Officers and Directors

Waldo J. Ackerman, President

As the founder of Murex Petroleum Corporation, Waldo Ackerman brings 18 years of engineering, operations and management experience to the company. Before starting Murex Petroleum, he was an Operations Engineer for Patina Oil and Gas Corporation and prior to that was a Production Engineer for Mewbourne Oil Company.

Waldo received his BS in Petroleum Engineering in 1989 from North Dakota State University and completed Production Performance Analysis Methods Graduate Course from the Colorado School of Mines.

Donald A. Kessel, Vice President

Don Kessel has over 18 years of Engineering and Management experience with a BS in Petroleum Engineering from North Dakota State University. Don previously worked for Amerada Hess Corporation for 10 years.

Don sits on the Board of Directors of four (4) privately held mineral companies in addition to Murex.