John W. Nichols, 93, is a co-founder of Devon. He was named chairman emeritus in 1999. Nichols was chairman of the board of directors from the time Devon began operations in 1971 until 1999. He is a founding partner of Blackwood & Nichols Co., which put together the first public oil and gas drilling fund ever registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nichols is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant.

J. Larry Nichols, 65, is a co-founder of Devon and has been a director since 1971. He was named chairman of the board of directors in 2000 and serves as chairman of the Dividend Committee. Nichols served as president from 1976 until 2003 and has been chief executive officer since 1980. Nichols serves as a director of Baker Hughes Inc. and Sonic Corp. Nichols has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Michigan.

Thomas F. Ferguson, 71, joined the board of directors in 1982 and serves as chairman of the Audit Committee. Ferguson retired in 2005 from his position as managing director of United Gulf Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Investment Projects Co. KSC. He has represented Kuwait Investment Projects Co. on the boards of various companies in which it invests, including Baltic Transit Bank in Latvia and Tunis International Bank in Tunisia. Ferguson is a Canadian qualified Certified General Accountant and was formerly employed by the Economist Intelligence Unit of London as a financial consultant.

David M. Gavrin, 73, joined the board of directors in 1979 and is lead director and chairman of the Compensation Committee. Gavrin has been a private investor since 1989 and is a director and chairman of the board of MetBank Holding Corp. He is also president and a director of Arthur J. Gavrin Foundation Inc. From 1978 to 1988, he was a general partner of Windcrest Partners, a private investment partnership in New York City, and, for 14 years prior to that, he was an officer of Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.

David A. Hager, 51, joined the board of directors in 2007. Hager served as chief operating officer of Kerr-McGee Corp. prior to its merger with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in 2006. He has more than 25 years of oil and gas exploration and production experience, including an extensive background in planning and executing deepwater exploration and development projects. Hager also serves as a director of Pride International, Inc.

Mary P. Ricciardello, 52, joined the board of directors in 2007. She retired in 2002 after a 20-year career with Reliant Energy Inc., a leading independent power producer and marketer. Ricciardello began her career with Reliant in 1982 and served in various financial management positions with the company including comptroller, vice president and most recently as senior vice president and chief accounting officer. She serves on the boards of U.S. Concrete and Noble Corp. and is a Certified Public Accountant.

John A. Hill, 66, joined the board of directors in 2000 following Devon's merger with Santa Fe Snyder Corp. and serves as chairman of the Governance Committee. He has been with First Reserve Corp., an oil and gas investment management company, since 1983 and is currently its vice chairman and managing director. Prior to creating First Reserve Corp., Hill was president and chief executive officer of several investment banking and asset management companies and served as the deputy administrator of the Federal Energy Administration during the Ford Administration. Hill is chairman of the board of trustees of the Putnam Funds in Boston, a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College and director of various companies controlled by First Reserve Corp.

Robert L. Howard, 71, joined the board of directors in 2003 and is chairman of the Reserves Committee. Howard served as a director of Ocean Energy Inc. from 1996 to 2003. He retired in 1995 from his position as vice president of Domestic Operations, Exploration and Production, of Shell Oil Co. Howard is also a director of Southwestern Energy Company and McDermott International Inc.

William J. Johnson, 73, has been on the board of directors since 1999. Johnson has been a private consultant to the oil and gas industry since 1994. He is president and a director of JonLoc Inc., an oil and gas company of which he and his family are the only stockholders. Johnson has served as a director of Tesoro Corp. since 1996. From 1991 to 1994, Johnson was president, chief operating officer and a director of Apache Corp.

Michael M. Kanovsky, 59, joined the board of directors in 1998. He was a cofounder of Northstar Energy Corp. and served on Northstar's board of directors from 1982 to 1998. Kanovsky is president of Sky Energy Corporation and also serves as a director of Accrete Energy Inc., ARC Resources Ltd., Bonavista Petroleum Ltd., Pure Technologies Ltd. and TransAlta Corp.

J. Todd Mitchell, 49, joined the board of directors in 2002. He currently serves as president of Walton Mitchell & Co., Inc., a private energy investment company. Mitchell served as president of GPM Inc., a family-owned investment company, from 1998 to 2006, and as vice president for strategic planning from 2006 to 2007. He was on the board of directors of Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. from 1993 to 2002.

John Richels, 57, was elected president of Devon in 2004 and joined the board of directors in 2007. He previously served as a senior vice president of Devon and president and chief executive officer of Devon's Canadian subsidiary. Richels joined Devon through its 1998 acquisition of Canadian-based Northstar Energy Corp. Prior to joining Northstar, Richels was managing and chief operating partner of the Canadian-based national law firm, Bennett Jones. Richels previously served as a director of a number of publicly traded companies. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor.

Stephen J. Hadden, 53, was elected to the position of senior vice president, Exploration and Production, in 2004. In 1977, Hadden joined Texaco, now Chevron Corp., as a field engineer, subsequently holding a series of engineering and management positions in the United States. In 2002, he became an independent consultant. Hadden received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Marian J. Moon, 57, was elected to the position of senior vice president, Administration, in 1999. Moon is responsible for office administration, information technology, project management, records management and corporate governance. Moon has been with Devon for 24 years and served in various capacities, including manager of Corporate Finance and corporate secretary. Prior to joining Devon, Moon was employed by Amarex Inc., an Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas production and exploration firm, where her last position was treasurer. Moon is a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals and a graduate of Valparaiso University.

Frank W. Rudolph, 50, was elected to the position of senior vice president, Human Resources, in June 2007. In the seven years prior to joining Devon, Rudolph was vice president Human Resources for Banta Corporation, an international printing and supply chain management company with 9,000 employees. His career in human resources began at R. R. Donnelly & Sons and spans more than 25 years. Rudolph has also held human resources management positions at SANWA-Overhead Door Corp., US West Communications, Clark Refining and Marketing, Inc., James River Corporation and Tenneco Packaging. Rudolph holds a Bachelor of Science degree in administration from Illinois State University and a master's degree in industrial relations and management from Loyola University.

Darryl G. Smette, 60, was elected to the position of senior vice president, Marketing and Midstream, in 1999. Smette previously held the position of vice president, Marketing and Administrative Planning. His marketing background includes 15 years with Energy Reserves Group Inc./BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. He is also an oil and gas industry instructor, approved by the University of Texas Department of Continuing Education. Smette is a member of the Oklahoma Independent Producers Association, Natural Gas Association of Oklahoma and the American Gas Association. He holds an undergraduate degree from Minot State University and a master's degree from Wichita State University.

Lyndon C. Taylor, 49, was elected to the position of senior vice president and general counsel in February 2007. Taylor had served as Devon's deputy general counsel since August 2005. Prior to joining Devon, Taylor was with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP for 20 years, most recently as managing partner of the Houston office's energy practice. He is admitted to practice law in Oklahoma and Texas. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma.