Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 2004
CHRIS A. DITTMAR is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the
Board of Directors of EnDevCo, Inc. He was elected to serve a three-year
term on the Board at the 2002 annual meeting held September 12, 2003.
Mr. Dittmar had served as the Chief Financial Officer of the corporation
since August 5, 2002. In addition to his activities with the
corporation, Mr. Dittmar is the Chief Executive Officer of Alliance
Energy Corporation. Alliance is a privately held family corporation
currently engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and power
development on an international basis. Mr. Dittmar was the Chairman,
President and CEO of Xavier Corporation from 1993-1997. Xavier was an
independent exploration and production corporation principally engaged
in the acquisition and development of natural resources in the former
Soviet Union. It entered into joint ventures and technical service
agreements with Russian entities for the exclusive exploration,
production, processing and marketing of oil and gas reserves in excess
of 2 billion barrels. While with Xavier, Mr. Dittmar developed the
corporate business plan and raised in excess of $100 million dollars of
debt and equity financing for its implementation. Mr. Dittmar also has
extensive experience recruiting and managing senior management teams
required to implement large-scale international operations. Prior to
1993, Mr. Dittmar operated a private investment entity for family oil
and gas investments and has held previous positions as Assistant
Controller for Occidental Chemical Company and Audit Manager for
Occidental Petroleum Corporation as well as a Senior Accountant at
Aluminum Company of America. Mr. Dittmar graduated from Cleveland State
University, Cleveland, Ohio, with a Juris Doctor. He completed his
undergraduate studies at Iowa State University, graduating with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance. Mr. Dittmar is also
an active member of the Association of International Petroleum
Negotiators. Profile
Mr. Dittmar: The best way to talk about EnDevCo is to talk a little bit
about its past because that will explain its future. It was formerly
known as
