Michael Wichterich

Michael A. Wichterich is the founder of Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC, Firstelement Exploration.
Current positions include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Expand Energy Corp.
starting 2026; President & Chief Executive Officer at Three Rivers Operating Co. III LLC; Director at USA Compression GP LLC since 2017; Managing Director at Schloss Hagerhof Verwaltungs GmbH; Co-Managing Director at Wichterich Verwaltungs GmbH; Managing Director at Schloss Hagerhof GmbH & Co. KG since 2022; and President at Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings III LLC.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Three Rivers Natural Resource Holdings IV LLC; Executive Chairman at Chesapeake Energy Corp.
from 2021 to 2022; Director at Grizzly Energy LLC; Director at USA Compression Partners LP from 2017 to 2018; Director at Sabine Oil & Gas Corp.
from 2016 to 2020; Independent Director at Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. in 2021; President & Director at Three Rivers Operating Co., Inc.; Director at Bruin E&P Operating LLC; Chief Financial Officer at Mariner Energy, Inc. from 1998 to 2003; Chief Financial Officer at Texas American Resources Co. LLC from 2006 to 2009; Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. from 1989 to 1997; and Chief Financial Officer at New Braunfels Utilities from 2004 to 2005.
Education includes undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin.