2008 President
William M. Cobb
William M. Cobb & Associates

2007 President
Abdul-Jaleel Al-Khalifa
Dragon Oil CO.

2009 SPE President
Leo Roodhart
Shell Research B.V.

Vice President Finance
Behrooz Fattahi
Aera Energy LLC

Director Africa Region
Emmanuel O. Egbogah
Emerald Energy Resources Ltd.

Director Central and  Southeastern North America Region
Dean McPhearson
Baker Hughes, Inc.

Director Gulf Coast North America Region
Susan Howes 
Chevron Global Upstream

Director Mid-Continent North America Region
Roy M. Knapp
University of Oklahoma

Director Middle East Region
Ali H. Al-Hasan
Saudi Aramco

Director North Sea Region
John Donachie
Simmons & Company Intl.

Director Northeastern North America Region
George J. Koperna Jr.
Advanced Resources International Inc.

Director Northern Asia Pacific Region
Mohd Jukris Abdul Wahab
Petronas

Director Rocky Mountain North America Region
Helen Chang
Nexen Inc. 

Director South America and Caribbean Region
Stephen Wattley 
Professional Petroleum Services

Director South, Central, and East Europe Region
Klaus Potsch
OMV Exploration & Production GmbH 

Director Southern Asia Pacific Region
Fauzi Imron
Medco E&P Langsa Ltd

Director Southwestern North America Region
Prentice Creel
Kinder Morgan CO₂ Company 

Director Western North America Region
Med Kamal
Chevron Energy Technology Co.
 

Director At-Large
Sara Akbar
Kuwait Energy

Director At-Large
Josh Etkind
Shell Exploration & Production Co.

Director At-Large
Iskander Diyashev
IRDC

Technical Directors

Director Drilling and Completions
Ford Brett
Oil & Gas Consultants International 

Director Projects, Facilities and Construction
Paul Jones
Chevron Energy Technology Pty. Ltd.

Director Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility
Emmanuel Garland
Total E&P

Director Management and Information
Jeff Spath
Schlumberger

Director Production and Operations
James Pappas
Devon Energy Corp.

Director Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Alberto Sampaio de Almeida
Petrobras E&P