Business Development Vice President
Resume:
Brian L. Melton
Cell 314-***-**** Edmond, OK 73012
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Executive Summary
Experienced energy industry executive with over 30+ years of extensive corporate / business development, financial, capital markets, operational and managerial experience in all aspects of the energy industry. Have successfully held senior managerial positions and actively participated in the rapid growth of several highly competitive successful energy companies / practices such as Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; NorthStar Midstream; Blueknight Energy Partners, L,P. (Nasdaq: BKEP & BKEPP); Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) / Inergy, L.P. (NYSE: NRGY); A.G. Edwards / Wachovia and TransMontaigne, Inc. Professional Background
Managing Director – Co-Head of Traditional & Clean Energy Investment Banking July 2022 to February 2025 Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC Oklahoma City, OK
Senior leadership member of the Janney Montgomery Scott energy corporate finance team, focused on both traditional & clean energy companies
• Participated in over $1.5 Billion of equity capital raises for both traditional & clean energy companies
• Originated and successfully completed over $200 Million of traditional midstream energy M&A transactions Senior Vice President – Commercial & Business Development September 2019 to July 2022 NorthStar Holdco Energy, LLC The Woodlands, TX
Member of the NorthStar’s executive management team, with principal commercial & business development responsibilities for all aspects of NorthStar’s operations
• Successfully manage all commercial aspects of a 3 person commercial & business development team
• Successfully started a complimentary in-house crude oil marketing operation focused on optimizing NST’s Bakken crude assets
• Coordinate and manage commercial and business development interactions with NorthStar’s equity owner, OakTree Capital (“OakTree”), a $120+ Billion money and private equity portfolio manager Chief Commercial Officer December 2013 to September 2019 Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P.(Nasdaq: BKEP & BKEPP) Oklahoma City, OK Member of the Blueknight’s executive management team for the past year. I have principal business development responsibilities for all crude oil and asphalt operations of Blueknight
• Successfully led all aspects of BKEP’s commercial and M&A activities focused on crude oil and asphalt related projects and M&A
• Direct management responsibility of a 13 member business and commercial development team
• Successfully assisted in the transition of Blueknight’s General Partner ownership from Vitol, Inc / Charlesbank Capital to privately held Ergon, Inc.
• Assist senior finance management with capital markets activities as needed, including capital raises and investor meetings / presentations
Vice President Business / Corporate Development 2008 to 2013 Inergy, L.P.(NYSE: NRGY) Kansas City, MO
Senior member of the Inergy’s management team with principal business development responsibilities for all natural gas liquids (NGL's) and midstream related M&A for Inergy.
• Successfully led over $1 Billion of acquisitions and internally generated growth projects over the past three years
• Increased midstream and NGL related EBITDA from less than 20% of cash flow to over 40% of cash flow over a 5 year period
• Assisted senior finance management with numerous debt and equity capital markets transactions over a 5 year period
Director - Energy Investment Banking 2000 to 2008
A.G. Edwards / Wachovia Securities St. Louis, MO
• Senior leadership member of the A.G. Edwards / Wachovia energy corporate finance team, which consistently ranked as one of the top underwriters / advisors of MLP's in the energy industry for over eight years
• Top tier MLP advisor having executed more related party / conflicts committee engagements in the MLP universe than any other Wall Street investment bank
• Assisted / supervised the completion of over 175 energy transactions totaling over $20 Billion Director – Business Development, Finance & Corporate Planning 1995 to 2000 TransMontaigne Inc. Atlanta, GA and Fayetteville, AR Primary responsibility for the financial evaluation of numerous pipeline / midstream acquisitions and capital expansion projects, as well as numerous capital markets transactions including issuances of common stock, institutionally placed preferred stock and renegotiations of existing bank credit facilities.
• Successfully participated in the rapid growth of TransMontaigne from a start-up private company with less than
$10 million of shareholder equity to a leading publicly traded energy logistics company with operations in 49 states, over $350 million in shareholder equity, and over $6 billion in revenues and over 600 employees
• Successfully participated in the completion and financing of over $300 million of acquisitions and internal growth projects over five years
Vice President - Lending 1993 to 1995
Newport Federal Savings Bank Newport, AR
• Primary responsibility for origination and servicing of commercial and residential loans
• Advisory member of the Board of Directors
Education
Master of Business Administration, Finance 1992
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
GPA: 3.75 / 4.00
Honors graduate in top ten percent of class
B.S., Management 1991
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
GPA: 3.85 / 4.00
Dean’s list six consecutive semesters
Cum Laude graduate
Recipient of numerous academic scholarships
Affiliations / Licenses
• Former Member of Board of Directors / Head of Audit Committee - Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: AXAS) - August 2010 until October 2022
• FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 securities license holder Personal Profile
• Age 55
• Married 30 years
• Three daughters ranging in age from 18 to 26 years of age
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