Robert C Reeves

Mr. Reeves has been Athlon's President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since its formation in August 2010. Before Athlon's formation, Mr. Reeves was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Encore Acquisition Company (NYSE: EAC) from 2006 and in the same role for Encore Energy Partners (NYSE: ENP) from its inception in 2007 until both entities were acquired by Denbury Resources in March 2010. Prior to his Chief Financial Officer role, Mr. Reeves served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Encore Acquisition Company. Mr. Reeves served as Assistant Controller for Hugoton Energy Corporation prior to joining Encore Acquisition Company in 1999. Mr. Reeves received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Kansas. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Based upon Mr. Reeves' extensive background in operations and management, having served in various high-level executive roles, as well as his strong financial background and his experience with Athlon, which provide him with a unique understanding of our business and the operational, financial and strategic issues that energy companies face, we believe that Mr. Reeves possesses the requisite set of skills to serve as Chairman of our Board.