Range Resources Corporation Committee Membership: Dividend Committee, Compensation Committee.
Charles L. Blackburn was elected as a director on April 14, 2003 and appointed as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Blackburn has been retired since 1995. Mr. Blackburn has more than 50 years experience in oil and gas exploration and production serving in several senior executive and board positions. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maxus Energy Corporation from 1987 until that company’s sale to YPF Socjedad Anonima in 1995. Maxus was the oil and gas producer which remained after Diamond Shamrock Corporation’s spin-off of its refining and marketing operations. Prior thereto, he had served as President of Diamond Shamrock’s exploration and production subsidiary. From 1952 through 1986, Mr. Blackburn was with Shell Oil Company, serving as its Executive Vice President and Director of Exploration and Production for the final 10 years of that period. Mr. Blackburn has previously served on the Boards of Anderson Clayton and Co. (1978-1986), King Ranch Corp. (1987-1988), Penrod Drilling Co. (1988-1991), Landmark Graphics Corp. (1992-1996), and Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (1991-2001). Currently, Mr. Blackburn is a director of Sepradyne, an environmental cleanup company, and serves as an advisory director to the oil and gas loan committee of Guaranty Bank. Mr. Blackburn received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Oklahoma. |