HOUSTON, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Petroleum
Corporation (NYSE American: GDP) (the "Company") today announced
that the Company has promoted Kristen
M. McWatters, the Company's Controller, to Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
effective December 17, 2020. Ms.
McWatters replaces Robert T. Barker
who has served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since January 2017
and is retiring effective December
16, 2020. The Company previously announced Mr.
Barker's notice of retirement on September
25, 2020. His decision to retire was based on personal
reasons and not the result of any disagreement relating to our
operations, policies or practices.
In this role, Ms. McWatters will serve as the Company's
principal financial officer in addition to her other roles.
Ms. McWatters is a certified public accountant (CPA) who joined the
Company in 2017 and has been its Controller since March 2020.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. McWatters served as Controller
for Spark Energy, Inc., a publicly traded independent retail energy
services company, from 2015 to 2016 and their Senior Manager,
Financial Reporting from 2014 to 2015. From 2011 to 2014, Ms.
McWatters served in various positions with Southwestern Energy
Company, including Manager, Financial Reporting from 2013 to
2014. From September 2008 to
2011, Ms. McWatters worked for KPMG, LLP.
Goodrich Petroleum is an independent oil and natural gas
exploration and production company listed on the NYSE American
under the symbol "GDP".
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