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SandRidge (SD) CEO Ward Resigns, James Bennett to Assume Role

June 19, 2013 4:20 PM EDT
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) announced that the Board of Directors has named James Bennett CEO and president and that lead independent director Jeffrey Serota will serve as interim non-executive chairman, effective June 19, 2013. SandRidge also announced that Tom Ward, the former Chairman and CEO of SandRidge, is leaving the company.

Bennett has served as chief financial officer of SandRidge since January 2011 and was promoted to president in March 2013. Prior to joining SandRidge he was managing director for White Deer Energy, a private equity fund focused on the oil and gas industry. From 2006 to December 2009, Bennett was employed by GSO Capital Partners, where he served in various capacities in its energy group, including as a managing director. His prior experience also includes serving as chief financial officer of Aquilex Services Corp., a First Reserve portfolio company, and as an investment banker in the energy group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (now Credit Suisse). He started his career at NationsBank.

Bennett graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in finance from Texas Tech University. He has served on the board of directors of the general partner of Cheniere Energy Partners L.P. and PostRock Energy Corporation.

Bennett replaces Ward, who founded the company in 2006 and has served as chairman and CEO of the company since it was founded. The Board's decision to replace Ward reflects its judgment that, despite Ward's many contributions to SandRidge, new leadership is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders at this time. "On behalf of the Board, I want to express our appreciation of Tom's leadership and vision, which led to the founding and growth of SandRidge," Serota said.


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