Northern Oil and Gas makes management changes

Dec. 18, 2019
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. has made management changes.

Northern Oil and Gas Inc. has made management changes.

Nicholas O’Grady, Northern’s current president and chief financial officer will succeed Brandon Elliott as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Elliott will step down as chief executive officer on Dec. 31, and from the company’s executive team on Jan. 15, 2020. He will remain a consultant through 2020.

Chad Allen, currently the company’s chief accounting officer, will succeed O’Grady as chief financial officer.

Adam Dirlam, currently executive vice president of land, will be promoted to chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Also on Jan. 1, 2020, Erik Romslo, currently executive vice-president, general counsel and secretary, will become chief legal officer and secretary; Mike Kelly joins the company as executive vice-president of finance from Seaport Global Securities where he was a partner and head of E&P research; and James Evans, currently vice-president of engineering, will become senior vice-president of engineering.