John W. Schaeffer
Managing Director
John heads the Oil & Gas Financing business within GE Energy Financial Services. He has over thirty years of experience in upstream oil and gas industry finance and engineering. Prior to joining GE, John worked in Chemical Bank’s energy group in New York. His early career was spent with Conoco, Inc. as a senior staff engineer in mergers & acquisitions and enhanced recovery. John holds a B.S. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
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Michael W. DePriest
Managing Director
Mike
is responsible for marketing, originating and structuring
oil and gas transactions out of the Houston office. Mike was
previously with E&P companies and financial institutions.
Prior to joining GE, Mike was employed by Chemical Bank in
New York and with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston. He was also
a production / reservoir engineer with Mobil and Grace Petroleum.
Mike holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University
of Oklahoma.
Mike.DePriest@ge.com |
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Paul J. Nidoh
Senior Vice President
Paul is responsible for marketing, originating and structuring
oil & gas transactions out of the Houston office. Prior
to joining GE, he was Vice President in the oil & gas
portfolio for Chase Manhattan Bank. Paul began his career
as a petroleum engineer for BP Amoco. Paul holds a B.S. in
Petroleum Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and
an MBA from the University of Houston.
Paul.Nidoh@ge.com |
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David P. Hazelton
Vice President
David’s responsibilities are focused on management of the portfolio of oil and gas partnerships. Additionally, David oversees all commodity hedge activity for group. Prior to this assignment, he served as a member of the oil and gas underwriting team for more than 3 years. Before joining GE, David worked for Bank of America in St. Louis and PNC Bank in Chicago. He has a B.S. in Business from Miami University and an M.B.A. from Washington University. |
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David J. Rhodes
Vice President
Dave is a member of the underwriting team where he leads the structuring and execution of oil & gas upstream acquisitions. He spent the previous 6 years managing EFS' oil & gas upstream partnerships and executing equity investments in the midstream sector. Prior to joining GE, Dave was a management consultant with the Madison Consulting Group. Dave holds a B.A. in Economics from Drew University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. |
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Chris Coffman
Vice President
Chris is a member of the O&G Portfolio team, where he monitors partnership performance, evaluates development opportunities and leads add-on and sale transactions. Prior to joining the Portfolio team, Chris worked in the Midstream division of Natural Resources underwriting and structuring investments in local gas distribution companies, gas storage facilities and pipelines. Chris received both his B.B.A. and M.B.A. in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin – McCombs School of Business. |
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Raymond G. Edgar Jr.
Managing Director
Ray heads the Oil & Gas Underwriting team. He previously led the Oil & Gas Portfolio team and has held various portfolio positions within GE in the Energy and Transportation and Industrial sectors in both domestic and international operations. Prior to joining GE, Ray served as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army. Ray holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and an MBA from Columbia University. |
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Carl Peterson
Managing Director
Carl leads the Oil & Gas Portfolio management team. Since joining GE in 1996, Carl has held positions in Energy portfolio management, Oil & Gas underwriting, Commercial & Industrial bankruptcy and turnarounds, and Distressed Debt originations. Prior to joining GE, he served as a nuclear submarine officer in the US Navy. Carl holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy, and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytech. |
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John Mulbrecht
Senior Vice President
John is responsible for marketing, originating and structuring oil and gas transactions out of the Houston office. Prior to joining GE, John was a Director at Metis Energy Ltd. (a London based energy advisory firm) providing financial and strategic advisory expertise to energy companies. He was previously Sr. Vice President at Deutsche Bank A.G., London providing financial advisory services to exploration & production, midstream, refining and marketing, and LNG companies. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, John managed the Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments department for BHP Billiton Petroleum in London, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa. He also spent more than ten years at Royal Dutch Shell as a Corporate M&A and Financing advisor, Finance Manager, Section Controller and various other financial roles. John completed the Corporate Finance program at London Business School, has an MBA from University of St. Thomas (Houston) and a BBA in both Accounting and Finance with Honors from University of Houston.
John.Mulbrecht@ge.com |
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Michele Martin
Senior Vice President
Michele's primary responsibilities on the O&G Portfolio team include the management and divestiture of EFS' Oil & Gas partnerships. Prior to her current role, Michele led the structuring, underwriting, and pricing of Oil & Gas acquisitions. Her tenure at GE also includes roles on the Energy Financial Services portfolio team and various global positions as a member of the Corporate Audit Staff. Michele holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. |
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Ben Brown
Vice President
Ben leads the structuring, underwriting, and pricing of transactions. Prior to his current role, he spent several years as an underwriter in the oil & gas and emerging markets teams at GE Energy Financial Services. Ben previously worked for five years as an onshore and offshore facilities engineer at ExxonMobil and as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Ben holds a BS in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Cornell University. |
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