Team
Michael A. Reisner, Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President
Michael A. Reisner, Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President, joined ICON Capital in 2001. Mr. Reisner has been a Director of ICON Capital since May 2007. Mr. Reisner was formerly Chief Financial Officer of ICON Capital from January 2007 through April 2008. Mr. Reisner was also formerly Executive Vice President — Acquisitions of ICON Capital from February 2006 through January 2007. Mr. Reisner was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ICON Capital from January 2004 through January 2006. Mr. Reisner was Vice President and Associate General Counsel of ICON Capital from March 2001 until December 2003. Previously, from 1996 to 2001, Mr. Reisner was an attorney with Brodsky Altman & McMahon, LLP in New York, concentrating on commercial transactions. Mr. Reisner received a J.D. from New York Law School and a B.A. from the University of Vermont.
Mark Gatto, Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President
Mark Gatto, Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President, has been a Director of ICON Capital since May 2007. Mr. Gatto originally joined ICON Capital in 1999 and was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer from May 2007 to January 2008. Mr. Gatto was formerly Executive Vice President — Business Development of ICON Capital from February 2006 to May 2007 and Associate General Counsel from November 1999 through October 2000. Before serving as Associate General Counsel, Mr. Gatto was an attorney with Cella & Goldstein in New Jersey, concentrating on commercial transactions and general litigation matters. From November 2000 to June 2003, Mr. Gatto was Director of Player Licensing for the Topps Company and, in July 2003, he co-founded ForSport Enterprises, LLC, a specialty business consulting firm in New York City, and served as its managing partner before re-joining ICON Capital in April 2005. Mr. Gatto received an M.B.A. from the W. Paul Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, and a B.S. from Montclair State University.
Joel S. Kress, Executive Vice President and Secretary
Joel S. Kress, Executive Vice President and Secretary, joined ICON Capital in August 2005 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. In February 2006, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ICON Capital, and in May 2007, he was promoted to his current position with ICON Capital, Executive Vice President — Business and Legal Affairs. Previously, from September 2001 to July 2005, Mr. Kress was an attorney with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York and London, England, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financing transactions (including debt and equity issuances) and private equity investments. Mr. Kress received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Connecticut College.
Louis Raniero, Managing Director
Louis Raniero, Managing Director, joined ICON Capital in August 2008. From October 2006 to July 2008, Mr. Raniero was a Partner at Ernst & Young in the Banking and Capital Markets group based in Hong Kong where he was responsible for managing tax services provided to global financial services institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Before his position in Hong Kong, Mr. Raniero was in Ernst & Young’s Latin American Business Center (based in New York and Sao Paulo) where he specialized in advising U.S. multinational companies on cross-border transactions with Latin America. Prior to that, he was in Ernst & Young’s International Tax Group in New York where he advised U.S. multinational companies on global integrated tax solutions. Mr. Raniero received a J.D. from Seton Hall School of Law and a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University. Mr. Raniero is a CPA.
John Y. Koren, Managing Director
John Y. Koren, Managing Director, serves as a special advisor to ICON on its Advisory Board and is a founder and co-managing partner of Hudson Partners Group, an adviser to alternative investment fund managers, which he co-founded in March 2008. From 2000 to March 2008, Mr. Koren was a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. and co-head of the firm’s Private Funds Group. From 1991 to 1999, he was a partner in the Bear Stearns Fixed Income Sales Group, where he managed the Corporate Coverage department. He also managed the International group, the Emerging Markets group, and became Worldwide Corporate High Grade Product Manager. Previously, Mr. Koren ran the Corporate Coverage department at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Koren started his career on Wall Street with the Bank of Nova Scotia, where he rose to become Assistant Agent of their New York Agency. Following a successful tenure representing the Bank of Nova Scotia’s treasury and corporate services, he joined Singer Co. as Director of International Finance. From there, he went on to become the youngest Assistant Treasurer at Uniroyal Corporation. Mr. Koren holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics from Manhattanville College, where he has served as a Trustee.
John Abney, Managing Director, Vice President and Senior Geologist
John Abney, Managing Director, Vice President and Senior Geologist, joined the Managing GP in November 2011. Mr. Abney has been involved in all aspects of oil and gas project generation and 52 development for the last 33 years. Prior to joining the Managing GP, Mr. Abney was a Senior Geological Consultant to Tangier Ltd., CBL Resources and Orca Resources from March 2011 to October 2011 and to Millbrae Energy, LLC from its inception in August 2001 to February 2011. Prior to Millbrae, Mr. Abney worked with Surf Energy, Inc. as an independent petroleum geologist/landman from July 1979 to July 1982 and as a consulting petroleum geologist/landman from July 1985 until August 2001. Mr. Abney was also a landman with Energy Exchange Corporation from July 1983 to May 1985 and a landman with Vulcan Energy Corporation from July 1982 to July 1983. Mr. Abney is a certified Petroleum Geologist (AAPG 5657) by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and an active member of the Tulsa Geological Society, the Oklahoma City Geological Society and the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists. Mr. Abney is also a board certified geologist in the State of Texas. Mr. Abney is also a member of the Oklahoma Well Log Library where he has served as a board member for the past 15 years. Mr. Abney received his B.S. in Geology from the University of Tulsa and a B.A. and M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
Paul A. Bryden, Vice President and Senior Geologist
Paul A. Bryden, Vice President and Senior Geologist, joined the Managing GP in November 2011. Mr. Bryden has been working as a prospect generator and development geologist in the Mid-Continent region of the United States for the past 34 years. Since May 2010, Mr. Bryden has worked as an independent consulting petroleum geologist through his companies, Dagwood Energy, Inc. and PKB Royalty, LLC. From May 2006 to April 2010, Mr. Bryden was Chief Geologist for North American Petroleum Corp. USA. Mr. Bryden was previously a consulting petroleum geologist for Altex Energy Corporation from February 2003 to May 2006, where he was instrumental in planning and implementing the first horizontal Hunton well drilled in Oklahoma in 2001. Prior to Altex, Mr. Bryden was a consulting petroleum geologist for New Dominion, LLC from March 1997 to February 2003, where he was involved in the earliest stages of the development of the Hunton dewatering play. Mr. Bryden has been involved with the geological planning and implementation of over 70 horizontal Hunton dewatering wells since 2001 and over 100 vertical Hunton wells since 1997. Mr. Bryden is a Certified Petroleum Geologist (AAPG 4224) by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and is a member of the Tulsa Geological Society, where he has served as a Councilor, Secretary and as Chairman of various committees. Mr. Bryden is also a past board member of the Petroleum Club of Tulsa and the Oklahoma City Geological Society. Mr. Bryden received his B.S. in Geology from the University of Tulsa.
Steven R. Hash, P.E., Vice President and Chief Engineer
Steven R. Hash, P.E., Vice President and Chief Engineer, joined the Managing GP in November 2011. Mr. Hash is a Licensed Professional Engineer with expertise in well drilling, completion and production operations as well as property evaluation and acquisitions. Since August 1999, Mr. Hash has worked as an independent consulting engineer through his company, EXACT Engineering, Inc. EXACT is a full service, certified, petroleum engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma for which Mr. Hash is President. EXACT has served over 200 client companies providing engineering expertise in both vertical and horizontal well construction and development, completion best practices and artificial lift methods. From October 1998 to July 1999, Mr. Hash was a Drilling and Production Manager for Spring Resources, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Hash was a Drilling and Production Manager for Toklan Oil and Gas Corporation from March 1993 to September 1998 and a Manager of Operations for Geodyne Resources, Inc. from June 1979 to February 1993 in connection with its publicly registered PaineWebber-Geodyne Energy Income Programs. From March 1975 to May 1979, Mr. Hash worked as a Field Petroleum Engineer in Oklahoma and as Division Drilling Engineer for Texaco, Inc. (now owned by Chevron Corporation). Mr. Hash received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Association of Drilling Engineers and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.