Tom L. Ward

Tom L. Ward
Born
Seiling, Oklahoma[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Chairman & CEO, Mach Resources Oil and Gas Entrepreneur
SpouseSchree Ward
Children4

Tom L. Ward is a prominent Oklahoma City businessman and philanthropist.[2] He is currently the chairman and CEO of Mach Resources,[3] a privately owned energy company in Oklahoma City, OK. He was the founder and former chairman and CEO of Tapstone Energy [4] and SandRidge Energy, Inc.[5] and is the former president, chief operating officer, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy.[6]

After growing SandRidge into a $10 billion company,[7] Ward and SandRidge parted ways in 2013. The decision to move on from Ward was made without cause,[7] along with two separate board investigations concluding nothing improper and no wrongdoings occurred during his tenure as chairman and CEO.[8]

Ward, who Bloomberg coined "a natural gas icon" in 2017,[9] has founded and led several successful oil and gas companies throughout his career.

Ward is also owner of TLW Trading, L.L.C., Heritage Feeders, L.P., and TLW Land and Cattle.[10] TLW Trading, L.L.C. invests both financially and physically in commodities, focusing primarily on energy, specifically on North American natural gas markets. Heritage Feeders is ranked within the top 10 cattle feeders in the United States.[10]

  1. ^ The Journal Record August 1, 2007
  2. ^ "Energizers - Forbes.com". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Tom Ward's New Venture: Mach Resources; OklahomaMinerals.com". OklahomaMinerals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Former SandRidge CEO Tom Ward Launches Tapstone Energy LLC; BizJournals.com". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "His Own Terms; OKMag.com". Oklahoma Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Long-time president and COO resigns from Chesapeake Energy; ogfj.com". Oil & Gas Financial Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Former SandRidge CEO Tom Ward starts energy company; TulsaWorld.com". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tom Ward is out as SandRidge's CEO; NewsOK.com". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tom Ward Sees an Opportunity in Shale His Old Company Spurned; Bloomberg.com". Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Tom Ward; bnefsummit2017.com". BNEF Summit. Retrieved September 27, 2017.