Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 30, 2001
PAUL RICHARD GESSINGER joined The Meridian Resource Corporation in 1997
as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gessinger
received his BA in 1970 and his MBA in 1972 from Emory University,
Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Gessinger has an extensive background in finance,
with particular focus in the energy sector, obtained throughout his 28-
year career as a Chief Financial Officer, investment banker, and
commercial banker for such firms as The Meridian Resource Corporation,
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc., Bear Stearns & Co., Citicorp Investment
Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Profile
Meridian Resource Corporation?
Mr. Gessinger: The Meridian Resource Corporation applies high-grade
technology to a vast
