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Mr. John A. Brush is currently serving a two year term as a non-executive independent Director for the Corporation. Mr. Brush brings the experience of a distinguished twenty-two year career in oil and gas law to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Brush is currently in private practice as an attorney and consultant in the energy business whose clients include CDX Gas International, LLC and Express Drilling Systems, LLC and other large and small oil and gas exploration and production companies, entrepreneurs and foreign government agencies. Earlier, Mr. Brush served as Vice President and General Counsel for Forcenergy, Inc. While serving in this capacity, Mr. Brush managed day to day corporate legal issues, designed and implemented land acquisition and marketing strategies, coordinated an initial public offering, and evaluated government marketing, transportation and royalty regulations.
Mr. Brush has extensive experience in business development activities having worked over nineteen years with several premier independent oil and gas companies including Apache Corporation, Hamilton Brothers Oil Co., The Superior Oil Company and Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company. Areas of experience in this environment include dealing with multinational corporations, various U.S. and foreign government agencies and ministries, opposing counsels, co-venturers, insurers and financial institutions. Mr. Brush’s legal experience during this time include joint operating agreements, oil and gas exploration concessions, natural gas, oil, sulfur and liquids sales royalties, processing plant agreements, joint bidding agreements, farm-out agreements, settlement agreements, public offerings and private financing, risk management including hedging strategies, acquisitions, divestitures and mergers. Mr. Brush also has extensive experience marketing oil, natural gas, liquids and sulfur in the United States, Asia, Canada and Europe.
Mr. Brush’s international experience includes review and negotiation of deals in Albania, Aruba, Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cameroon, Chile, Croatia, Dagastan, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Scotland, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela.
John A. Brush graduated from the South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas with a Juris Doctorate Degree. Mr. Brush completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Mr. Brush has been admitted to the State Bar of Texas and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Houston Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Corporate Counsel Association, the American Association of Professional Landmen, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, the Natural Gas Association of Houston and New Orleans and the Houston Producers Forum. |
