Management Team
Wes Welch
President / Chief Executive Officer
Wes has spent most of his career with private equity companies. He was Vice-President of Land for Encore Acquisition Company who was backed by Warburg Pincas, Natural Gas Partners and others before entering the public market. After Encore he co-founded Ovation Energy I and II backed by Encap Investments. He also co-founded 2W Energy, LLC a portfolio company of Sage Road Capital before assuming the role as CEO of 3Point Oil & Gas Company.
Kerensa Naghshbandi
Vice President Reserves Management
Kerensa has over 28 years’ experience performing acquisition evaluations, reserve management, and budget planning. She has participated in 4 startup companies of which two she was involved in the preparation of their initial public offerings. Kerensa holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington and is recognized as a Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Honor Society member.
Michael Waid
Operations & Engineering
Petroleum Engineer (Texas A&M ’99) with extensive experience in production operations, reservoir engineering, and business development. Mike has worked for majors, independents, private, and PE backed companies and has been a founding partner in 3 startups. He is recognized by the Utah DOGM as an expert witness and recently managed the Rockies Region for Urban Oil & Gas ($275 million region). He has closed on single transaction acquisition deals as large as $190M.
Steve Holmes
Legal
Steve is an attorney with more than 42 years’ experience representing entrepreneurial clients through the lifecycle of a business enterprise. Steve advises his client through the intricacies of the federal and state securities laws, and also represents clients in the acquisition of assets or other entities. Steve has a B.A. in Economics from Oberlin College and a J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University’s School of Law.