John Oberg
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to Hawthorne, John was the Vice President of Business Development and a key member of the management team for Three Rivers Operating Company III and Three Rivers Operating Company II, two private equity backed entities focused on the Permian Basin. Prior to that, John held various energy private equity and finance roles for Riverstone and JPMorgan. John grew up in Dickinson, Texas, and received a B.B.A. in Finance from the Business Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
Marc Shatzer
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Corporate Development
Prior to Hawthorne, Marc was a Senior Reservoir Engineer for Three Rivers Operating Company III LLC. Prior to that, he served as Senior Reservoir Engineer and team lead with Pioneer Natural Resources for University Lands Area in Sinochem JV. He began his career with Pioneer as an operations engineer in the Permian & Eagle Ford. Marc graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Lance Kostiw
Vice President, Geology
Previously, Lance was a Senior Geologist at Ovintiv/Encana and served in various asset development, exploration, and business development roles during his 15 year tenure with the company. He received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan and is a professional member of APEGA.
James Junker
Vice President, Land
Previously, Jim was the VP of Land at private equity-based Tangle Creek Energy Ltd. and Nordegg Resources Inc. Prior to that, Jim also played a key role as part of the senior management teams in the growth of public junior companies Transglobe Energy Corporation, Burmis Energy Inc. and Elk Point Resources Inc. Jim grew up in Calgary and received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Calgary.
Dean Kaiser
VP Finance and Accounting
Dean has more than 20 years of experience in oil and gas finance and accounting and is a licensed CPA and CMA certificate holder.
He was previously Director of Finance and Controller at Alpha Bow Energy, Controller at Connacher Oil and Gas, and held senior accounting positions at Upton Resources and Seneca Energy.