Tom L. Ward has bought MNR on 5 days since Nov 2025

Tom L. Ward is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mach Natural Resources LP (MNR), a position he has held since founding the company in 2017.( A prominent figure in the oil and gas industry, Ward co-founded Chesapeake Energy Corporation in 1989, serving as its President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director until 2006, where he played a key role in pioneering horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques that fueled the U.S. shale boom.( He subsequently led SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) as Chairman and CEO from 2006 to 2013 and Tapstone Energy as Chairman and CEO from 2013 to 2017.(

Ward graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1981 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Petroleum Land Management.( As a corporate insider at MNR, he recently purchased over 83,370 common units worth more than $1 million, listed as 'See Remarks, 10%' in trading disclosures, reflecting his ongoing commitment to the company.( Under his leadership, Mach has expanded through strategic acquisitions in the Permian and San Juan Basins, emphasizing disciplined capital allocation and production growth in the Anadarko, Permian, and San Juan regions.(

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