Company: MGY
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001558370-25-003377
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Company: Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 11
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 from 2017 to 2024. Before Barrow Hanley, Mr. Ropp was a research analyst covering exploration and production companies at Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Freidrichs, Inc., from 1998 to 1999, and at Frost Securities, Inc. from 1999 to 2001, where he served as a managing director. Mr. Ropp began his career in 1981 in the oil and gas industry as an operations manager at The Hargett Companies (later acquired by Weatherford, Inc.) and as an associate project engineer at Baker Hughes Company. He was a process team leader at Shell Oil Company from 1990 to 1997 where he oversaw field development, evaluation, well stimulation and workover, economics, and completion design. As a former commissioned officer of the Louisiana Army National Guard, Mr. Ropp is an honorably discharged U.S. veteran and a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal for service during Desert Storm. From 2017 until 2020, Mr. Ropp served on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment Oil & Gas Advisory Committee, leading the engagement conversation with industry CEOs on transition risks for oil and gas companies to a low-carbon environment. Mr. Ropp served on the board of the non-profit SAMS, USA from 2007 to 2024, serving as treasurer and chair of the audit and investment committees; on the board of directors of Leukemia Texas from 2009 to 2024, serving as treasurer and chair of the finance and audit committees; and on the board of Texas Water Mission from 2010 to 2016. Mr. Ropp has served as an advisory board member for the private equity startup Gasology, LLC, since 2024. Mr. Ropp received a Bachelor of General Studies in 1982 and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1990, both from the University of Louisiana, and a Master of Science in Engineering in 1995 and a Master of Business Administration in 1997, both from Tulane University. Mr. Ropp is well-qualified to serve as a director because of his strong background in both the finance industry and oil and gas operations and engineering, and his unique perspective of having worked in management positions in both the oil service industry and for a major integrated oil company. In addition, a significant focus of Mr. Ropp’s professional career in the energy industry was on safety and environmental compliance, where he helped design processes