Management Team

Tom L. Ward
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ward has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since June 2006 and served as our President from December 2006 to January 2011. Prior to joining SandRidge, he served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) from the time he co-founded the company in 1989 until February 2006. From February 2006 until June 2006, Mr. Ward managed his private investments. Mr. Ward graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Petroleum Land Management. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana and of the Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Matthew K. Grubb
President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Grubb has served as our President since January 2011 and as our Chief Operating Officer since June 2007. Prior to this, he had served as our Executive Vice President – Operations since August 2006. Mr. Grubb was employed by Samson Resources beginning in 1995 and served as Division Operations Manager of East Texas and Southeast U.S. Regions for Samson Resources from 2002 through July 2006. Mr. Grubb earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1986 and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1988, both from Texas A&M University.

James D. Bennett
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Bennett joined us as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2011. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Bennett had served as Managing Director for White Deer Energy since early 2010. From 2006 through 2009 he served as Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners L.P. Mr. Bennett has served on the board of directors of the general partner of Cheniere Energy Partners L.P. and PostRock Energy Corporation. He has also held positions as Chief Financial Officer of Aquilex Services Corp., and as an investment banker in the energy group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Bennett earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University.

Todd N. Tipton
Executive Vice President - Exploration

Mr. Tipton joined us as Executive Vice President – Exploration in September 2006. Prior to this, he was Exploration Manager of the Western Division from 2001 through August 2006 for Devon Energy Corporation. He received a Bachelor degree in Geology from The State University of New York at Buffalo in 1977 and completed an executive development program at The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Mr. Tipton is a member of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists and a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States.

Rodney E. Johnson
Executive Vice President - Reservoir Engineering

Mr. Johnson joined us as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering in January 2007 and was promoted to Senior Vice President — Reservoir Engineering in June 2007 and then to Executive Vice President – Reservoir Engineering in January 2009. He most recently served as Manager of Reservoir Engineering over Texas and Louisiana Regions for Chesapeake Energy Corporation from October 2003 through December 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Johnson served as Manager of Technology for Aera Energy LLC (a joint venture of Exxon Mobil Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell plc) where he held positions of increasing importance from 1996 through September 2003. Mr. Johnson graduated from Wichita State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has been a registered Professional Engineer since 1988.

David C. Lawler
Executive Vice President - Operations

Mr. Lawler joined us as Executive Vice President of Operations in August 2011. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Lawler served as Chief Executive Officer and President of PostRock Energy Corporation and its predecessor entities since August 2008. Prior to his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lawler served as Chief Operating Officer of PostRock's predecessor entities from May 2007 through August 2008. He has worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years in various management and engineering positions. Prior to joining PostRock, Mr. Lawler was employed by Shell Exploration & Production Company from May 1997 to May 2007 in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Engineering and Operations Manager for multiple assets along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Mr. Lawler graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1990 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and earned his M.B.A. from Tulane University in 2003.

Wayne C. Chang
Senior Vice President – SandRidge Energy, Inc.
President – SandRidge Midstream, Inc.

Mr. Chang joined us as Vice President - Midstream in February 2007 and was promoted to Senior Vice President - Midstream in January 2009. Over the past twenty-six years, Mr. Chang has worked for diversified oil and gas companies such as ConocoPhillips and Chesapeake Energy Corporation. His work experiences have been focused within the midstream sector, having held management positions in engineering, construction, operations and business development. Prior to his arrival at SandRidge, Mr. Chang was the Director of Producer Services for Enogex, Inc., the largest gas gatherer and intrastate transporter of gas in the State of Oklahoma. Mr. Chang graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1984.

Randall D. Cooley
Senior Vice President - Accounting

Mr. Cooley joined us as Vice President — Accounting in November 2006, upon acquisition of NEG Oil & Gas LLC and was promoted to Senior Vice President — Accounting in January 2008. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Cooley served as the senior financial officer with National Energy Group, Inc., having held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2003 to November 2006. Mr. Cooley earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting, from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1978 and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Craig A. Johnson
Senior Vice President - Operations

Mr. Johnson joined us as Vice President – Western Operations in July 2007 and was promoted to Senior Vice President – Permian Operations in July 2011. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Johnson was Operations Manager for the Eastern Division of Samson Resources, having also served in various engineering and asset management positions in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent and Eastern regions. Mr. Johnson graduated from Texas A&M University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

Philip Warman

Senior Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Warman joined us as Senior Vice President and General Counsel in August 2010. He also serves as our Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining SandRidge, Mr. Warman was the Associate General Counsel for SEC and finance matters for Spectra Energy Corporation from January 2007 through July 2010. From 1998 through 2006 he practiced law as a corporate finance attorney with Vinson & Elkins, LLP in Houston, Texas. Mr. Warman earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1993 and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1998.

Kevin R. White
Senior Vice President – Business Development

Mr. White joined us as Senior Vice President — Business Development in January 2008. Prior to joining SandRidge, he worked for six years as a consultant in the oil and gas industry. Mr. White served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. from 1993 until the company was sold in 2001. He attended Oklahoma State University, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1979 and a Masters of Science degree in Accounting and his Certified Public Accountant qualification in 1980.

Mary L. Whitson
Senior Vice President - Corporate and Human Resources

Ms. Whitson has served as our Senior Vice President - Corporate and Human Resources since June 2011, and had previously served as our Senior Vice President – Human Resources since September 2006. Ms. Whitson was the Vice President – Human Resources for Chesapeake Energy Corporation through August 2006, where she held human resources management positions of increasing responsibility for more than eight years. Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), she attended Oklahoma State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.