Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> December 3, 2001
ROBERT E. GILLON is a Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst at John
S. Herold, Inc. Mr. Gillon is Herold's most experienced Analyst,
covering North American E&P companies. He is also responsible for
Herold's Oil & Gas Perspectives (weekly report to institutional investor
clients) and is a co-editor of the Herold Energy Investment Outlook. Mr.
Gillon spent six years in exploration geology and geophysics with
Phillips Petroleum and 17 years as geological and financial consultant
to investment and exploration institutions and companies. Prior to
rejoining Herold in 1995, he was editor and publisher of Exploration
Monthly. He is a member of the National Association of Petroleum
Investment Analysts. Mr. Gillon earned a BS in Geology at the California
Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance at the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania. Profile
JOHN B. PARRY is a Vice President, Senior Equity Analyst at John S.
Herold, Inc. Mr. Parry's research domain includes many of the
international integrated companies, domestic refiners, integrated
pipelines and certain diversified energy companies. He is also co-editor
of the Herold Energy Investment Outlook. Prior to joining the firm in
1990, Mr. Parry had 20 years of experience in equity analysis with firms
such as J. & W. Seligman, McLeod Young Weir, and Copeland, Wickersham,
Wiley & Co. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MS in
Industrial Management at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Mr. Parry is
a member of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts,
the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Oil Analysts Group of
New York. Profile
CHRISTOPHER W. SHEEHAN is a Senior Vice President and Director of M&A
Research at John S. Herold, Inc. He was formally associated with McMahan
Securities Co. where he covered the oil and gas industries. Prior to
that time he had been Managing Director of McMahan's non-profit
subsidiary, donating computers to the disabled. Mr. Sheehan earned a BA
in Political Science and an MBA in Finance at the University of
Connecticut. He is a member of Herold's Management Committee. Profile
ARTHUR L. SMITH, President and CEO of ATSI Communications, Inc., has more than
19 years of specialized experience in the international telecommunications
industry. Mr. Smith is also co-Founder and former Chairman of Globalscape,
Inc., a former subsidiary of ATSI now listed on the American Stock
Exchange. Prior to founding ATSI, Mr. Smith served as Director of International
Sales for Geocomm Partners, Inc., an international communications firm based in
Los Angeles. Mr. Smith is a fluent Spanish speaker and is recognized as an
industry expert, speaking at industry forums and expos including the Simpasio
Annual ASISAT and the Latin America Telecommunications Conference. Profile
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