James P. Henderson, age 42, has 20 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., he spent 17 years with Western Gas Resources, a NYSE-listed exploration and production company, in various financial roles including Director, Financial Planning Analysis. He most recently served as Director, Accounting Services at Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) in the Denver office after its acquisition of Western Gas Resources. With his entire 20-year career spent at publicly traded oil and gas companies, Henderson brings to Kodiak in-depth knowledge of acquisitions and divestitures, internal financial controls and processes, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, cost management, and high-level analytical and modeling support. In addition, his relevant experience at Western Gas included involvement in midstream responsibilities such as gas gathering and marketing and commodity risk management as part of that company's pipeline, gathering, processing and marketing unit. Prior to joining Western Gas, Henderson held accounting and internal financial analyst positions at Apache Corporation and Pennzoil Company. He holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Regis University in Denver. He is active in the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS). |