Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 6, 2002
ROBERT L. GERRY III has been Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Vaalco Energy, Inc., since August 1997.
Until August 1997, Mr. Gerry had been Vice Chairman of Nuevo
Energy Company from February 1994, prior to which he was
President and Chief Operating Officer of Nuevo since its
formation in March 1990. He has been Senior Vice President of
Energy Assets International Corporation since January 1989. For
10 years prior to joining EAIC, Mr. Gerry was active as an
independent investor concentrating on energy investments. He
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Nuevo Energy
Company, a position he has held since 1990, and Earth Satellite
Corporation and as a trustee of Texas Children's Hospital. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of VAALCOand then a picture of what you're doing at the present time?
Mr. Gerry: VAALCO was founded in the mid-1980s offshore