Mr. McNiel joined the company in July 2004 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McNiel has 24 years of experience with public companies, primiarily in the energy industry, and has broad experience with corporate finance, M&A and financial reporting. From 1994 until 2004, Mr. McNiel was a senior officer with Pride International, Inc., an oilfield services provider and drilling contractor, serving as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Planning and Corporate Development. Before joining Pride, Mr. McNiel served as Chief Financial Officer of several publicly owned waste management companies and as Manager, Finance with ENSCO International, Inc., an international offshore drilling contractor. He began his career in public accounting with a major international accounting |