Our Team
John Oberg
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to founding Hawthorne in 2020, John was the Vice President of Business Development and a key member of the management team for Three Rivers Operating Company III (3ROC III) and Three Rivers Operating Company II (3ROC II), two private equity backed entities focused on the Permian Basin. Over several years, 3ROC II built a significant position in the Midland and Delaware Basins which was sold to Occidental Petroleum in December 2014. Following the success of 3ROC II, 3ROC III assembled a significant position in the Delaware Basin which was sold to two private entities (upstream and midstream) in 2018.
Prior to his time at Three Rivers, John held various energy private equity investing and finance roles for Riverstone and JPMorgan with a focus on the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. 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.
Kent Fawcett
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to joining HWN, Kent was with Canlin Energy, where he served as Executive Vice President of Operations, managing the company’s entire operational portfolio. A native Albertan, Kent brings over 25 years of industry experience, having held progressively senior roles at PennWest and Trident Exploration before his time at Canlin.
Dan Hannah
Vice President, Production
Prior to joining HWN, Dan was the Production Manager and part of the leadership team for Lynx Energy ULC. He started his career in the field with Renaissance Energy, working his way up to successively more senior management roles throughout his career. Dan is a native Albertan with over 20 years experience, received a Petroleum Engineering degree from the University of Regina, and is a professional member of APEGA.
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.
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
Vice President, Finance and Accounting
Dean has more than 25 years of experience in oil and gas finance and accounting and is a CPA, CMA. Prior to joining HWN in 2021, Dean held roles of increasing responsibility including Financial Controller at multiple public and private Canadian E&P companies.