Board of Directors

Mr. Cutt has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board since March 2023 and joined Gulfport as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in May 2021. Mr. Cutt is a Petroleum Engineer with over 40 years of energy experience. He served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of QEP Resources from January 2019 to March 2021. Prior to joining QEP, Mr. Cutt was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cobalt International Energy from 2016 to 2018. Previously, Mr. Cutt held several executive positions with BHP Billiton before serving as President of the Petroleum Division from 2013 to 2016. During this time, he was also a member of BHP Billiton’s Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Cutt began his career with Mobil and worked for ExxonMobil for 24 years and served in various management roles including President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela, President ExxonMobil Canada Energy and President Hibernia Management & Development Company. Mr. Cutt received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. Mr. Cutt is President of the Louisiana Tech Foundation Board, served on the board of the American Exploration and Production Council from 2021 to 2023, and previously served as a board member of the American Petroleum Institute from 2013 to 2018.

Mr. Reinhart joined Gulfport as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director in January 2023. Mr. Reinhart has over 30 years of oil and gas industry leadership experience. Most recently, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Montage Resources Corporation where he led actions that positioned Montage as an attractive strategic partner with sufficient scale, low debt profile and achievement of top-quartile operational and financial metrics. Mr. Reinhart previously served as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Blue Ridge Mountain Resources and as Chief Operating Officer at Ascent Resources. He started his oil and gas career at Schlumberger before joining Chesapeake Energy Corporation, where he held operations roles with increasing responsibility. Mr. Reinhart began his career in the United States Army, serving tours in Panama and Iraq. Mr. Reinhart graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Mr. Wolf serves as Lead Independent Director and has an extensive financial background, with over 30 years of experience in the energy and oil and gas industries. Currently, Mr. Wolf serves as a partner at Enduring Resources. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vantage Energy and President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Board Member of Fuse Energy LLC. Prior to joining Fuse Energy, Mr. Wolf served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berry Petroleum Co and a Managing Director in the Global Oil & Gas Group at JP Morgan Chase & Co. Mr. Wolf received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Rollins College and Master of Business Administration degree from Crummer School of Business, Rollins College. Mr. Wolf has also served as a member of the EP Energy Corp Board since October 2020.

Mr. Martinez has had a 30 -year energy industry career, and over 20 years as an investment banker. Currently, Mr. Martinez serves as a Managing Director at Pickering Energy Partners, leading its Energy Transition Advisory practice. Over the course of his career, his client and deal work span a dozen-plus countries and over $100 billion of announced transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, all forms of public and private capital raising, and commercial lending. Previously, he held positions at Bank of Montreal Capital Markets, Nomura Securities International, Deutsche Bank Securities, and JPMorgan Securities. At Bank of Montreal, he led the Acquisitions and Divestitures practice. He began his energy career in Andersen Consulting’s Natural Resources group. Mr. Martinez received his Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in Houston.

Ms. Powers is Managing Director and Head of North America Traditional Energy based in EIG’s Houston office. In her previous role at EIG, she led the North America Engineering team, which was focused on engineering support across all aspects of EIG’s North American existing portfolio as well as new business opportunities. Before joining EIG in 2017, Ms. Powers worked as a Sr. Technical Advisor at Wells Fargo Securities A&D where she spent three years evaluating and marketing upstream and midstream assets. Prior to Wells, Ms. Powers spent several years at Chevron, with increasing responsibility, working both asset development and operations across the lower 48. Ms. Powers holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University.

Mr. Reganato has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry, including significant knowledge of the oil and gas sector. Currently, Mr. Reganato serves as a Partner with Silver Point Capital, L.P., an investment advisor, which he joined in November 2002. Prior to Silver Point Capital, L.P., Mr. Reganato worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Reganato earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Mr. Reganato also serves on the boards of Studio City International Holdings, Ltd, New Cotai, LLC, Rotech Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Trident Holding Company, LLC, (holding company of TridentCare), and Granite Broadcasting LLC.

Ms. Shafer-Malicki retired in 2009 after a 26-year career with BP Exploration Operating Company (BP) and Amoco Corporation, where she held domestic and international leadership roles across the energy value chain. She served as Senior Vice President/CEO and Chief Operating Officer/General Manager for BP’s operations in Angola from 2005 to 2009 and Director General for BP’s operations in Vietnam from 2003 to 2005. Prior to this, she served as the Business Unit Leader for BP’s Central North Sea gas business in Scotland from 2001 to 2003, General Manager for support services to all of BP’s Continental Shelf upstream operations in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2001 and President and General Manager for Amoco/BP’s Dutch onshore and offshore production and gas storage operations in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2000. Ms. Shafer-Malicki graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. Her significant board experience includes service as Chair of the Board for QEP Resources and as a board member for Callon Petroleum, Wood plc, McDermott International Inc., and Ausenco Limited. In addition, Ms. Shafer-Malicki currently serves as a director of Ag Growth International, the University of Wyoming Foundation, as well as a member of industry advisory boards for the Chemical Engineering departments at the University of Wyoming and Oklahoma State University.