Our Team

Rick Gideon joined Diversified Energy as Chief Operating Officer in March 2025, following Diversified’s acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources where Mr. Gideon served as Chief Executive Officer and previously held roles as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Maverick, Mr. Gideon served as Chief Executive Officer of Roan Resources, Inc. Mr. Gideon has held numerous leadership roles in public and privately held oil and gas companies, including as Senior Vice President of U.S. Exploration and Production for Devon Energy Corporation as well as senior positions at HighMount E&P, LLC, Linn Energy, Inc., and Dominion Energy, Inc. He has also advised and consulted firms such as Blackstone Energy Partners. Mr. Gideon holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wyoming.

Mr. Sullivan joined Diversified in 2019 with oversight of the company’s legal, land/real estate, community engagement, and policy/governmental affairs functions and works with the CEO and board on risk, compliance, and governance matters. Prior to joining Diversified, Ben worked with Greylock Energy (an ArcLight Capital Partners portfolio company with extensive national holdings) and its predecessor (Energy Corporation of America) as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with supervision of many business units. Prior to Ben’s tenure at Greylock Energy, he worked as counsel for EQT Corporation and in private practice. He is a member of the leadership and Board of Directors of several commerce, legal, and industry groups, and has considerable experience in corporate governance and reporting / ESG, complex commercial transactions, land/real estate, acquisitions & divestitures, financing, government investigations, and corporate workouts and restructurings. Mr. Sullivan graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A degree in History and received a J.D. degree from the West Virginia University College of Law. He holds licenses to practice law in several States, including Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Mr. Myers joined Diversified in August 2018 with over 25+ years of combined experience in operational consulting, retail and financial services. Prior to Diversified, David was the President of Henderson & Myers, LLC, a management and process consulting service firm with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to million-dollar privately-held firms. He has held multiple upper-management roles within several previously listed companies such as SouthTrust Bank and Saks Incorporated. David graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He has a proven record of developing and implementing business and operational processes that are supported by the proper technology to improve the overall efficiency and scalability of each company, all while delivering bottom-line results.

Mr. Bentley joined Diversified in July of 2018 through its acquisition of EQT. He has >35 years in gas and oil operations, in both upstream and midstream. He is highly experienced in midstream operations, compression and well productivity. He is also an executive board member of the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association.

Mr. Ridgway joined Diversified in March 2021 from Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) and brings with him over 30 years of industry experience in marketing, transportation, NGL activities, operations, rates, and gas accounting. As Executive Vice President of Energy Marketing, Ron presides over the marketing of natural gas and liquids, and commercial midstream across all regions. At BHE, Ron served as the Director of Interstate and NGL Marketing. Prior to BHE, Ron was the Director of East Coast Marketing for Centennial Energy and formerly led DETI’s NGL Marketing function. Originally from West Virginia, Ron holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fairmont State University.

Mr. Rigg joined Diversified in January of 2024 to lead our Business Development team, responsible for the Company’s merger, acquisition, and divestiture strategies. Prior to Diversified, Michael established and served as the CEO of Greenfield Environmental Services, a Denver-based asset retirement company, and brings extensive experience from both the Oil & Gas and Investment Banking industries. Before Greenfield, he served as the Co-President & CFO of Chisholm Oil & Gas. Prior to Chisholm, he served as the Treasurer and Vice President, Finance at Vine Oil & Gas. Before Vine, Michael was a Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s Global Natural Resource Group. He began his finance career with positions at Scotia Waterous and Ernst & Young. Michael holds a B.A. in Government and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Ms. Bass joined Diversified Energy in January 2026 and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Bass is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across corporate, consulting, and board advisory roles. She previously served as EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Encino Energy, and prior to that role, Chief Human Resources Officer at Venari Resources.

Ms. Bass holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas State University and a Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law. She is passionate about community involvement, as evidenced by her affiliations with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Duchesne Academy, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Houston Youth Symphony.