Management Team

David L. Porges
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

David L. Porges was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of EQT Corporation on April 21, 2010 and Chairman of the Board in May 2011.

Mr. Porges joined EQT Corporation on July 1, 1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2000. He was elected to the Board of Directors of EQT in May 2002. In January 2005, Mr. Porges was named Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President -- Finance and Administration. In 2007, he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. He also served on the Board of Directors of Westport Resources from 2000 until that company was acquired in 2004.

Mr. Porges joined EQT from Bankers Trust Corporation. After joining Bankers Trust as an Associate in their Energy Group in 1987, he was subsequently promoted to Vice President, and then to Managing Director. He worked with the energy industry throughout his 11 years there, working first in mergers and acquisitions, then in structured finance, risk advisory, and finally with their BT Wolfensohn strategic advisory group.

Prior to joining Bankers Trust, Mr. Porges spent seven years with Exxon Corporation in various managerial positions, first with their Asian headquarters in Houston and later with its Esso Australia unit in Sydney and Melbourne.

A Chicago native, Mr. Porges holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, City Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the American Natural Gas Alliance, Inc. (ANGA), and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). In addition, Porges is a member of the McCormick Advisory Council for the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, the Board of Trustees of the Winchester Thurston School and the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable.

 

Philip P. Conti
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Philip P. Conti was elected as senior vice president and chief financial officer in 2007. He became vice president of Finance and treasurer at EQT Corporation in 2000. Since joining the company in 1996, Mr. Conti has also served as director of Planning and Development and assistant treasurer.

Prior to joining EQT, Mr. Conti was vice president in the Natural Resources department at PNC Bank from 1992-1996. Previously, he was a banking officer in the energy and utilities department of Mellon Bank, and before that, senior production engineer at Tenneco Oil Company. Mr. Conti is also a member of the board of directors for the River City Brass Band.

Mr. Conti earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

 

Randall L. Crawford
Senior Vice President and President, Midstream, Distribution & Commercial

Randall L. Crawford is Senior Vice President and President of Midstream, Distribution & Commercial. He is responsible for executing an aggressive growth strategy for EQT’s natural gas midstream, distribution and production marketing companies operating in the rapidly growing Marcellus natural gas supply region.

Mr. Crawford oversees all of EQT’s commercial, regulatory, operations and project development functions of EQT Marketing; EQT Gathering Inc.; Equitrans Interstate Pipeline; and Equitable Gas Company. Together EQT’s Midstream and Distribution companies operate an 11,000-mile network of natural gas pipeline and gathering assets; 63bcf of storage capacity, and 243 compressor units comprising 121 compressor stations with approximately 249,000 horsepower of installed capacity.

Previously, Mr. Crawford was Vice President of EQT and President of Equitable Utilities; he also served two years as Vice President and President of Equitable Gas. Prior to joining EQT, Mr. Crawford held various financial and regulatory management positions with Consolidated Natural Gas Company (CNG) in Pittsburgh, and had originally started his career with Price Waterhouse Utility Services Practice. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Crawford serves as a director for the American Gas Association, the Energy Association of Pennsylvania, the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. He also is a director of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, a member of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute council, and a West Virginia Wesleyan College Trustee.

 

Steven T. Schlotterbeck
Senior Vice President and President, Exploration & Production

Steven T. Schlotterbeck was elected senior vice president and president of Exploration & Production in April 2010. EQT is Appalachia’s largest exploration and production company. Under Mr. Schlotterbeck’s leadership, EQT Production is now at the forefront of applying innovative technologies to the development of EQT's vast natural gas resources. Mr. Schlotterbeck previously held the position of president, EQT Production since 2008. Mr. Schlotterbeck also held the positions of managing director of E&P Planning & Development, executive and senior vice president of Production Management and Planning, and vice president and director of Engineering.

Mr. Schlotterbeck, a Pennsylvania native, joined EQT when it acquired Statoil Energy in 2000, where he had held various engineering and management positions. From 1994 to 1996, he was employed by Eastern American Energy as Engineering Manager.

Mr. Schlotterbeck currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Advisory Board for Penn State Outreach and the EQT Foundation.

Mr. Schlotterbeck is a member of the Independent Producers Association of America and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Penn State.

 

M. Elise Hyland
Vice President and President, Commercial Operations

M. Elise (“Lisa”) Hyland became president of Commercial Operations in April 2010. Ms. Hyland previously held the position of president of Equitable Gas Company; a position she held since July 2007. She joined the company in April 2000 and held positions in finance, strategic planning, and customer service before being named president of Equitable Gas.

Prior to joining EQT Corporation, Ms. Hyland was with Alcoa, Inc. for 18 years. She held various positions in product and process development and served as manager of the Alloy Design Division. She is the holder of five U.S. patents.

A western Pennsylvania native, Ms. Hyland earned a master’s in business administration from the Tepper School and holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Ms. Hyland serves on the board of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation.

 

Martin A. Fritz      
Vice President and President, Midstream Operations

Martin A. Fritz was elected vice president of EQT and president of Midstream Operations in January 2008. Under Mr. Fritz’s leadership, EQT Midstream has constructed more than 1,200 miles of pipe and installed 110,000 horsepower of compression. These projects provided the platform for significant natural gas sales volume growth, which began in the fourth quarter 2008. During his more than 12 year career at EQT, Mr. Fritz has held a number of positions.

Mr. Fritz is a director of the Southern Gas Association and president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and vice chairman of the EQT PAC. Mr. Fritz also serves as an officer or director of a number of non-profits including president of the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council, the board of directors of the United Way of Allegheny County, the EQT Foundation, and the accounting advisory board for the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

Mr. Fritz was recognized as a presidential scholar and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in business and economics. He holds a certificate from the Utility Executive Institute of the University of Idaho and a juris doctorate degree from the Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law where he graduated in the top 10 percent of the class and was associate editor of the law review. Mr. Fritz is licensed as both a CPA and attorney.

 

Lewis B. Gardner
Vice President and General Counsel

Lewis B. (“Lew”) Gardner was named vice president and general counsel in March 2008.  In this capacity, he oversees legal and external affairs, which includes the governmental relations and corporate communications functions.  He joined the company in March 2003, and held positions in human resources/labor relations before taking on his current assignment.

Prior to joining EQT Corporation, Mr. Gardner was a partner in the Houston and Austin, Texas offices of Brown, McCarroll & Oaks Hartline, general counsel to General Glass International Corp. (GGI), a privately held glass manufacturing and trading company, and senior counsel, Employment Law with Northrop Grumman (formerly TRW, Inc.).

Mr. Gardner earned a bachelor's degree in history from Duke University and a law degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law, where he was Notes & Comments Editor of the law review. Mr. Gardner serves on the board of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh.

 

Charlene G. Petrelli, SPHR
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Charlene G. Petrelli became director of corporate human resources of EQT Corporation in October 2000. She was promoted to vice president of Human Resources in January 2003 and, later that year, was named president of the EQT Foundation. In February 2007 she was promoted to vice president and chief human resources officer. Her current responsibilities include developing and executing the human capital and talent management strategies for EQT’s 1,800 employees, and directing more than $3 million in annual giving through the EQT Foundation.

Ms. Petrelli came to EQT from Fisher Scientific, where she held the position of director of human resources. Previously, Ms. Petrelli held human resources positions with the Merck Human Health Division, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Tenneco Automotive and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

A Pittsburgh native, Ms. Petrelli holds a master of business administration degree from Temple University and a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Duquesne University. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a graduate of the Strategic Human Resource Management Program at Harvard Business School. Ms. Petrelli was named 2010 Outstanding Alumna by the Community College of Allegheny County, is a recipient of the Pittsburgh Business Times' 2009 Human Resources Leadership Awards and Duquesne University’s 2007 Business School Alumni of the Year.

Ms. Petrelli has served on the YWCA tribute to Women Leadership Awards 2011 Selection Committee and the ATHENA Award Program Selection Committee in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She also serves on the American Heart Association "Go Red for Women" Executive Leadership Team, and is a member of the board of directors of the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and the Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation.