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 Portfolio team, where he manages EFS’ oil and gas partnerships. Prior to his current role, he was a member of EFS’ Diversified Energy team, where his responsibilities included the underwriting, structuring, and execution of equity investments in the midstream sector. Prior to joining EFS, 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, CFA
Vice President
Chris is a portfolio team member responsible for the management of EFS' oil & gas partnerships. Prior to his current role, he was a lead underwriter with the Natural Resources Midstream group responsible for the risk assessment, structuring, and closing of midstream equity transactions. Chris previously worked as a fixed income underwriter for the Private Placements Group at AIG, and was awarded the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2006. Prior to graduate school, Chris worked in various analyst roles at Enron Corp. in Houston. Chris holds a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Red McCombs School of Business at UT. |
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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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P. Richard "Dick" Gessinger
Senior Vice President
Dick originates partnership investments with independent oil
and gas producers to acquire or monetize proven reserves.
He has more than 30 years experience as an energy finance
professional. His experience as a commercial banker, investment
banker, and exploration and production company executive including
recently serving as chief financial officer of a NYSE-listed
Gulf Coast energy exploration company gives him a rare blend
of qualifications as a financial originator. He holds an MBA
in Corporate Finance and a BA degree in Political Science,
both from Emory University.
Paul.Gessinger@ge.com |
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Michele Martin
Vice President
Michele's primary responsibilities include structuring, underwriting,
and pricing transactions as well as supporting the overall
deal process. Prior to her current role, Michele has worked
in the Energy Financial Services portfolio team and has held
various global positions at General Electric as a member of
the Corporate Audit Staff. Michele holds a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from Case Western Reserve 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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