Montana and his Juris Doctorate, with highest honors, from the University of Oklahoma.

Currently holds the position of Senior Vice President Mid-Continent Region Manager. Mr. Miller joined Chaparral in 1996, as Operations Engineer. Since joining Chaparral, Mr. Miller has been promoted to positions of increasing responsibility and currently oversees all company production operations and field services. Mr. Miller has gained particular expertise in the area of operating secondary and tertiary recovery units. Prior to joining Chaparral, Mr. Miller worked for KEPCO Operating Inc. for one year as a petroleum engineer. From 1987 to 1995, he was employed by Robert A. Mason Production Co., as a petroleum engineer, and later as Vice President of Production. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Miller attended the University of Oklahoma and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1986.

Joined Chaparral in 2010 as the Vice President of the EOR-CO2 Unit. Prior to joining Chaparral, Mr. Wehner worked for Whiting O&G Corp. where he assisted with the capitalization of assets with CO2 potential. Prior to Whiting, he left Texaco after 20 years to help Kinder Morgan open its CO2 EOR operations office in Midland, Texas to exploit the acquisition of SACROC Unit. With 31 years industry experience, his past 26 years have been associated with the evaluation, design, implementation and management of CO2 projects in West Texas, Southeast New Mexico, Oklahoma and Wyoming. He has published and presented various CO2-related papers and has a US Patent involving the CO2 process. He is a member of, and past Director of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers and sits on the RCP Advisory Board of the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Wehner graduated from the University of Missouri—Rolla in 1980 with a BSc in Geological Engineering and received UMRs Distinguished Young Alumnus Award in 1997. He is a recipient of a 2003 Engineer of the Year Award from the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and is a member of the American Petroleum Institute.

Mr. Cook was employed by Kerr McGee corporation for twenty six years in various positions in Retail, Refining, Oil and Gas and Corporate accounting divisions as well as Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions and Financial Reporting. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Cook served as Chief Financial Officer of Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, a subsidiary of a Kerr McGee Corporation that manufactured and internationally distributed high-grade energy products. Since Kerr McGee he has been the Chief Financial Officer of two smaller Oklahoma public companies before joining Chaparral in September of 2007. He has over 27 years of senior management experience, guiding various industries in diverse business lines under intense regulatory scrutiny and financial reporting requirements. Mr. Cook received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Management and Finance, and his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

Joined Chaparral Energy in July of 2011 with more than 25 years of Human Resources experience. She has held leadership positions with several Fortune 500 companies, including Sun Microsystems, AT&T Broadband and Cox Communications. Ms. Miller holds a BA in business administration and psychology from Baylor University and an MBA with an emphasis in organizational development from the University of Colorado at Denver. Ms. Miller has moderated the Senior Executive Human Resources Forum and founded the Senior Executive Women’s Networking Group. She partnered with Oklahoma City University to create the Women's Leadership: Powerhouse Panel Discussion and co-founded the Senior Organizational Development Association of Oklahoma. Ms. Miller is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and is also on the Executive Advisory Council of the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium, a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and a board member of the YWCA.

Joined Chaparral in 2001 as Land Manager where Ms. Sittig oversees the land management functions for the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and maintenance of oil and gas assets in the Southern Region. Prior to joining Chaparral, Ms. Sittig served as Land Manager for HEGCO Canada, Inc. She commenced her career as a Petroleum Landman with Amoco Production Company in Denver. After relocating to Oklahoma City, Ms. Sittig served as a District Landman for Devon Energy Company where during her 14-year tenure she handled all land functions for the Mid-Continent Division. In addition to her many other accomplishments at Devon, she was instrumental in Devon’s 1992 acquisition of Hondo Oil & Gas Company which doubled the company’s size. Ms. Sittig earned a Bachelor of Science/Business degree in Minerals Land Management from the University of Colorado at Denver and is a Certified Professional Landman. She currently serves on the Energy Management Board of Advisors at the University of Oklahoma where she was recently appointed to the role of Secretary. Ms. Sittig is also a member of the Oklahoma City Association of Petroleum Landmen and the American Association of Professional Landmen.