Ezra Yacob

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Ezra Y. Yacob was appointed Chairman of the Board, effective October 2022. Mr. Yacob was previously named Chief Executive Officer and appointed as a Director, effective October 2021.

Mr. Yacob previously served as President from January 2021 through September 2021; Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production from 2017 to 2021; Vice President and General Manager in Midland from 2014 to 2017; Division Exploration Manager in Midland from 2013 to 2014; and Division Exploration Manager in Fort Worth from 2012 to 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Yacob served in various geoscience and leadership positions. He joined the company in 2005 as a Geoscience Associate.

Before joining EOG, Mr. Yacob worked for the Minerals Division at the United States Geological Survey.

Mr. Yacob earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Puget Sound, a Master of Science degree in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Texas at Tyler.

Jeff Leitzell

EVP, Exploration & Production

Jeffrey R. Leitzell is Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production, a position he has held since May 2021. Mr. Leitzell previously served as Vice President and General Manager of EOG’s Midland, Texas office from 2017 to 2021 and as Operations Manager in Midland from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Leitzell held various engineering roles of increasing responsibility in multiple EOG offices since being hired by EOG as a Completions Engineer in 2008.

Mr. Leitzell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University.