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Five Fort Worth-area energy professionals have been selected finalists for D CEO’s 2022 Energy Awards, including two from Fort Worth-based Valor.
Adam Powell, Valor’s chief accounting officer, and Matt Autry, president of Valor’s oil and gas division, joined Jordan Jayson, chairman and CEO of U.S. Energy Development of Arlington, and John Bick and Joe Loner of Arlington-based Priority Power as finalists.
“We're extremely proud to have not one — but two — finalists,” says Joseph DeWoody, CEO of Valor, in a statement. “I can't think of two more deserving individuals than Adam and Matt, both of whom have made considerable contributions not to just our company, but also to the industry as a whole.”
DeWoody was named energy services and technology executive of the year by D CEO in 2021.
D CEO's Energy Awards recognize outstanding individual leaders in the oil and gas, energy finance, and renewable sectors. Nominations are open to industry players from East Texas to the Permian Basin, provided there is a strong North Texas tie.
In all, 26 finalists were named. Winners will be announced in October.
1 of 5
Joe Loner
2 of 5
John Bick
3 of 5
Jordan Jayson
4 of 5
Adam Powell
5 of 5
Matt Autry
Powell is a CPA with multiple years of experience in public accounting as a financial statement auditor for publicly and privately held clientele in the oil and gas, manufacturing, distribution, and healthcare industries.
He serves as the head of Valor’s oil and gas accounting, covering several of Valor's client interests in 32 U.S. states. Earlier this year, Powell was a finalist in D CEO's 2022 Financial Executive Awards.
Powell has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Oklahoma State University as well as a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Autry was recently promoted to president of Valor's oil and gas Division. He manages an oil and gas team that has doubled in size over the past year, while working directly with clients to optimize their mineral asset portfolios, according to the company. Autry's oil and gas industry experience spans two decades, from working as a landman to owning and managing mineral rights.
He's held various managerial landman positions, both in the field and in-house. Since the company's founding in 2018, Autry has been one of the driving forces behind Valor's business development, including their proprietary mineral.tech® software platform.
Autry has a bachelor’s in business administration from Ashford University.
As the chairman of the board and CEO of U.S. Energy Development Corporation, Jayson determines the vision and strategy of the firm, as well as oversees the implementation of change management. Other credentials include a designation of Aresty Scholar from The Wharton School of Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bick is the chairman and chief commercial officer of Priority Power Management, an independent energy management consulting services firm. He has a bachelor’s in construction engineering from Texas Tech and complete executive management programs at SMU’s Cox School of Business and The Wharton School.
Loner, a CPA, is chief financial officer at Priority Power. He graduated with honors from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s finance and business administration. He has also completed the Emerging Leaders Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business.