Berry Petroleum Company Names Cropper and Heinemann to Board of Directors.Business Editors BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2002 Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BRY) announced that Stephen L. Cropper CROPPER, contracts. One who, having no interest in the land, works it in consideration of receiving a portion of the crop for his labor. 2 Rawle, R. 12. and Robert F. Heinemann were elected to the Board of Directors, effective March 28, 2002. Jerry Hoffman, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Berry Petroleum Company said, "The addition of these two men will strengthen our already strong Board. Besides being accomplished businessmen in their own fields of expertise, each brings a unique perspective to our business which we believe will benefit Berry. Mr. Cropper has extensive management expertise in, and understanding of, the mid-stream natural gas business as well as many other facets of our industry. Mr. Heinemann brings a strong technical background of oil and gas production and development to the Board, which will be valuable to Berry as we continue our growth activities in and outside California." Mr. Cropper spent 25 years with The Williams Companies The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) is an energy company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its core business is natural gas exploration, production, processing, and transportation, with additional petroleum and electricity generation assets. , retiring at the end of 1998. Immediately prior to his retirement, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams Energy Services, a diversified energy company with, at that time, approximately $7 billion in assets. Williams Energy Services is primarily involved in natural gas exploration and production, all phases of the mid-stream natural gas business, downstream petroleum, and energy marketing and trading. Mr. Cropper is currently involved in consulting and investing and serves on the Board of Directors of Heritage Propane Company, QuikTrip Corporation, Rental Car Finance Corporation, Fuel Spot and the Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center. He also serves as a Trustee for Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and various other community associations. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. and the Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Program for Management Development. Mr. Heinemann is currently serving as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Halliburton Company. Before joining Halliburton Company, he served as Vice President of Mobil Technology Company and General Manager of the Mobil Exploration and Producing Technical Center. During his 18 years with Mobil Oil Corporation, he held various management positions with a strong emphasis in production technology and resource development. Mr. Heinemann holds a BE and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. , Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. . Mr. Hoffman continued, "We are delighted and fortunate to have these two highly qualified men join the Berry Board of Directors and look forward to working with them as we focus on growing Berry Petroleum." Berry Petroleum Company is a publicly traded independent oil and gas production and exploitation company with headquarters in Bakersfield, California “Bakersfield” redirects here. For other uses, see Bakersfield (disambiguation). Bakersfield (pop. 323,213GR2) is one of the fastest-growing, large-population cities in the United States. . Visit www.bry.com for more information. |
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