Mr. Berenson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Berenson & Company, a private investment banking firm in New York City that he co-founded in 1990. From 1978 until co-founding Berenson & Company, Mr. Berenson was with Merrill Lynch's Mergers and Acquisitions department, becoming head of that department in 1986 and then co-head of its Merchant Banking unit in 1988. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Patina Oil & Gas Corporation ("Patina") in December 2002 and joined our Board upon completion of our merger with Patina on May 16, 2005. Mr. Berenson is also a member of the Board of Directors of Epoch Holdings Corporation.
Mr. Cawley has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") since February 1, 1992, after serving as Executive Vice President of the Foundation since January 1, 1991. Prior to 1991, Mr. Cawley was the President of Thompson, Cawley, Veazey & Burns, a professional corporation, attorneys at law. Mr. Cawley has served as a trustee of the Foundation since 1988 and is also a director of Noble Corporation. He has served as a director of the Company since 1995 and our Lead Independent Director since 2001.
Mr. Cox has been a partner in the law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, New York for more than five years and has served as the chair of the firm's corporate department and as a member of the firm's management committee. He is chair of the New York League of Conservation Voters' Education Fund, of the New York Regional Commission on Parks and of the Finance Committee of the Trustees of The State University of New York. Mr. Cox has served as a director of the Company since 1984.
Charles (Chuck) Davidson has more than 35 years of energy industry experience. Chuck joined Noble Energy in October 2000 as Chairman and CEO after serving as Chairman, President and CEO at Vastar Resources, Inc. A member of the original executive team that formed Vastar in 1994, he previously held a number of engineering, operations and executive positions at ARCO. Active in numerous industry and trade organizations, Chuck is currently serving as chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America's Offshore Committee. He serves on the Board of the Gas Technology Institute, on the Advisory Board of the University of Texas in Dallas and with several Houston community organizations. He is also a Board member for the Society for the Performing Arts and the Offshore Energy Center. He is the former chairman of the Board for the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Chuck has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a master's degree in management from the University of Texas in Dallas. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the National Petroleum Council.
Mr. Edelman founded Patina and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its formation in 1996 until its May 2005 merger with the Company. He co-founded Snyder Oil Corporation and was its President from 1981 through 1997. From 1980 to 1981, he was with The First Boston Corporation and, from 1975 through 1980, with Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated. Mr. Edelman serves as Chairman of Bear Cub Investments LLC, President of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and Trustee and Chair of the Development Committee of The Hotchkiss School. He joined our Board upon completion of our merger with Patina on May 16, 2005.
Mr. Grubman has served as Executive Vice President of the National Football League (NFL) since 2004. He was responsible for Finance and Strategic Transactions from 2004 to 2006, and has served as the League's President of Business Ventures from 2006 to present. He was a private investor from 2001 to 2004, Co-President of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2001 and Partner and Co-Head of the Energy Group at Goldman Sachs from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Grubman was elected to our Board January 27, 2009.
Mr. Hedrick served as Executive Vice President over upstream operations for Phillips Petroleum Company from 1997 until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Hedrick was elected to our Board on August 1, 2002.
Mr. Urban served in executive management positions at Amoco and its successor, BP. At the time of his retirement from BP in 2005, he was Group Vice President, Upstream for several existing profit centers including North America Gas, Alaska, Egypt and Middle East and, before that, Group Vice President, Upstream North Sea. Mr. Urban held various positions at Amoco including, at the time of its merger with BP, Group Vice President, Worldwide Exploration. Mr. Urban was elected to our Board on October 23, 2007.
Mr. Van Kleef served in executive management positions at Tesoro from 1993 to 2005, most recently as Tesoro's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure at Tesoro, Mr. Van Kleef held various positions, including President, Tesoro Refining and Marketing, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Tesoro, Mr. Van Kleef, a Certified Public Accountant, served in various financial and accounting positions with Damson Oil from 1982 to 1991, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined our Board on November 11, 2005. Mr. Van Kleef is also a member of the Board of Directors of Oil States International, Inc.
