About Our Team

Karl Weber serves as Chief Financial Officer at Nine Point Energy to assist in staging the company for future growth. With over three decades spent building and nurturing energy companies, Mr. Weber has extensive and practical knowledge on how to position the management team for success. Mr. Weber founded and served as CEO, CFO, and COO for multiple energy companies, and by doing so, possesses a fundamental understanding of value drivers in the energy sector. In addition to assisting companies become successful, Mr. Weber is a staunch advocate of and mentor for the financial education of young people. Mr. Weber was educated at the University of Denver and Harvard Business School.

Prior to Nine Point Energy, Mr. Taron worked in various finance roles for Nine Point’s predecessor company, Triangle USA Petroleum Corporation, and Caliber Midstream, Triangle USA’s sister company and largest midstream services provider. Prior to joining Triangle, Mr. Taron worked for Standard Chartered Bank in London and in Houston where he focused on acquisition and divestiture advisory for upstream oil and gas companies in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Taron began his career at Seven Hills Partners, a boutique investment bank in San Francisco focused on growth stage technology companies. Mr. Taron earned his BA in International Relations from Stanford University in 2006 and MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business in 2014. He is a CFA charterholder. 

Mr. Simon has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in engineering, project management and leadership roles in the US and internationally. From 2013 to 2016 he served as Chief Executive Officer of Bennu Oil and Gas, a company formed to acquire ATP Oil & Gas Corp.’s Gulf of Mexico assets out of bankruptcy. Prior to Bennu, Mr. Simon served in a series of increasingly senior roles at Hess Corporation, most recently as SVP, Global E&P Services (2010-2013) and SVP, Production, Americas and Africa (2007-2010). Mr. Simon began his career as an engineer with Tenneco Oil Co, where he spent 12 years in a variety of engineering roles.

Mr. Simon is the Board Chairman of Target Hunger, a Houston non-profit addressing hunger and its root causes in Houston’s inner city. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Texas A&I University.

Dr. Peter Hill has over 40 years of experience in the international oil and natural gas industry. He commenced his career in 1972 and spent 22 years in senior positions at British Petroleum including Chief Geologist, Chief of Staff for BP Exploration, President of BP Venezuela and Regional Director for Central and South America. Dr. Hill then worked as Vice President of Exploration at Ranger Oil Ltd. in England (1994-1995), Managing Director Exploration and Production at Deminex GMBH Oil in Germany (1995-1997), Technical Director/Chief Operating Officer at Hardy Oil & Gas plc (1998-2000), President and Chief Executive Officer at Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (2000-2005), Director/Chairman at Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. (2006-2008) and as an independent advisor to Palo Alto Investors (January 2008-December 2009).

Dr. Hill has served on numerous boards, including as Non-Executive Chairman at Toreador Resources Corporation (January 2009-April 2011), Director (April 2013-March 2015) and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (March 2014-March 2015) of Midstates Petroleum Company, and Director (November 2009-April 2012) and Chairman (April 2012-present) of Triangle Petroleum Corporation. Dr. Hill has a B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology and a Ph.D.

Sylvia J. Kerrigan served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Marathon Oil Corporation from 2012 to 2017. She joined Marathon Oil Corporation in 1995 as Assistant General Counsel for litigation, human resources and environmental law, was named Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in September 2009, and in 2011, she assumed responsibility for compliance and business integrity. Ms. Kerrigan also oversaw Marathon Oil Corporation’s public policy and corporate communications functions.

Previously, Ms. Kerrigan worked at the United Nations Security Council’s Commission d’Indemnisation in Geneva, Switzerland (UNCC) for two years, and was in private practice for five years. At the UNCC, she served as the Senior Legal Officer and team leader responsible for arbitrating the losses sustained by international energy companies following Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. In private practice, Ms. Kerrigan counseled energy, construction, manufacturing and transportation clients on complex commercial, international and insurance matters. During law school, she clerked for the Texas Supreme Court.

Ms. Kerrigan is a past chairman of the State Bar of Texas International Law Section and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. She serves on the boards of various educational, professional and public institutions, including Team Industrial Services, Inc., Southwestern University, the United Way, and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law and Business at the University of Texas in Austin. She has served on other organization boards such as the American Leadership Forum, the Center for American, and International Law and the Houston Bar Association.

Ms. Kerrigan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Political Economy and English from Southwestern University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas.

Mr. Kettler is a Partner of Chambers Energy Management and also serves on the firm’s investment committee. In addition to these roles, Mr. Kettler participates in deal sourcing, due diligence, structuring, negotiations and ongoing monitoring of investments.

Mr. Kettler has substantial energy finance experience and has invested in a wide range of energy companies including exploration and production, oilfield services, midstream and pipeline, refining, power generation and electric and gas utility companies. His investment experiences have primarily been in the form of originated loans, high yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt and private and public equities. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kettler was a Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers working for the Lehman Energy Fund as Investment Manager and Head Trader. Prior to his time with the Lehman Energy Fund, Mr. Kettler was with Kenmont Investments, focusing on energy investments for its credit opportunities fund. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Kettler was involved in the restructuring of $6.5 billion of Dynegy, Inc.’s debt, preferred stock and corporate obligations as a Senior Director and Assistant Treasurer for Dynegy.

Mr. Kettler’s other work experiences include positions as a Manager in Enron’s Principal Investments Group from 1998 to 2001, and prior thereto, experience as an investment banking analyst for Kemper Securities and as an accountant with KPMG.

Mr. Kettler holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Sord Scholar and won the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. He holds the Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

Timothy D. Leuliette served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Visteon Corporation from September 2012 to June 2015. Upon assuming his role at Visteon, Mr. Leuliette left FINNEA Group, a firm he had co-founded and where he was a senior managing director. He left the FINNEA Group’s predecessor firm to serve as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dura Automotive LLC for two years to oversee its emergence from bankruptcy, its financial and operational restructuring and its successful sale. Prior to that, Mr. Leuliette was Co-Chief Executive Officer of Asahi Tec Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary Metaldyne Corporation, a company he co-founded in 2000. Mr. Leuliette was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Penske Corporation, President and Chief Executive Officer of ITT Automotive Group and Senior Vice President of ITT Industries Inc. Before joining ITT, Mr. Leuliette served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Automotive L.P and was a member of the Siemens Automotive managing board and a corporate vice president of Siemens AG.

Mr. Leuliette is a director of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and has also served as a director of numerous other boards, including Visteon Corporation, Business Leaders of Michigan, and The Detroit Economic Club. He is also a past chairman of the board of The Detroit Branch of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Leuliette holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.