- Chair of the Board
Ms. Cepak, 50, is the Chair of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors and has served as a member since October 2020. Ms. Cepak has 29 years of energy industry experience, including both financial and operational appointments. She has served as a director of Patterson-UTI, a company that provides land drilling and pressure pumping services, directional drilling, rental equipment and technology, since August 2014 and as a director of Ranger Oil Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, since September 2019. Most recently, Ms. Cepak joined the Board of Directors of EnLink Midstream, LLC, in December 2021. Ms. Cepak served as the Chief Financial Officer of Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc. from August 2017 to October 2018. Ms. Cepak served as the Chief Financial Officer of KLR Energy (and, subsequent to its business combination, Rosehill Resources Inc.) from January 2015 to June 2017. Ms. Cepak served as a director of Yates Petroleum Corporation from October 2015 to October 2016. Ms. Cepak served four years as the Chief Financial Officer of EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., and was further appointed Executive Vice President in January 2014, and she served in those roles until June 2014, when EPL was sold. Ms. Cepak originally joined EPL as a Senior Asset Management Engineer, a position she held until she was appointed Director of Corporate Reserves in September 2001. Ms. Cepak was named EPL’s Director of Investor Relations in April 2006 and Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations in July 2008. In July 2009, Ms. Cepak was designated as EPL’s Principal Financial Officer and, in September 2009, she was appointed Senior Vice President. Prior to joining EPL, she was a Senior Reservoir Engineer with Exxon Production Company and ExxonMobil Company with operational roles including reservoir engineering and subsurface completion engineering for numerous offshore Gulf of Mexico properties. Ms. Cepak holds a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in Management with a concentration in Finance from Tulane University.
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Sustainability Committee
Mr. Bremner, 32, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since May 2021. Since 2019, Mr. Bremner has served as a partner of JB Energy Partners, LP (JBEP) and is the Vice President of Oil & Gas for Jaco Oil Company. In these roles Mr. Bremner leads the acquisition and management of a substantial portfolio of U.S. onshore energy assets, including development of carbon capture and storage projects. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Bremner worked for California Resources Corporation in various engineering roles, and most recently in Portfolio Management & Strategic Planning. Mr. Bremner earned his M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.
- Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Brooks, 64, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. Brooks is a private investor. He currently serves as the Lead Independent Director of Chord Energy Corporation and was formerly the Board Chair of its predecessor Oasis Petroleum Inc., an oil and natural gas company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from December 2020 to April 2021. Mr. Brooks also previously served as the Board Chair of OMP GP LLC, the general partner of Oasis Midstream Partners LP. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Chaparral Energy, Inc. from 2017 to October 2020 and also served on the Board of Directors of Madalena Energy Inc. (now Centaurus Energy, Inc.) in Canada. From April 2017 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., an offshore Gulf of Mexico exploration and production company, until it was acquired by an affiliate of Cox Oil LLC in October 2018. From 2015 to 2016, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Yates Petroleum Corporation, a privately owned exploration and production company, which merged with EOG Resources. From 2012 to 2014, he served as Chief Executive Officer as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Aurora Oil & Gas Limited until it merged with Baytex Energy Corp. In 2012, he served as a senior vice president at Forest Oil Corporation. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Brooks also built two private equity sponsored firms focused on unconventional resource projects in the western U.S. In addition, he spent 24 years with Marathon Oil Company in roles of increasing responsibility, lastly as the director of upstream mergers and acquisitions and business development for the Americas. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of Wyoming – Casper and a Master of Business Administration, Finance from Our Lady of the Lake University in Texas.
- Chair of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Mr. Chapman, 60, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. Chapman serves as a non-executive Advisory Director of SkyWorks Capital, LLC, an aviation and aerospace management consulting services company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which he joined in December 2004. Prior to SkyWorks, he was associated with Regiment Capital Advisors, LP, an investment advisor based in Boston specializing in high yield investments, which he joined in January 2003. Prior to Regiment, Mr. Chapman acted as a capital markets and strategic planning consultant with private and public companies, as well as investment advisers and hedge funds (including Regiment), across a range of industries. Prior to establishing an independent consulting practice, Mr. Chapman worked for The Renco Group, Inc. (a multi-billion dollar private corporation with diverse investment holdings located throughout the world) from December 1996 to December 2001. Prior to Renco, he was a founding principal of Fieldstone Private Capital Group, Inc. in August 1990 where he headed the Corporate Finance and High Yield Finance Groups. Prior to joining Fieldstone, Mr. Chapman worked for Bankers Trust Company from July 1985 to August 1990, most recently in the BT Securities capital markets area. Mr. Chapman has over 35 years of investment banking experience in a wide range of industries including aviation/airlines, metals/mining, natural resources/energy, automotive/general manufacturing, financial services, real estate and healthcare. Mr. Chapman has served on the Board of Directors of Denbury, Inc. since September 2020. In addition, Mr. Chapman has served on the Board of Directors of Arch Resources, Inc. since 2016, and as its Lead Independent Director since April 2020. Mr. Chapman received an M.B.A. degree with distinction from Dartmouth College in 1985 and was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar. He received his BA degree, with distinction, magna cum laude, at Dartmouth College in 1984 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, in addition to being a Rufus Choate Scholar.
Mr. McFarland, 53, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of California Resources Corporation and has served on its Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. McFarland is the former Executive Chairman of GenOn Energy, an independent power producer. From April 2017 to December 2018, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of GenOn and served on its Board until September 2022. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Luminant Holding Company LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation, and a large independent power producer. From 2008 to 2013, he served as both Chief Commercial Officer of Luminant and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of Energy Future Holdings. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. McFarland served in various roles at Exelon Corporation, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He previously served on the Boards of Bruin E&P Partners (an independent company), TerraForm Power, and Chaparral Energy. Mr. McFarland earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Delaware and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (Environmental Concentration) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his professional engineer license in 1995.
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Sustainability Committee
Ms. Neeman Brady, 42, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors since August 2021. Nicole Neeman Brady currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sustainable Development Acquisition Corp. and since 2017 has been in various leadership roles at Renewable Resources Group. From 2015 to 2017 she was the President of Edison Water Resources and an officer of Edison International. In 2015, she was the Director, Strategic Planning of Edison International. From 2008 until 2015, Ms. Neeman Brady served in several roles at Southern California Edison, including Director, Energy Procurement, Power Supply from 2014 to 2015; Director, Asset Optimization and Trading, Power Supply from 2013 to 2014; Director, Contracts, Renewable and Alternative Power from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Neeman Brady held various finance and strategic planning positions for McKinsey and Company (2007), Twentieth Century Fox (2005-2006) and Goldman Sachs (2001-2004). Ms. Neeman Brady holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and History of Architecture from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard University. Ms. Neeman Brady currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Sustainable Development Acquisition Corp, Blue Ocean Mariculture and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, is an independent board member of Mitigation Investment Holdings, and is a Commissioner of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She previously served as Chairwoman of the Board of Fishpeople, a Board Alternate for CalBio Energy, a Board Observer of Enbala Networks, and a Board Member of Emrgy and the Colorado River Board of California.
- Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Quintana, 63, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. Quintana served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Corporation, an oilfield services company, from 2005 until his retirement in January 2015, and was a member of Tesco’s Board of Directors from September 2004 to May 2015. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Quintana served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Tesco beginning in September 2004. Prior to his tenure at Tesco, Mr. Quintana worked for Schlumberger Corporation as Vice President of Integrated Project Management and Vice President of Marketing for the Americas from November 1999 to September 2004. Prior to Schlumberger, Mr. Quintana worked from June 1980 to November 1999 for Unocal Corporation, an integrated E&P company. Mr. Quintana held various operational and managerial roles in production, drilling and asset management. His last roles at Unocal were Asset Manager for the MidContinent Region and Asset Manager for Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Quintana brings 42 years of experience in various aspects of the oil and gas exploration and production industry, including strong experience in upstream operations, a deep understanding of drilling and asset management technologies, and broad human resources management skills and experience. He is a member of the Board of Directors of SM Energy since July 2006 and a member of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining since October 2015. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Basic Energy Services and as a member of its Board of Directors from December 2016 until October 2021. Mr. Quintana has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Southern California and is a Licensed Petroleum Engineer in California.
- Chair of the Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Roby, 63, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation’s Board of Directors since October 2020. Since 2015, Mr. Roby has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Shepherd Energy, LLC, Mr. Roby’s consulting company. From 2013 to 2014, he acted as Chief Operating Officer of Sheridan Production Company, LLC. From 2000 to 2013, he held a number of U.S. and international management positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Production/Facility Engineering. Prior to his work at Occidental, he was Vice President of Operations of Altura Energy Ltd., a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Amoco Corporation in the Permian Basin, following 15 years of various managerial and engineering roles with Shell Oil. Mr. Roby has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the international E&P firm Vermilion Energy Inc. since 2017. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana State University.
- Chair of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Ms. Veltmann, 54, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since December 2021. Ms. Veltmann has 31 years of experience that includes financial leadership of publicly-listed entities, private entrepreneurial companies and global auditing firms. Since 2018, she has served as founder, CEO and sole director of ESG Lynk, a leading sustainability reporting company. From 2015 to 2018, she was the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Paragon Offshore Plc., an offshore drilling company. From 2010 to 2015, she worked in various roles including Corporate Controller and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Geokinetics, Inc., formerly one of the world’s largest independent land and seafloor geophysical companies. She also worked in various auditor capacities at KPMG LLP from 1995 to 2002 and before that at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1992 to 1995. From 2021 to its acquisition in 2022, she served as a director and chair of the Audit Committee for Structural Integrity Associates, a private company that provides life cycle engineering solutions. She served as a Board member of The University of New Mexico Robert O. Anderson School of Management from 2018 to 2022, and as an Advisory Council member of the K.B. Hutchison Center for Energy, Law & Business at The University of Texas at Austin from 2019 to 2021. Ms. Veltmann is a certified public accountant and holds the FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). She has a BBA degree in Accounting from The University of New Mexico, and is an alumna of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.