About Our Team
Nine Point’s most valuable resource is our team. We are a hand-picked team of talented, hard-working experts in their respective fields, focused on delivering best-in-class operational performance. Team strength combined with community and environmental stewardship creates Strength in Energy!
Who We Are
Our Mission, Values, and Vision
Mission: Fortitude through strength and determination: empowering our employees to safely and efficiently develop domestic energy, establishing Nine Point as a premier oil and gas company for the direct benefit of all constituents.
Values: Safety, initiative, and integrity are the absolute foundation of our Nine Points of Strength.
Vision: Safe, efficient development of Nine Point’s resources, delivering energy for our country and value for our shareholders.

Strength in Energy!

Who We Are
Our Nine Points of Strength
These nine points create the foundation for everything we do, from the board room to the wellhead, every aspect of our business is guided by these principles.
1 - Safety
2 - Integrity
3 - Initiative
4 - Dedication
5 - Efficiency
6 - Awareness
7 - Confidence
8 - Cooperative
9 - Competitive Greatness
Who We Are
Our Leadership Team
“Empowering our employees” – Our Leadership Team’s primary responsibility is to set direction and strategy, providing autonomy to our talented team, with a results-oriented focus on driving value for each of our constituents. Nine Point’s leadership team has a proven track record of unlocking value in the Williston Basin.


Dominic Spencer
President and Chief Executive Officer
About Mr. Spencer

Ashley Garber
General Counsel
About Ms. Garber

Karl Weber
Chief Financial Officer
About Mr. Weber

Tony Hale
VP of Operations
About Mr. Hale
Tony Hale currently serves as the Vice President of Operations at Nine Point Energy. Previously, Mr. Hale served as Vice President of Operations since February 2017 for Nine Point’s predecessor company, Triangle USA Petroleum. Since joining Triangle USA Petroleum in October of 2012, Mr. Hale has served in a variety of critical operational roles including Operations Manager, Operations Engineer, and Drilling Engineer. Prior to joining Triangle USA Petroleum, he worked as a drilling engineer for EOG Resources, Williams Production and in many capacities including Drilling Manager at Ensign United States Drilling. Mr. Hale earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech.

Mike Ross
VP of Land and Business Development
About Mr. Ross

Daniel Lockley
Subsurface Manager
About Mr. Lockley
Daniel Lockley currently serves as the Subsurface Manager at Nine Point Energy. Previously, Mr. Lockley served as Reservoir Manager since January 2016 for Nine Point’s predecessor company, Triangle USA Petroleum. Since joining Triangle USA Petroleum in February of 2014, Mr. Lockley has served in a variety of roles including Production Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, and Reservoir Manager. Prior to joining Triangle USA Petroleum, he worked for Forest Oil Corporation as an Asset/Team Lead and Production/Completions Engineer. Mr. Lockley earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Dan Taron
VP of Finance
About Mr. Taron
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.
Our Board of Directors
Nine Point’s Board represents the Shareholders’ interests and provides constructive directives concerning strategic guidance and corporate governance. Our Board is engaged and actively contributes their valuable insight to the fulfillment of Nine Point’s vision.
Timothy D. Leuliette
Chairman
About Mr. Leuliette
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.
Dr. Peter Hill
Vice-Chairman
About Mr. Hill
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
Director
About Ms. Kerrigan
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.
R. Kyle Kettler
Director
About Mr. Kettler
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.
John Simon
Director
About Mr. Simon
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.
Our Statement of Ethics
At Nine Point Energy Holdings, Inc. and Nine Point Energy, LLC, we are committed to doing business the right way, every day. This means that we conduct our business in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, the highest standards of business ethics, and to full and accurate financial disclosure in compliance with applicable law. The Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved Nine Point’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to provide guidance about how we conduct our business and to guide its directors, officers and employees in the performance of their duties.
Each director, officer and employee of Nine Point has agreed to comply with high standards as set out in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. A full copy of this code is provided below.
Should you have a good faith belief that a Nine Point director, officer or employee has conducted themselves in a manner inconsistent with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, then we encourage you to contact the Ethics Hotline and report the misconduct.
General Inquiries
720-697-2111
Headquarters
1001 17th St., 14th Floor Denver, CO 80202
Field Office
2663 141st Ave NW P.O. Box 606 Alexander, ND 58831