Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 1999

George O. Mallon Jr. – Mallon Resources Corporation (mlrc)

GEORGE O. MALLON, JR., Chief Executive Officer of Mallon Resources Corporation, began the original basis for the company in 1975-1977, by building an oil and gas exploration business, Mallon Oil Company, of which he was Founder, Chairman and CEO until 1989, when it was combined into Mallon Resources. His career began at IBM in 1966, when it was enjoined by an hiatus of combat duty in Vietnam, where he was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps (1966-1970) and subsequently received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and Vietnamese Campaign Citation. Afterwards he worked in finance, accounting and sales at Monsners, Inc. (1970-1972); in international trade at the International Merchants National Bank (1972); in management and planning as Vice President of New Development at Bel Air Corp. (1972-1975). While attending graduate school from 1975 to 1977, he began creating Mallon Oil Company. Mr. Mallon holds an MBA degree from the University of Colorado, 1977. He is married and has three children. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little history of

Mallon Resources just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Mallon: Mallon started as Mallon Oil Company in 1978, and