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Mr. Smith brings to Cano a substantial background in oil and gas-related accounting, finance and corporate development. Most recently, Mr. Smith served on Cano Petroleum’s Board of Directors as well as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Smith was the interim CFO for Stroud Oil Properties, a privately-held E&P company and was a financial consultant for RBI International, Ltd. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for McMurray University.
From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Encore Acquisition Company (NYSE:EAC). He was instrumental in the execution of Encore’s IPO, which went effective on the NYSE in 2001, as well as the company’s secondary offering in 2003. Mr. Smith oversaw the company’s debt offerings, borrowing base credit line, accounting and tax issues, investor relations, information technology and helped establish corporate governance policies in preparation for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.
From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Smith held the positions of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Union Pacific Resources (UPR). At UPR, he led the transition from a subsidiary of Union Pacific Corp. through the successful spin-off and recapitalization of the stand-alone S&P 500 company. As a member of the senior management team responsible for corporate strategy and policy, Mr. Smith was instrumental in financing $4.6 billion in debt through the public markets. He was responsible for maintaining relationships with Wall Street buy and sell side analysts, portfolio managers of debt and equity investors and managed acquisitions and divestitures. From 1990 through 1996, Mr. Smith held several senior management-level positions with Union Pacific Corp. Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Business from McMurray University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program and International Studies--Harvard School of Business. | 