Eugene B. Shepherd, Jr. has served as Chief Financial Officer since June 2002. Mr. Shepherd has approximately 20 years experience of financial and operational experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining Brigham, Mr. Shepherd served as Integrated Energy Managing Director for the investment banking division of ABN AMRO Bank, where he executed merger and acquisition advisory, capital markets and syndicated loan transactions for energy companies. From 1998 through 2000, Mr. Shepherd served in a similar capacity as an Investment Banking Director for Prudential Securities Incorporated. Prior to joining Prudential Securities Incorporated, Mr. Shepherd served as an Investment Banking Vice President with Stephens Inc. for eight years and with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets for four years. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, Mr. Shepherd worked for over four years as a petroleum engineer for both Amoco Production Company and the Railroad Commission of Texas. He has a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and a MBA, both from the University of Texas at Austin. |