Michael Y. McGovern is a businessperson who has been at the head of 14 different companies and currently occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Sherwood Energy LLC and Executive Chairman at Superior Energy Services, Inc., Executive Chairman for SESI Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Superior Energy Services, Inc.). Mr. McGovern is also on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past Mr. McGovern held the position of President of GeoMet, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Coho Energy, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer for Ironstone Group, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer for OXOCO, Inc. (a subsidiary of Ironstone Group, Inc.), President & Director at Array Holdings, Inc., Advisor at Tierra Capital LLC, Managing Director at Pembrook Capital Corp., General Partner of Loomis & Mcgovern Associates, Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Convest Energy Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Edisto Resources Corp., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Pioneer Companies, Inc., Chairman for Vermilion Resources, Inc., Chairman of Vermilion Bay Exploration, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of American National Petroleum Co., Vice President at McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. and Staff Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP.

He received an undergraduate degree from Centenary College of Louisiana.