LARRY W. BICKLE - Corporate Board Profile

SM Energy Co

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-04-11	Dr. Bickle is a retired private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. From June 2005 through April 2007, he was Executive in Residence for Haddington Ventures, L.L.C., a private equity fund that invests in midstream energy companies and assets. Prior to that, Dr. Bickle was Managing Director of Haddington from June 1997 to 2005. From 1984 to 1997, Dr. Bickle was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TPC Corporation (formerly Tejas Power Corporation), a NYSE-listed gas storage, transportation, and marketing company that he founded. Dr. Bickle is also a director of UNS Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS), the parent company for Tucson Electric Power Company. He also serves as Non-Executive Chairman and is a member of the Board of Managers of Quantum Natural Gas Storage, LLC. Dr. Bickle brings to the Board over 30 years of experience in various aspects of the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides the Board with significant strategic planning, operations management, public company corporate governance, and public policy insights from his experience leading TPC Corporation. Dr. Bickle also brings specific knowledge of natural gas transportation infrastructure including pipelines, processing, treatment, and storage; experience running a large natural gas marketing and trading operation, and extensive experience with both state and federal regulators related to natural gas production and transportation. He also has significant financial management and accounting oversight experience, which is important to the oversight of our financial reporting and financial risk management functions, and serve as a basis for Dr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert. Dr. Bickle's service on other public company boards enhances his strong corporate governance background. Annual compensation: $237,579.
2014-04-10	Dr. Bickle is a retired private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. From June 2005 through April 2007, he was Executive in Residence for Haddington Ventures, L.L.C., a private equity fund that invests in midstream energy companies and assets. Prior to that, Dr. Bickle was Managing Director of Haddington from June 1997 to 2005. From 1984 to 1997, Dr. Bickle was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TPC Corporation (formerly Tejas Power Corporation), a NYSE-listed gas storage, transportation, and marketing company that he founded. Dr. Bickle is also a director of UNS Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS), the parent company for Tucson Electric Power Company. He also serves as Non-Executive Chairman and is a member of the Board of Managers of Quantum Natural Gas Storage, LLC. Dr. Bickle brings to the Board over 31 years of experience in various aspects of the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides the Board with significant strategic planning, operations management, public company corporate governance, and public policy insights from his experience leading TPC Corporation. Dr. Bickle also brings specific knowledge of natural gas transportation infrastructure including pipelines, processing, treatment, and storage; experience running a large natural gas marketing and trading operation, and extensive experience with both state and federal regulators related to natural gas production and transportation. He also has significant financial management and accounting oversight experience, which is important to the oversight of our financial reporting and financial risk management functions, and serves as a basis for Dr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert. Dr. Bickle's service on other public company boards enhances his strong corporate governance background.
2015-04-09	Mr. Bickle is a retired public company CEO and private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. ... Mr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert. ... Mr. Bickle, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Peru and Ms. Robeson are also independent. ... The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation paid during 2014 to our non-employee directors. ... Larry W. Bickle $10,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $270,062 Stock Awards, Total $280,062.
2016-04-13	Mr. Bickle is a retired public company CEO and private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. He is a member of the Board since 1995. He serves on the Audit Committee and Executive Committee. Mr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert is noted. He received $100,000 in cash fees and $133,379 in stock awards in 2015, totaling $233,379.
2017-04-13	Mr. Bickle is a retired public company CEO and private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. ... Mr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert and provides a strong foundation for his service on the Audit Committee. ... 2016 Director Compensation: Larry W. Bickle Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $100,000, Stock Awards $180,019, Total $280,019.
2018-04-12	Mr. Bickle is a retired public company CEO and private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. He serves on the Audit Committee and is an audit committee financial expert. 2017 Director Compensation table shows $270,013 total compensation.
2019-04-15	Larry W. Bickle Director since 1995 Member, Audit and Compensation Committees Age: 73 Mr. Bickle is a retired public company CEO and private equity investor with extensive experience in various energy related businesses. ... Mr. Bickle also brings specific knowledge of natural gas transportation infrastructure including pipelines, processing, treatment, and storage; experience running a large natural gas marketing and trading operation, and extensive experience with both state and federal regulators related to natural gas production and transportation. He also has significant financial management and accounting oversight experience, which serves as the basis for Mr. Bickle's designation as an audit committee financial expert and provides a strong foundation for his service on the Audit Committee.
2020-04-17	Larry W. Bickle, Director since 1995, Member, Audit and Compensation Committees, Age: 74. 2019 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $90,000, Stock Awards $126,002, Total $216,002.
2021-04-16	Larry W. Bickle served as a member of the Compensation Committee for the portion of 2020 from the beginning of the year until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 27, 2020. ... Director since unknown. Member, Audit Committee. ... 2020 Non-Employee Director Compensation: Larry W. Bickle Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $110,000, Stock Awards: $100,004.