Company: PED
Filing Date: 2025-07-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001654954-25-007979
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Company: PEDEVCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-07-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 of achievements over his lifetime, including being voted by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top 10 Central European Executives in 1999, and named by The Financial Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers as one of the 64 most respected business leaders in the world in 2003. Dr. Kukes brings to the board of directors decades of leadership and experience in the global energy industry. The board of directors believes that Dr. Kukes’ experience and strategic leadership and vision will provide crucial guidance for our management and operations, and provide key insights and guidance in the evaluation of oil and gas acquisition and development opportunities. |

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| J. DOUGLAS SCHICK (AGE 50) PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR Director since January 2025 |

| JOHN HOWIE (AGE 66) DIRECTORMEMBER OF THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEEMEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEEMEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEEDirector since July 2025 |

| Mr. Howie has over 40 years of experience in oil and gas engineering, management, and finance.  Since August 2024, Mr. Howie has served as Chief Executive Officer of Red Wolfpack Holdings, a privately-held Houston, Texas-based firm he founded that pursues natural gas development opportunities.  Prior to forming Red Wolfpack Holdings, from May 2017 until July 2024 Mr. Howie was President of Tellurian Production Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tellurian Inc. (formerly NYSE AMEX:  TELL), a Houston, Texas-based natural gas company that was acquired by Woodside Energy Group Ltd. in October 2024.  Prior to May 2017, Mr. Howie founded and managed Impact Natural Resources, a Houston, Texas-based E&P company with assets in the Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas (from January 2016-2017), Parallel Resource Partners, an energy-focused investment firm headquartered in Houston, Texas which he co-founded and served as a Principal and Managing Director (from February 2010 to December 2023), Goldman, Sachs and Company, where he served as the Head of E&P Capital (from July 2003 to June 2009), EnCap Investments, L.L.C., a Houston, Texas-based private equity firm where he served as Vice President (from July 1999 to July 2003), and at various other E&P