Mr. Cutt has served as non-executive Board Chair since March 2023 and joined Gulfport as Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer in May 2021. Since March 2026, he has led the Company s Office of the Chairman. Mr. Cutt is a Petroleum Engineer with over 40 years of energy experience. He served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of QEP Resources from January 2019 to March 2021. Prior to joining QEP, Mr. Cutt was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cobalt International Energy from 2016 to 2018. Previously, Mr. Cutt held several executive positions with BHP Billiton before serving as President of the Petroleum Division from 2013 to 2016. During this time, he was also a member of BHP Billiton s Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Cutt began his career with Mobil and worked for ExxonMobil for 24 years and served in various management roles including President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela, President ExxonMobil Canada Energy and President Hibernia Management & Development Company. Mr. Cutt is President of the Louisiana Tech Foundation Board, on the board of the Audubon Institute, served on the board of the American Exploration and Production Council from 2021 to 2023, and previously served as a board member of the American Petroleum Institute from 2013 to 2018. Mr. Cutt received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. Mr. Cutt s extensive experience as a CEO and director of public exploration and production companies, executive management skills and extensive knowledge of the oil and natural gas sector and corporate governance qualify him to serve as a director.