Laredo Petroleum CEO and leadership

Jason Pigott joined Laredo in June 2019 and currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Pigott has more than 20 years of experience in the energy exploration and production industry, most recently serving as Executive Vice President - Operations and Technical Services for Chesapeake Energy where he led all drilling and completions operations, digital operations, supply chain and land efforts. Prior to joining Chesapeake in 2013, he was with Anadarko Petroleum for 14 years, serving in positions of increasing responsibility, focused primarily on onshore unconventional play development in the Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale, Delaware Basin and various tight-sand plays in East Texas. Mr. Pigott holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler School of Business.

T. Karen Chandler joined Laredo in December 2012 as Director – Operations, Technology & Planning, and was promoted to Vice President – Operations in October 2016, before assuming the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2018. Prior to joining Laredo, Karen Chandler spent 15 years at ExxonMobil, working in a variety of management and technical roles in the areas of drilling, completions and technology development. These roles included operations experience in the Colorado Piceance Basin, Australia Bass Strait and Papua New Guinea. Karen Chandler holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Knowledgeable, confident, team-oriented energy finance, trading and investment professional with 15 years of business experience and nine years in the energy industry providing an extensive breadth of expertise.MARKET EXPERTISECorporate Finance, Capital Structure Management, four years of Capital Raising at Chesapeake Energy.Strategic Planning and Capital BudgetingHedging E&P Production VPPs, Bond Offerings, E&P & Midstream Assets Sales, MLP Drop Downs, Public and Private Company Acquisitions and Divestitures, Royalty Trusts and MLP IPO, Project, Asset, Company Valuations.Change ManagementTradingPortfolio manager of energy long/short funds Extensive research in all energy sectorsFive years of equity and options trading Private equity asset valuationsRisk management and hedging Technical and fundamental analysisSmall cap research & trading experience Integrated into oil, gas, and power trading desksCPA, CFASpecialties: Exploration & Production, Coal, Oilfield Services, Alternatives, equities, options, portfolio management, oil, natural gas, energy market research, hedging,

Jason Pigott joined Laredo in June 2019 and currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. Pigott has more than 20 years of experience in the energy exploration and production industry, most recently serving as Executive Vice President - Operations and Technical Services for Chesapeake Energy where he led all drilling and completions operations, digital operations, supply chain and land efforts. Prior to joining Chesapeake in 2013, he was with Anadarko Petroleum for 14 years, serving in positions of increasing responsibility, focused primarily on onshore unconventional play development in the Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale, Delaware Basin and various tight-sand plays in East Texas. Mr. Pigott holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler School of Business.