Ellis appointed president of Linn Energy

Linn Energy LLC, Houston, appointed Mark E. Ellis president, succeeding Michael C. Linn. Ellis is also chief operating officer.

Dec. 14, 2007

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Dec. 14 -- Linn Energy LLC, Houston, appointed Mark E. Ellis president, succeeding Michael C. Linn. Ellis is also chief operating officer.

Linn will continue as chairman and chief executive officer.

Ellis, a 28-year veteran of the North American oil and gas industry, joined Linn Energy in 2006 as executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Before that he was senior vice-president of North American production for Burlington Resources Inc. and president of Burlington Canada Ltd.