Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2001
MARK A. ERICKSON is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of
Gasco Energy, Inc. He was Founder and a senior officer and Director of
Pennaco Energy, Inc., with properties in the Powder River basin of
Wyoming. He was also a Founder and past President of RIS Resources
(USA). Mr. Erickson, a Registered Petroleum Engineer with 17 years of
experience in business development, finance, strategic planning,
marketing, project management and petroleum engineering, received his MS
in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines. Profile
TWST: Let's start out with a history and a quick overview of GascoEnergy.
Mr. Erickson: Going back to time zero, the predecessor company,
Pannonian Energy, was formed in 1998 with its primary