About Cabot : People : Management

 

Dan O. Dinges
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Dinges joined Cabot Oil & Gas in September 2001 as President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. He assumed his current position in May 2002. Dinges started his career as a Landman for Mobil Oil Corporation covering Louisiana, Arkansas and the central Gulf of Mexico. After four years of expanding responsibilities at Mobil he joined Samedan as a Division Landman - Offshore. Over the years Dinges held positions of
increasing responsibility at Samedan including Division Manager, Vice President and ultimately Senior Vice President and Division General Manager for the Offshore Division. He also served as a member of the Executive Operating Committee for Samedan. Dinges received his BBA degree in Petroleum Land Management from The University of Texas.

     
  Michael B. Walen
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Walen has served as an officer since 1998, starting as Vice President and Regional Manager of the Gulf Coast. Since joining the Company in 1987, Walen has held various exploration-related positions of increasing responsibility while working in three of Cabot's four core operating areas. Walen holds a bachelor's degree from Central Washington University and a master's from Western Washington University, both in geology.



     
 

Scott C. Schroeder
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prior to assuming his current position in February 2001, Schroeder served as Vice President and Treasurer for the Company since 1998. He joined Cabot Oil & Gas in October 1995 as Assistant Treasurer. Before joining the Company, Schroeder held various management positions with Pride Petroleum Services and DeKalb Energy Company. Schroeder has a bachelor of science degree in business finance from Northern Illinois University and a master of business administration from the University of Colorado.

     
  J. Scott Arnold
Vice President, Land and General Counsel
Arnold joined Cabot Oil & Gas in 1983 as a Corporate Attorney. Since that time he has served as Regional Land Manager for both the Company's Denver and Charleston operations and as a Senior Corporate Attorney in the Corporate Legal Department. Prior to joining Cabot Oil & Gas, he worked in various positions with Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation and Amoco Production Company. He received his B.A. in psychology from Rice University and J.D. degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Arnold is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas and is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Mineral Law section.

     
  Robert G. Drake
Vice President, Information Services and Operational Accounting

Since joining Cabot Oil & Gas in 1980, Drake has held positions of increasing responsibility in both the Accounting and Information Systems departments. He was named to his current position in November 2002. Drake received his B.B.A. degree in general business from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Prior to joining the Company, he worked at Panhandle Eastern and Specialty Retailers Inc.

     
  Abraham D. Garza
Vice President, Human Resources

Garza joined Cabot Oil & Gas in August 1995 as Director, Human Resources. He was named to his current position as Vice President, Human Resources in May 1998. Before joining Cabot, Garza served as Human Resources Director at Texfield, Inc. and in various management positions of increasing responsibility with Marathon Manufacturing Company. Garza holds a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.


     
 

Jeffrey W. Hutton
Vice President, Marketing

Hutton joined the Company in 1985 as a Marketing Representative. From 1989 to 1994, Hutton held marketing positions of increasing responsibility including Manager of Gas Control, Manager of Market Development and Acting Manager of the Marketing Department. He was named to his current position in February 1994. Prior to joining Cabot Oil & Gas, he worked for Columbia Gas Systems. Hutton holds a B.S. degree in business administration from West Virginia University and attended the University of Charleston Executive M.B.A. Program.

     
 

Thomas S. Liberatore
Vice President, Regional Manager, Eastern Region
Liberatore joined Cabot in January 2002 as Regional Manager, East and was promoted to his current position in July 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Liberatore served as vice president exploration and production for North Coast Energy. He began his career as a geologist and has held various positions of increasing responsibility for Presidio Oil Company and Belden & Blake Corporation. Liberatore received his B.S. in Geology from West Virginia University.

     
  Lisa A. Machesney
Vice President, Managing Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Machesney joined Cabot Oil & Gas in 1985 as an attorney and served as Corporate Secretary and Managing Counsel prior to her current position. Before joining Cabot Oil & Gas, she was an attorney with ANR Pipeline Company in Houston. Machesney earned a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and J.D. degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in the state of Texas and is a member of the Texas Bar Association and its Corporate Counsel, Business Law, and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law sections.


     
  Henry C. Smyth
Vice President, Controller and Treasurer

Smyth has been with Cabot since 1994 in various management roles before being elected Controller in September 1998. He was promoted to Vice President in February 2001 and was named Treasurer in November 2002. Prior to joining the Company he was associated with Mark Resources Corporation. He received his bachelor of business administration degree from Texas Christian University and master of business administration from Texas A & M University - Kingsville. Smyth is a certified public accountant.


   
 
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