J.C. (Mac) McFarland has been a director of Venoco since June 2004. He has 28 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry with McFarland Energy, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company, where he was CEO from 1991 until its sale in 1997. He served on the boards of NYSE-listed Huntway Refining from 1998 to 2001 and privately-held Gotland Oil, Inc. from 2000 to 2001. He was President of the California Independent Petroleum Association from 1996 to 1998. Mr. McFarland earned a degree in finance and accounting from the University of California at Berkeley and is a certified public accountant. |