Timothy J. Cutt has served as Chief Executive Officer since July 2016. Prior to joining Cobalt, Mr. Cutt served as President, Petroleum of BHP Billiton, accountable for its global oil and gas business from July 2013 until March 2016. Mr. Cutt joined BHP Billiton in 2007 as the President of the Production Division in the Petroleum business where he was accountable for running operations in the UK, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Algeria, Australia and the US. During this time, he was instrumental in building the operating capacity for BHP Billiton’s Deepwater Business. Before joining BHP Billiton, Mr. Cutt held positions in engineering, operations and senior management for 25 years with Mobil Oil Corporation and then ExxonMobil. During this time he spent 10 years supporting exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico and held positions of President Hibernia Management and Development Co. and President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela. Mr. Cutt has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

David D. Powell joined Cobalt in July 2016 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Powell has had more than 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer for BHP Billiton – Petroleum and was accountable for all finance, accounting, commercial assurance, supply chain and information technology activities from March 2009 until May 2016. Mr. Powell joined BHP Billiton from Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation where he served as Vice President Houston Finance from November 2007 to February 2009. Mr. Powell began his employment with Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation in 1981 and held progressively more senior roles in the United States, Argentina, Russia, Malaysia and Qatar until he joined BHP Billiton - Petroleum. Mr. Powell started his career in 1980 with the public accounting firm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells. Mr. Powell holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, graduating summa cum laude from William Jewell College, he completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and he holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate from the state of Missouri.

Rod Skaufel joined Cobalt in August 2016 and serves as President, Operations. Mr. Skaufel has had more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and brings deep technical capability and strategic focus. Prior to joining Cobalt, Mr. Skaufel served as Head of Strategic Planning, Corporation for BHP Billiton and was the head of strategic planning, value management and the investment office. Mr. Skaufel joined BHP Billiton in 2007 and, prior to his promotion to his most recent position there, he served as President, North America Shale from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, in 2012 he held the title of President, Conventional Business. He also led BHP Billiton’s engineering function and Central Engineering organization comprised of subject matter experts in deepwater floating systems including subsea, subsurface, and umbilicals. Mr. Skaufel joined BHP Billiton from ExxonMobil where he served as Technical Operations Manager – Chad-Cameroon from 2003 to 2007 and Planning Advisor from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Skaufel began his career in 1985 with Mobil Oil Corporation and held progressively more senior roles until he joined ExxonMobil. Mr. Skaufel holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Jeffrey A. Starzec has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since February 2015. Mr. Starzec also serves as our Corporate Secretary. Mr. Starzec served as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel from January 2012 to February 2015. From June 2009 until December 2011, Mr. Starzec served as our Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Cobalt, Mr. Starzec practiced corporate and securities law at Vinson & Elkins LLP from 2006 until 2009, where he represented a variety of energy companies, including Cobalt in connection with its strategic alliance with Total in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Starzec began his legal career at Baker Botts LLP and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Richard A. Smith has served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development since August 2016, after having served as our Senior Vice President from September 2014 until July 2016. Prior to that time, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President and President of Cobalt Angola from November 2013 to September 2014. Mr. Smith served as Vice President, Investor Relations, Compliance and Risk Management from December 2012 until November 2013. Before that, Mr. Smith served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Planning from October 2011 until December 2012. Mr. Smith served as Vice President, International Business Development, Commercial and Finance from September 2010 until October 2011. From October 2007 until September 2010, Mr. Smith served as our Vice President. Mr. Smith has over 33 years of oil and gas industry experience in North American and international markets. Prior to joining Cobalt, from September 2005 to September 2007, Mr. Smith was Vice President, Joint Venture Development Corporate Affairs for the BP Russia Offshore Strategic Performance Unit, an oil and gas exploration and production unit of BP. From February 2002 to August 2005, he held the position of Vice President and then Executive Director for BP Exploration (Angola) Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company operating in Angola. Mr. Smith’s additional industry experience includes leadership positions at various companies in the oil and gas industry operating in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.

Wanda M. Lewis has been our Vice President Human Resources since August 2012 and has over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cobalt, Ms. Lewis served as Vice President Human Resources for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. from 2010 to 2012, Vice President for BP North America Gas from 2004 to 2009 and Vice President Human Resources for BP North America Exploration from 2001 to 2003. Ms. Lewis served as a BP owner-loanee to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company leading a significant organizational change effort. Ms. Lewis was named to the BP Amoco merger team and led the HR function for the Arco integration in Alaska.

William P. Utt has been a member of the Board since March 2013, and presently serves as Cobalt's Chairman of the Board, as well as Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  In March 2014, Mr. Utt retired as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of KBR Inc.  Prior to joining KBR in 2006, Mr. Utt was President and CEO of SUEZ Energy North America and its predecessor companies from 1995 to 2006, with responsibility for the LNG, retail energy, energy marketing and trading, power generation and development businesses. Mr. Utt currently serves on the National Petroleum Council, which provides advice and analysis to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Mr. Utt holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and has a master’s degree in business administration from The Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Timothy J. Cutt has served as Director and Chief Executive Officer since July 2016. Prior to joining Cobalt, Mr. Cutt served as President, Petroleum of BHP Billiton, accountable for its global oil and gas business from July 2013 until March 2016. Mr. Cutt joined BHP Billiton in 2007 as the President of the Production Division in the Petroleum business where he was accountable for running operations in the UK, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Algeria, Australia and the US. During this time, he was instrumental in building the operating capacity for BHP Billiton’s Deepwater Business. Before joining BHP Billiton, Mr. Cutt held positions in engineering, operations and senior management for 25 years with Mobil Oil Corporation and then ExxonMobil. During this time he spent 10 years supporting exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico and held positions of President Hibernia Management and Development Co. and President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela. Mr. Cutt has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

Jack E. Golden has been a member of the Board since January 2010 and is a member of our Compensation and Audit Committees. Dr. Golden has well-rounded expertise and experience in the global oil and gas industry. After earning his Ph.D. in Physics, Dr. Golden joined Shell in 1977, later joining BP p.l.c. (‘‘BP’’) in 1982. He held numerous executive positions in North America, including President of BP’s North American E&P business. For much of his last decade with BP, he served as Group Vice President—Exploration and Production. During this period, he was involved with the development and operation of BP’s business in North America, Europe, South America, West Africa and Russia. Dr. Golden retired from BP at the beginning of 2006. He is currently Managing Director of Edgewater Energy LLC, a Texas based oil and gas company, and a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., an international offshore drilling company. Additionally, Dr. Golden is President of Four Winds Consulting LLC, which served as advisor to the Board from March 2007 until December 2009.

John E. Hagale has been a member of the Board since March 2016 and is Chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Hagale has more than 30 years of financial and accounting experience and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Hagale served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rosetta Resources, Inc. from November 2011 until its merger with Noble Energy, Inc. in July 2015. Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Hagale was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of The Methodist Hospital System from June 2003 through October 2011. He was also employed with Burlington Resources Inc. and its predecessor Burlington Northern Inc. for 15 years where he held a series of executive financial positions with increasing responsibilities, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Burlington Resources Inc. Mr. Hagale began his career with Deloitte Haskins and Sells. Mr. Hagale holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.

Paul Keglevic was appointed as a member of the Board in November 2017 and is a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Keglevic has more than 40 years of experience with public companies across several industry sectors, including utilities, telecom, transportation and real estate. Mr. Keglevic currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and as a member of the board of directors of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation. From June 2008 until October 2016, Mr. Keglevic served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Energy Future Holdings Corp. Mr. Keglevic was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an accounting firm, where he worked from July 2002 until July 2008. Mr. Keglevic received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and is a certified public accountant.

Jon A. Marshall has been a member of the Board since May 2010 and is Chairman of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Marshall served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Transocean Inc. from November 2007 until May 2008 and was a member of Transocean’s Board of Directors from November 2007 until December 2008. Mr. Marshall served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalSantaFe Corporation from May 2003 until November 2007, when it merged with a subsidiary of Transocean, and served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GlobalSantaFe from November 2001 until May 2003. From 1998 to November 2001, Mr. Marshall was employed with Global Marine Inc. where he held the same position. Mr. Marshall currently serves as a director of Noble Corporation. Mr. Marshall received his B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy.

Kenneth W. Moore has been a member of the Board since August 2007 and is a member of our Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Moore served as Managing Director of First Reserve Corporation, a global private equity firm which invests exclusively in the energy industry, from 2004 through 2015. Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Moore spent four years with Morgan Stanley in New York. Mr. Moore served as a director of Enstar Group Limited from February 2014 to June 2015, Chart Industries, Inc. from October 2005 to November 2007 and Dresser-Rand Group Inc. from October 2004 to May 2007. Mr. Moore holds a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

Myles W. Scoggins has been a member of the Board since March 2010 and is a member of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Dr. Scoggins is President Emeritus of the Colorado School of Mines and served as its President from June 2006 to July 2015. Prior to his appointment with the Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Scoggins had a 34-year career with Mobil Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation where he held senior executive positions in the upstream oil and gas business. From 1999 to 2004 he served as Executive Vice President of Exxon Mobil Production Company. Prior to the merger of Mobil and Exxon in late 1999, he was President, International Exploration & Production and Global Exploration, and an officer and member of the executive committee of Mobil Oil Corporation. He retired from ExxonMobil in 2004. He was a director for Venoco, Inc. from June 2007 until October 2012, Trico Marine Services, Inc. from March 2005 until August 2011 and Questar Corporation from February 2005 until June 2010. In addition, Dr. Scoggins also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Tulsa and the National Board of Directors for the Gilcrease Museum. Dr. Scoggins has a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa.

D. Jeff van Steenbergen has been a member of the Board since our inception in November 2005 and is a member of our Compensation and Audit Committees. Mr. van Steenbergen is a co-founder and managing partner of Azimuth Capital Management, a Calgary-based energy sector private equity firm. He has been with the firm since 2001 and serves on the boards of six of Azimuth’s international and Canadian portfolio companies. Prior to that, Mr. van Steenbergen was co-head of North American Oil & Gas with JPMorgan & Co. Mr. van Steenbergen has been active in the North American and international energy sector for 38 years and has a wide range of experience in oil and gas and energy infrastructure as a private equity investor, investment banker, and in operations and development planning roles with ExxonMobil and in field operations with Schlumberger. Mr. van Steenbergen holds a B.A.S.C. in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University and an M.B.A. from Dalhousie University, and attended executive programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford University and INSEAD.