白鹰矿业 WHK

Matthew Heinlein has served on our board of directors since August 2023 and as our Vice President & Head of Corporate Development & Strategy since our inception. Immediately prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, Mr. Heinlein will resign from our board of directors. From July 2019 to July 2021, Mr. Heinlein worked at The Blackstone Group where he was involved with several of Blackstone's investments across the energy industry. Mr. Heinlein also worked at Falcon Minerals Corporation, a formerly publicly traded company, from 2018 to 2019, where he focused on corporate development, financial analyses and acquisition underwriting. He also worked in investment banking at Jefferies from 2016 to 2018, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and financial advisement to gas and oil companies.

In connection with the Internalization and the Offering, and effective upon the closing of the Offering, the Company's board of directors appointed Daniel Herz as President of the Company, effective June 10, 2026. Daniel Herz has served as Chairman of our board of directors and as our Chief Executive Officer since our inception and has also served as Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHawk Management since June 2021. In addition to his current roles, Mr. Herz will also serve as our President effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement. Mr. Herz has previously served as founder, president and chief executive officer of Falcon Minerals Corporation, a formerly publicly traded company, from August 2018 to June 2021 and served as a director from May 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Herz also served in various positions at the Atlas companies, a publicly traded enterprise, including as president of Atlas Energy Group, LLC from 2015 to 2018, and as chief executive officer of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. and its successor, Titan Energy, LLC from 2015 to 2018. Additionally, Mr. Herz served as vice president and senior vice president of corporate development and strategy from 2004 to 2011 of Atlas Energy, Inc., prior to its $4.3 billion sale to Chevron Corporation, the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. from 2004 to 2015, until its sale to Targa Resources for $7.7 billion, and the general partner of Atlas Energy, L.P. from 2011 to 2015. From April 2015 to April 2021, Mr. Herz served as a director of Titan Energy and its predecessor. In July 2016, Atlas Resource Partners and certain of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 prepackaged bankruptcy protection and successfully emerged from bankruptcy in September 2016 with the new name of Titan Energy. Mr. Herz has also served as a director, including as chair of the compensation committee and member of the audit committee, of Presidio Production Company (NYSE: FTW) since March 2026.

Peggy Gold has served on our board of directors since April 2023. Ms. Gold previously served as vice president and head of investor services for Resource REIT, Inc. from January 2020 until May 2022. From April 2004 to May 2022, Ms. Gold served as executive vice president for Resource Real Estate, Resource REIT's sponsor, where she focused on capital raising, which included the key accounts, marketing and investor services departments. Ms. Gold's team was dedicated to supporting the broker-dealer relationships, due diligence process, conferences and seminars. Ms. Gold was also responsible for revenue generation for multiple business lines by building company brand awareness and playing an integral role in product development.

Andrew Ceitlin has served on our board of directors since December 2024. Since October 2022, he has served as senior vice president and general counsel of the Construction Management division of AECOM, a publicly traded company, where he manages the legal departments of Tishman Construction Corporation, Hunt Construction Group, Inc., and Leeding Builders Group and their various subsidiaries. From June 2017 to October 2022, Mr. Ceitlin held various positions at AECOM including vice president, assistant general counsel and senior corporate counsel.

Alan Bigman has served on our board of directors since November 2025. Mr. Bigman has held board positions at numerous public and private companies, including Evolve Transition Infrastructure, a publicly traded oil and gas master limited partnership, from June 2014 to March 2021, Aquadrill LLC, an offshore drilling company later acquired by Seadrill Limited, from May 2021 to April 2023, Arclin USA LLC, a large specialty chemicals and materials company, from May 2017 to September 2021, and JKX Oil and Gas, a foreign publicly traded oil and gas producer, from 2016 to 2017. He also co-founded VistaTex LLC, an independent oil and gas company, in 2010, where he served on the board of directors until its sale to a strategic acquirer in 2014. Mr. Bigman began his career in investment and corporate finance roles at Access Industries and later served as chief financial officer of Basell from 2006 to 2007 and LyondellBasell Industries from 2007 to 2009, one of the largest chemical companies in the world.

Michael Downs has served on our board of directors since August 2023 and as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2022. Immediately prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, Mr. Downs will resign from our board of directors. He has also served as a partner of PhiCap Advisors, LLC since its founding in September 2019 and as interim chief financial officer of Zefiro Methane Corp., a publicly traded company, from June 2025 to present. Mr. Downs has previously served as chief operating officer for Falcon Minerals Corporation, a formerly publicly traded company, from October 2018 to June 2022. Prior to joining Falcon, Mr. Downs served as vice president of operations from July 2011 to October 2018 at certain Atlas companies, a publicly traded enterprise, including Atlas Energy Group and Atlas Resource Partners. In July 2016, Atlas Resource Partners and certain of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 prepackaged bankruptcy protection and successfully emerged from bankruptcy in September 2016 with the new name of Titan Energy.

Jeffery Smith has served on our board of directors and as our President since our inception and has also served as president of WhiteHawk Management since March 2022. Immediately prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, Mr. Smith will resign from his position as our President. Mr. Smith is co-owner of Badger Creek Holdings, a holding company that owns several companies, including Preferred Capital Securities, LLC, where he has served as its Chief Executive Officer since 2018 after joining the firm in 2016. Mr. Smith previously held several leadership positions at Atlas Energy, L.P. from 2013 to 2016 and at Wells Real Estate from 2002 to 2009.

Mr. Pilatzke has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since 2023. He oversees all accounting and financial reporting for WhiteHawk Energy. Previously, Mr. Pilatzke worked as the Chief Accounting Officer of Volta, Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) from July 2022 through March 2023 until its sale to Shell USA, Inc. Mr. Pilatzke served as Chief Accounting Officer of Falcon Minerals Corporation (NASDAQ: FLMN) from October 2018 to June 2022 until its sale to Sitio Royalties Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Pilatzke served as Chief Accounting Officer for Lightfoot Capital Partners GP, LLC from January 2010 to December 2019 and for Arc Logistics Partners GP, LLC (NYSE: ARCX) from October 2013 to December 2017 until its sale to Zenith Energy U.S., LP. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Paramount BioSciences LLC from December 2005 to January 2010. Mr. Pilatzke also worked as an auditor at EisnerAmper LLP, an accounting and advisory firm, from November 2001 to December 2005. Mr. Pilatzke is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in accounting from Binghamton University.

Jeffrey Slotterback has served on our board of directors and as our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since our inception and has also served as an executive officer of WhiteHawk Management, LLC, our external manager since March 31, 2022. He has also served as founder and partner of PhiCap Advisors, LLC, a financial and capital advisory firm specializing in clean energy and energy transition capital raises, since its founding in September 2019. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Slotterback served as a director and chief financial officer of Titan Energy. From August 2015 to December 2021, Mr. Slotterback served as the principal executive officer and chief financial officer for certain Atlas companies, a publicly traded enterprise, including for Atlas Energy Group and Atlas Resource Partners L.P. In July 2016, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 prepackaged bankruptcy protection and successfully emerged from bankruptcy in September 2016 with the new name of Titan Energy. Prior to joining Atlas, Mr. Slotterback was also a senior auditor with Deloitte & Touche, LLP from 2004 to 2007.

Mr. Karlovich will begin serving as a member of our board of directors effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement. Since October 2021, Mr. Karlovich has served as President of Muirfield Resources, LLC, an energy management and investment firm, and President of Claremont Corporation and Heirloom Oil and Gas Holdings, LLC, energy-related businesses. He is also a member of Muirfield Hall PLLC, an accounting advisory firm. Mr. Karlovich currently serves as a Senior Advisor for Sixth Street Partners, LLC, a global investment firm, and as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chairman of Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. II. From February 2016 to September 2021, Mr. Karlovich served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL), a publicly-traded midstream company, where he oversaw finance, accounting, investor relations, internal audit, tax, and risk management functions. Mr. Karlovich holds a B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and is a certified public accountant.