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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2007--Chesapeake Energy
Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today announced the appointment of Merrill A.
(Pete) Miller, Jr. to the Chesapeake Board of Directors until the June
8, 2007 annual meeting of shareholders, after which he will stand for
re-election by Chesapeake's shareholders for a term expiring in 2010.
Mr. Miller, age 56, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Houston-based National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), a leading
supplier of oilfield services, equipment and components to the
worldwide oil and natural gas industry. Miller joined NOV in February
1996 as Vice President of Marketing, Drilling Systems and was promoted
in April 1997 to President of the Company's Products and Technology
Group. In November 2000, he was named President and Chief Operating
Officer, in May 2001 was elected President and Chief Executive
Officer, and in May 2002 was elected Chairman of the Board.
Miller has broad industry experience, having served as President
of Anadarko Drilling Company from 1995 to 1996, a company that
Chesapeake helped form and that was acquired by Nabors Drilling, Inc.
(NYSE:NBR) in 1997. Prior to his service at Anadarko, Miller spent 15
years at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company (NYSE:HP) in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving in various senior management positions,
including Vice President, U.S. Operations.
Mr. Miller graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point,
New York in 1972 with a degree in Applied Science and Engineering.
Upon graduation, Mr. Miller served five years in the U.S. Army and
then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1980. Mr. Miller
serves on the Board of Directors for the Offshore Energy Center,
Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, Spindletop International
and is a member of the National Petroleum Council.
Mr. Miller's appointment increases the size of Chesapeake's Board
to eight members. Management is represented by Aubrey K. McClendon,
the company's co-founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Chesapeake's other Board members are Richard K. Davidson of Omaha,
Nebraska; Frank Keating of Washington, D.C.; Breene M. Kerr of Easton,
Maryland; Charles T. Maxwell of Bronxville, New York; Don Nickles of
Washington, D.C.; and Frederick B. Whittemore of New York City.
Management Comment
Aubrey K. McClendon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Chesapeake said of Mr. Miller's appointment, "We are extremely proud
to have Pete join Chesapeake's Board. I have known and respected Pete
for over 11 years, having first met him when we were helping to build
Oklahoma City-based Anadarko Drilling Company in the mid-1990's. I
believe Pete's experiences as the CEO of a 25,000 employee public
corporation that is a leading supplier to the worldwide oil and gas
industry will be of great benefit to Chesapeake, our Board and our
shareholders. We are very honored to announce his appointment to
Chesapeake's Board."
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the third largest independent
producer of natural gas in the U.S. Headquartered in Oklahoma City,
the company's operations are focused on exploratory and developmental
drilling and corporate and property acquisitions in the Mid-Continent,
Barnett Shale, Fayetteville Shale, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin,
South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, Ark-La-Tex and Appalachian Basin
regions of the United States. The company's Internet address is
www.chkenergy.com.
CONTACT: Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Investors:
Jeffrey L. Mobley, CFA, 405-767-4763
Senior Vice President-
Investor Relations and Research
jmobley@chkenergy.com
or
Media:
Thomas S. Price, Jr., 405-879-9257
Senior Vice President -
Corporate Development
tprice@chkenergy.com
SOURCE: Chesapeake Energy Corporation