J. Michael Stinson
Since September 2006, Mr. Stinson has been Chairman of TORP Terminal LP, a Norwegian LNG technology company. From 2004 until November of 2009, he served as a director of Eventure Global Technology, Inc., an oil equipment company, most recently as the Chairman of their Audit and Finance Committee. From January 2005 until November 2007, he was Chairman of the Board of Paulsson Geophysical Services, Inc., a vertical seismic profiling technology company. From February through August 2004, Mr. Stinson served with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Coalition Provisional Authority as Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. From 1965 to 2003, Mr. Stinson was with Conoco and ConocoPhillips in a number of assignments in operations and management. His last position at ConocoPhillips was as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs in which he was responsible for government relations with particular emphasis on developing and facilitating international business development opportunities in various countries. Previous positions included Senior Vice President – Business Development, Vice President – Exploration and Production, Chairman and Managing Director of Conoco (UK) Limited, Vice President/General Manager of International Production for Europe, Africa and the Far East, and President and Managing Director of Conoco Norway, Inc. Mr. Stinson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Masters of Business Administration from Arizona State University. He is a fellow of the Institute of Petroleum and a member of the American Petroleum Institute, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
