Swift Energy Appoints Gleeson Van Riet as Chief Financial Officer
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Swift Energy Company has appointed Gleeson Van Riet as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Van Riet succeeds Alton Heckaman, who announced his retirement in August 2016. Heckaman will remain with the company through the first quarter of 2017, and thereafter will provide ongoing consulting support to ensure a smooth transition.
“We are pleased to welcome Gleeson to the Swift Energy leadership team. His experience as a public company CFO in the upstream sector and previous exposure to the Eagle Ford make him an ideal fit. We are confident his extensive financial and capital markets expertise will complement our long-term growth objectives and look forward to having him play an integral role in delivering strong leadership for the company,” said Sean Woolverton, chief executive officer of Swift Energy.
“I’m excited to join Sean and the team at Swift Energy. The company has a clean balance sheet, a proven track record of operational excellence, and a dedicated workforce. I look forward to helping the Company advance its strategic growth initiatives through a disciplined financial approach,” said Gleeson Van Riet, chief financial officer of Swift Energy.
Gleeson Van Riet, 48, was previously the chief financial officer of Sanchez Energy Corporation where he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility from April 2013 to March 2016. Van Riet has more than 20 years of finance experience and previously worked as an investment banker with Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in London and Los Angeles. A native Houstonian, Van Riet earned a dual B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
About Swift Energy
Swift Energy Company, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Houston, engages in developing, exploring, acquiring and operating oil and gas properties in the Eagle Ford trend of South Texas.
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