Gulfport Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, has named Michael Hodges executive vice-president and chief financial officer, succeeding William “Bill” Buese, effective Apr. 3, 2023. Buese will serve as an advisor to the company until May 3, 2023.
Hodges joins Gulfport with more than a decade of experience in financial leadership roles for oil and gas companies operating in the Appalachian basin. Most recently, he served as senior vice-president, finance and accounting at Leon Capital Group. Prior, he was executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Montage Resources Corp. until its merger with Southwestern Energy Co. in November 2020.
Separately, on Mar. 1, 2023, Gulfport named Matthew Rucker as senior vice-president of operations.
Rucker has a decade of operational and resource development leadership experience in the Appalachian basin. Most recently, Rucker served as vice-president, production operations at Javelin Energy Partners. Prior to joining Javelin, Rucker served as executive vice-president, chief operating officer for Montage Resources Corp. following Montage’s combination with Blue Ridge Mountain Resources in June 2020.