John A Hill

John A. Hill, 66, joined the board of directors in 2000 following Devon’s merger with Santa Fe Snyder Corp. and serves as chairman of the Governance Committee. He has been with First Reserve Corp., an oil and gas investment management company, since 1983 and is currently its vice chairman and managing director. Prior to creating First Reserve Corp., Hill was president and chief executive officer of several investment banking and asset management companies and served as the deputy administrator of the Federal Energy Administration during the Ford Administration. Hill is chairman of the board of trustees of the Putnam Funds in Boston, a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College and director of various companies controlled by First Reserve Corp.