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Nichols, J. LarryUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
J. Larry NicholsChairman
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J. Larry Nichols, 67, is a co-founder of Devon and has been a director since 1971 and has been chief executive officer since 1980.  Nichols graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in geology and he completed his juris doctorate at the University of Michigan in 1967, where he was a member of the Order of Coif and a comment editor of Law Review. Nichols served as law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren and Justice Tom Clark of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1967 to 1968. He then served as special assistant to Assistant Attorney General William Rehnquist in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. 

A leader in the industry, Nichols serves as chairman of the American Petroleum Institute and is on the executive committee of the board of directors for America’s Natural Gas Alliance.  He is on the board of the Business Industry Political Action Committee in Washington, D.C. and is the former chairman and a current director of the American Exploration & Production Council.

 

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Richels, JohnUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
John Richels
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John Richels, 57, was elected president of Devon in 2004 and joined the board of directors in 2007. He previously served as a senior vice president of Devon and president and chief executive officer of Devon’s Canadian subsidiary. Richels joined Devon through its 1998 acquisition of Canadian-based Northstar Energy Corp. Prior to joining Northstar, Richels was managing and chief operating partner of the Canadian-based national law firm, Bennett Jones. Richels previously served as a director of a number of publicly traded companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor.

 

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Ferguson, Thomas F.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Thomas F. Ferguson
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Thomas F. Ferguson, 72, joined the board of directors in 1982 and is lead director and chairman of the Audit Committee. Ferguson retired in 2005 from his position as managing director of United Gulf Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Investment Projects Co. KSC. He has represented Kuwait Investment Projects Co. on the boards of various companies in which it invests, including Baltic Transit Bank in Latvia and Tunis International Bank in Tunisia. Ferguson is a Canadian qualified Certified General Accountant and was formerly employed by the Economist Intelligence Unit of London as a financial consultant.

 

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Hill, John A. Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
John A. Hill
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John A. Hill, 67, joined the board of directors in 2000 following Devon’s merger with Santa Fe Snyder Corp. He has been with First Reserve Corp., an oil and gas investment management company, since 1983 and is currently its vice chairman and managing director. Prior to creating First Reserve Corp., Hill was president and chief executive officer of several investment banking and asset management companies and served as the deputy administrator of the Federal Energy Administration during the Ford Administration. Hill is chairman of the board of trustees of the Putnam Funds in Boston, a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College and director of various companies controlled by First Reserve Corp. 

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Howard, Robert L. Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Robert L. Howard
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Robert L. Howard, 72, joined the board of directors in 2003. Howard served as a director of Ocean Energy Inc. from 1996 to 2003. He retired in 1995 from his position as vice president of Domestic Operations, Exploration and Production, of Shell Oil Co. Howard is also a director of Southwestern Energy Company and McDermott International Inc.

 

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Michael M. KanovskyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Michael M. Kanovsky
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Michael M. Kanovsky, 60, joined the board of directors in 1998. He was a co-founder of Northstar Energy Corp. and served on Northstar’s board of directors from 1982 to 1998. Kanovsky is president of Sky Energy Corporation and also serves as a director of Accrete Energy Inc., ARC Resources Ltd., Bonavista Petroleum Ltd., Pure Technologies Ltd. and TransAlta Corp.

 

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Mitchell, J. Todd Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
J. Todd Mitchell
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J. Todd Mitchell, 50, joined the board of directors in 2002. Mitchell serves as president of Walton Mitchell & Co., Inc., a private energy investment company. Mitchell served as president of GPM Inc., a family-owned investment company, from 1998 to 2006, and as vice president for strategic planning from 2006 to 2007. He was on the board of directors of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. from 1993 to 2002.

 

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Mosbacher, Robert A. Jr.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Robert A. Mosbacher Jr.
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Robert A. Mosbacher, age 57, was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2009. Mosbacher previously served as a member of the Board from 1999 until 2005, at which time he resigned to accept an appointment by the Bush administration to serve as president and chief executive officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, an independent agency of the U.S. government that supports private capital investment in emerging markets around the world, where he served until January 2009. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Mosbacher Energy Company, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, from 1986 to 2005.  Mosbacher currently serves as a director of Calpine Corporation.http://wwwedit.dvn.com/SiteCollectionImages/About/Management-Director-Images/Full%20Images/mosbacher_rob_5x7.jpg
Ricciardello, Mary P.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Mary P. Ricciardello
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Mary P. Ricciardello, 53, joined the board of directors in 2007. She retired in 2002 after a 20-year career with Reliant Energy Inc., a leading independent power producer and marketer. Ricciardello began her career with Reliant in 1982 and served in various financial management positions with the company including comptroller, vice president and most recently as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. She serves on the boards of U.S. Concrete and Noble Corp. and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

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