ROBERT S. HERLIN is a co-Founder of Evolution Petroleum Corporation, serving as
the company’s President, CEO and Director since its inception in September 2003.
He has 26 years of experience in development, mergers and acquisitions,
operations and finance. Previously, Mr. Herlin served as CEO and, previously, as
CFO for an oil and gas exploration company focused on 3D seismic exploration. He
also served as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Enron Liquids prior to
1997 and Director of Acquisitions for several independent oil and gas companies.
He also led a consulting group focused on acquisitions and strategy. Mr. Herlin
earned his BS and ME degrees from Rice University and his MBA from Harvard. He
has been involved in numerous transactions totaling more than $800 million. In
the course of his oil and gas acquisition work, he has evaluated properties
along the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountains and Los Angeles basins
while leading numerous evaluation teams of professionals. Mr. Herlin created and
led an operating group that initiated and successfully completed a conventional
horizontal drilling program with 28 wells in the Giddings Field in central Texas
during the early stages of horizontal drilling by industry. He was the lead
consultant and manager for a $65 million manufacturing company leveraged buyout
and turnaround. Mr. Herlin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Boots
and Coots Group.
