Lonestar Resources has announced several management changes.
Effective April 30, 2018, Doug Banister has retired from his position as Chief Financial Officer.
The company has bolstered its management team with the recent additions of Jason N. Werth as Chief Accounting Officer and Gregory R. Packer as General Counsel.
About Jason Werth
Jason comes to Lonestar from Denbury Resources, where he served in positions of increasing responsibility. Jason first served as SEC Reporting Manager, then as Assistant Controller of Corporate Accounting and most recently as Director of Audit. Notably, during Jason's tenure at Denbury, he managed teams responsible for preparing the company's SEC filings, maintaining the corporate budget and maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Prior thereto, Jason held positions at Arthur Anderson, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Jason earned his BBA-Accounting and MS-Accounting from Texas A&M University.
About Greg Packer
Greg comes to Lonestar from Howard Energy Partners, where he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and was involved in numerous financing transactions, significant acquisitions and multiple joint ventures. Prior to Howard, Greg was with Latham & Watkins LLP, where he represented a diverse set of public and private companies and investment banks in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, complex contract negotiation and general company representation. Greg received his Bachelor's Degree of Accounting and his Master's Degree of Accounting from Brigham Young University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School.
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