Board Committees

Mr. Quintana has been a director of SM Energy since 2006 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Governance and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Quintana is a retired oil and gas executive who was with Tesco Corporation (NASDAQ: TESO) from 2004 to 2015. While at Tesco Corporation, Mr. Quintana served as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and served on Tesco’s Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Quintana served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Tesco, Mr. Quintana worked for Schlumberger Corporation (NYSE: SLB) for five years as Vice President of Integrated Project Management and Vice President of Marketing for the Americas. Prior to Schlumberger, Mr. Quintana worked for nearly 20 years for Unocal Corporation, an integrated E&P company, in various operational and managerial roles.

Mr. Quintana currently serves on the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining Company (NYSE: NEM) and Calumet, Inc. (NYSE: CLMT). Additionally, Mr. Quintana previously served on the Board of Directors for California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) from 2020 until May 2024 and Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS) from 2016 until 2021.

Mr. Brookman has been a director of SM Energy since February 2024 and currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Brookman is a retired oil and gas executive who was with PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCE) for more than 18 years, from 2005 to 2023. While at PDC Energy, Inc., Mr. Brookman served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2015 until the company was acquired by Chevron Corporation in August 2023. Mr. Brookman originally joined PDC Energy, Inc. in July 2005 as Senior Vice President-Exploration and Production; he was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2013 and then served as President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2014 through December 2014. Prior to joining PDC Energy, Inc., Mr. Brookman worked for Patina Oil and Gas and its predecessor Snyder Oil from 1988 until 2005.

Mr. Brookman previously served as the Board Chairman for Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development and Protect Colorado.

Mr. Clark joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc.  He currently serves on the Audit Committee.

Mr. Clark is a retired energy industry executive with more than three decades of experience spanning finance, tax, accounting, and corporate governance. He previously served as Vice President and Treasurer of Marathon Oil Corporation from 2014 to 2019 and as Assistant Treasurer from 2007 to 2014. Prior to his leadership roles in treasury, Mr. Clark served as Senior Tax Counsel at Enron North America, as a Tax Attorney at Bracewell & Patterson, and as a Senior Accountant with Touche Ross & Company.

Mr. Clark served as a director of Civitas Resources, Inc., and as Chair of the Audit Committee. He also served as a director of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. from January 2021 through October 31, 2021, prior to its combination with Civitas.

Following his retirement from Marathon in 2019, Mr. Clark has remained active in community-based and educational organizations, with a particular focus on advancing higher education and broadband accessibility in underserved communities.

Mr. Clark currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Sitio Royalties Corp. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Southern University, a Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School, and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law.

Ms. Fox joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc. She currently serves on the Audit Committee.

Ms. Fox currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Driltek Inc., a privately held global onshore and offshore upstream operations and decommissioning company. She is also the founder of Cygnet Resources, a real property investment company.

Prior to Driltek, Ms. Fox served as Vice President of Business Development for California Resources Corporation from 2014 to 2020. Earlier in her career, she held a variety of leadership and technical roles at Occidental Petroleum, including Reservoir Management Team Leader from 2012 to 2014, Manager of California State Government Affairs from 2010 to 2012, and Reservoir and Production Engineer from 2006 to 2010.

Ms. Fox previously served as an independent director of Civitas Resources, Inc.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.

Mr. Helms joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc. He currently serves on the Audit Committee.

Mr. Helms has more than 40 years of oil and gas industry experience, including more than 15 years in executive leadership roles. He most recently served at EOG Resources, Inc., where he held several senior positions of increasing responsibility, including President from October 2021 to May 2024; Chief Operating Officer from December 2017 to December 2023; Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production from August 2013 to December 2017; Executive Vice President, Operations from February 2012 to August 2013; Vice President and General Manager of the Calgary, Alberta office from March 2008 to February 2012; and Vice President, Engineering and Acquisitions from September 2006 to March 2008.

Mr. Helms previously served as an independent director of Civitas Resources, Inc.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Ms. McDonald joined SM Energy as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2024. In September 2025, Ms. McDonald was appointed to the position of President. In January 2026, Ms. McDonald was appointed to President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the Board of Directors.

Ms. McDonald has more than 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining SM Energy, Ms. McDonald most recently served as Executive Vice President – Strategic Planning, Field Development and Marketing for Pioneer Natural Resources Company.  For approximately the last twenty years, Ms. McDonald worked in roles of increasing responsibility at Pioneer, holding leadership positions focusing on both the Permian Basin and South Texas.  Prior to joining Pioneer, Beth held various engineering roles at Hess Corporation and Total E&P USA.

Ms. McDonald currently serves as an Industry Board Member for the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and is a member of the Advanced Women Executives in Energy.

BS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University

Professional Engineer, Texas

Mr. Peru has been a director of SM Energy since 2014 and currently serves as Chairperson for the Audit Committee.

Mr. Peru was with Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1979 to 2007. While at Phelps Dodge Corporation, Mr. Peru served in several roles including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and various finance and accounting positions.

Mr. Peru currently serves on the Board of Directors of Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) and previously served on the Board of Directors of UNS Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of Fortis, Inc (NYSE: FTS).

Ms. Robeson has been a director of SM Energy since 2014 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

Ms. Robeson is a retired oil and gas executive who was with DCP Midstream GP, LLC, the General Partner of DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DCP), for more than 10 years, from 2000 to 2014. While at DCP Midstream Partners GP, LLC, Ms. Robeson served in several roles including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to joining DCP Midstream Partners, Ms. Robeson was with Kinder Morgan, Inc. (formerly KN Energy, Inc.) (NYSE: KMI) from 1996 to 2000 and served as the Vice President and Treasurer.

Ms. Robeson served as a director of American Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: AMID) from June 2014 until June 2016; served as a director of Tesco Corporation (NASDAQ: TESO) from October 2015 until December 2017; and served as a director of Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) (2019 – 2022) and AMGP GP LLC, the general partner of Antero Midstream GP, LP (NYSE: AMGP) (2017 – 2019).

Ms. Robeson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) and The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB).

Mr. van Kempen joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Governance and Sustainability Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.

Mr. van Kempen most recently served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Civitas Resources, Inc. Prior to joining Civitas, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of DCP Midstream from January 2013 to December 2022. Before his appointment as CEO, Mr. van Kempen held a series of senior leadership roles at DCP Midstream, including President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2012 to January 2013; President, Gathering and Processing, from January 2012 to August 2012; and President, Midcontinent Business Unit and Chief Development Officer from August 2010 to December 2011.

Prior to joining DCP Midstream in 2010, Mr. van Kempen served as President of Duke Energy Generation Services from September 2006 to July 2010 and as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions from December 2005 to September 2006. He joined Duke Energy in 2003 and held multiple management roles within the organization.

Earlier in his career, Mr. van Kempen held positions of increasing responsibility at General Electric, ultimately serving as staff executive for corporate mergers and acquisitions in 1999.

Mr. van Kempen holds a master’s degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

Dr. Venkatraman has been a director of SM Energy since December 2024 and currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

Dr. Venkatraman is President and Chief Executive Officer of Resermine, Inc., a leader in subsurface artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions with a focus on enhancing oil recovery, a company that he founded in 2017. From January 2019 to December 2020, Dr. Venkatraman was an Associate Professor of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. From 2015 to 2017, Dr. Venkatraman held academic appointments as a Postdoctoral Fellow in The Institute of Computational & Engineering Sciences, at The University of Texas at Austin, and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. From 2004 to 2015, Dr. Venkatraman held various positions of increasing responsibility at Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., including Senior Reservoir Engineer; Research Reservoir Engineer; Concept Engineer; and Operations Engineer, Panna-Mukta Field.

Dr. Venkatraman earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Technology and Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and his Ph.D. in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. Willard joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and member of the Governance and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Willard most recently served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, and as an independent director of Civitas Resources, Inc. Prior to joining Civitas, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Altria Group, Inc. from May 2018 to April 2020. Previously, Mr. Willard served as Altria’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from March 2015 to May 2018, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2011 to February 2015.

Mr. Willard joined Altria in 1992 as Assistant Controller and progressed through a series of increasingly senior leadership roles throughout his tenure. Earlier in his career, Mr. Willard worked at Salomon Brothers and Bain & Company.

Mr. Willard also served as a board member of SABMiller plc from 2009 to July 2015.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.