Mr. Mitchell is a strategic finance leader with a record of driving growth in energy business models as the CFO of both large and small companies in the Oil and Gas Industry.
In addition to serving on EPIC Midstream Holdings GP, LLC board, Mr. Mitchell currently serves on two public exploration and production company boards, Ring Energy, Inc. and Sundance Energy, Inc. He also serves on the board of Hines Global REIT, Inc., a public real estate investment trust which is in its final liquidation phase after a successful eleven-year investment life. He previously served on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, and EnLink Midstream, LLC.
He has had a career of strong Fortune 500 experience with exploration and production companies, and broad energy exposure with offshore drilling and midstream gathering and marketing companies. In his last position as EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Devon Energy Corporation, Mr. Mitchell lead the finance and business development organizations, and also helped the company successfully strengthen its asset quality through strategic acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as EVP and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company, a private equity-funded exploration, and production company. While there, Mr. Mitchell led the initial public offering listing of the company on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2012. From November 2006 to September 2011, Mr. Mitchell was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Noble Corporation, a publicly-held offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Following his formal education, Mr. Mitchell began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co. where he practiced as a CPA (currently inactive), then, in 1989 entered the oil and gas industry at Apache Corporation where he spent eighteen years in various finance and commercial roles the last being Vice President and Controller.
Mr. Mitchell graduated from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in Accounting.
In addition to serving on EPIC Midstream Holdings GP, LLC board, Mr. Mitchell currently serves on two public exploration and production company boards, Ring Energy, Inc. and Sundance Energy, Inc. He also serves on the board of Hines Global REIT, Inc., a public real estate investment trust which is in its final liquidation phase after a successful eleven-year investment life. He previously served on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP, and EnLink Midstream, LLC.
He has had a career of strong Fortune 500 experience with exploration and production companies, and broad energy exposure with offshore drilling and midstream gathering and marketing companies. In his last position as EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Devon Energy Corporation, Mr. Mitchell lead the finance and business development organizations, and also helped the company successfully strengthen its asset quality through strategic acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as EVP and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company, a private equity-funded exploration, and production company. While there, Mr. Mitchell led the initial public offering listing of the company on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2012. From November 2006 to September 2011, Mr. Mitchell was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Noble Corporation, a publicly-held offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Following his formal education, Mr. Mitchell began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co. where he practiced as a CPA (currently inactive), then, in 1989 entered the oil and gas industry at Apache Corporation where he spent eighteen years in various finance and commercial roles the last being Vice President and Controller.
Mr. Mitchell graduated from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in Accounting.