Management Team

Martyn Willsher has served as Chief Executive Officer of Amplify Energy Corp. since January 2021, after having served as interim Chief Executive Officer since April 2020. Mr. Willsher also previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amplify Energy Corp. from April 2018 to January 2021. From May 2017 to April 2018, Mr. Willsher served as Amplify Energy Corp.’s Vice President and Treasurer. He also served as Treasurer of Memorial Production Partners GP, LLC, Amplify Energy Corp.’s predecessor, from July 2014 to May 2017, and as Director of Strategic Planning for Memorial Resource Development LLC, an affiliate of the predecessor of Amplify Energy Corp., from March 2012 to June 2014. Prior to that, he served as Manager, Financial Analysis of AGL Resources from September 2009 to March 2012, and as Director – Upstream Oil & Gas A&D of Constellation Energy from August 2006 to March 2009. Prior to that, he served in various business development and financial analysis roles at JM Huber Corp., FTI Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Willsher received his Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University.

James Frew has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amplify Energy Corp. since April 2023. Prior to joining Amplify, Mr. Frew was a partner at Sentinel Petroleum from March 2022 to April 2023. Previously, Mr. Frew served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Riviera Resources, Inc. from August 2018 to October 2020, and as Linn Energy’s Vice President of Marketing and Midstream from May 2014 to August 2018 and Director of Business Development, Strategy and Planning from May 2011 to May 2014. From August 2002 to May 2011, Mr. Frew held several roles in the Natural Resources division of the J.M. Huber Corporation. Mr. Frew started his career as a management consultant at the Parthenon Group. Mr. Frew holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Williams College.

Daniel Furbee has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Amplify Energy Corp. since March 2023. Prior to joining Amplify, Mr. Furbee served as a partner at Sentinel Petroleum from February 2022 to March 2023, as an independent advisor for various companies from January 2021 to January 2022, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Riviera Resources, Inc. from August 2018 to December 2020, as Linn Energy Inc.’s Vice President of Asset and Business Development from March 2018 to August 2018 and as Vice President of Business Development and Asset Development for Sanchez Energy Corporation from September 2013 to February 2018. From 2005 to August 2013, Mr. Furbee served in various engineering roles of increasing responsibilities at Linn Energy, LLC. Mr. Furbee holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

Eric M. Willis has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary since August 2019. Mr. Willis previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of Amplify Energy Corp. from December 2017 to August 2019. From April 2015 to December 2017, Mr. Willis was a partner in the capital markets practice group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Houston, Texas, representing oil and gas clients. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, he practiced corporate and securities law from September 2008 to April 2015 at Latham & Watkins LLP in Houston, Texas and Orange County, California. Mr. Willis holds a Juris Doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the United States Military Academy.

Tony Lopez has served as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Exploitation of Amplify Energy Corp. since August 2019. Mr. Lopez previously served as Vice President, Corporate Reserves from June 2018 until the closing of the merger with Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. Mr. Lopez previously served as Vice President of Acquisitions and Engineering for EnerVest, Ltd. from April 2014 to June 2018 where he managed the corporate reserves and financial planning & analysis. From March 2012 to April 2014, Mr. Lopez served as Director of Planning & Analysis for EnerVest, Ltd. Previously, Mr. Lopez was Manager of Reservoir Engineering for EnerVest Eastern Division from January 2009 to March 2012. Prior to this, Mr. Lopez served as an Asset Engineer for EnerVest Eastern Division from October 2004 to January 2009 Mr. Lopez holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.