Energy XXI Gulf Coast has appointed Tiffany J. (T.J.) Thom as chief financial officer of (CFO) the company effective 28 August 2017.
Hugh Menown has resigned as executive VP, chief accounting officer and interim CFO to pursue other interests. Menown has agreed to serve as an advisor to the company during a transition period.
Thom has more than 20 years of financial and operational experience in the energy industry, primarily offshore Gulf of Mexico operations. Most recently,Thom served as the CFO of KLR Energy Acquisition Corp. from January 2015 until April 2017, when it was combined with Tema Oil and Gas Co. to form Rosehill Resources Inc. Thom served in positions of increasing responsibility for EPL Oil & Gas, Inc. (EPL) from October 2000 until its June 2014 acquisition by the Company’s predecessor, Energy XXI Ltd. Thom held the most senior financial position at EPL from July 2009 until the acquisition, serving as executive VP and CFO when EPL was acquired. From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Thom served as Senior Reservoir Engineer for Exxon Production Co. and ExxonMobil Co. with operational roles, including reservoir engineering and subsurface completion engineering for numerous offshore Gulf of Mexico properties.