Robert P. Jornayvaz III has served as Executive Chairman of the Board, since May 2010. Mr. Jornayvaz served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Intrepid Potash, Inc. from November 2007 until May 2010 and served, directly or indirectly, as a manager of Intrepid Mining LLC from January 2000 until its dissolution in 2008, at the time of Intrepid’s initial public offering. Intrepid Potash, Inc. was a subsidiary of Intrepid Mining LLC and acquired substantially all of its assets from Intrepid Mining LLC at the time of the IPO. As a manager of Intrepid Mining LLC, Mr. Jornayvaz was responsible for the business operations of Intrepid Mining LLC. Mr. Jornayvaz is the 100 percent owner of Intrepid Production Corporation, which owns approximately 15 percent of Intrepid, and 100 percent of IPC Management LLC, one of two managers of the former Intrepid Mining LLC. Intrepid Production Corporation also owns 50 percent of Intrepid Oil & Gas, LLC. Mr. Jornayvaz has approximately 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and 12 years of experience in the potash industry.
Hugh E. Harvey, Jr. currently serves as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Harvey served as Chief Technology Officer of Intrepid Potash, Inc. from May 2009 to May 2010 and as a member of the Board of Directors of Intrepid Potash, Inc. since its formation in November 2007. From November 2007 until May 2009, he served as Executive Vice President of Technology of Intrepid Potash, Inc. Mr. Harvey served, directly or indirectly, as a manager of Intrepid Mining LLC from January 2000 until its dissolution in 2008. Intrepid Potash, Inc. was a subsidiary of Intrepid Mining LLC and acquired substantially all of its assets from Intrepid Mining LLC at the time of the IPO. As a manager of Intrepid Mining LLC, Mr. Harvey, along with Mr. Jornayvaz, was responsible for the business operations of Intrepid Mining LLC. From February 2009 until October 2009, Mr. Harvey assumed the responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer of Intrepid Potash, Inc. following the departure of the former Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Harvey is the 100 percent owner of Harvey Operating and Production Company, which owned 40 percent of Intrepid Mining LLC prior to the IPO, and the 100 percent owner of HOPCO Management LLC, one of two managers of Intrepid Mining LLC. Harvey Operating and Production Company also owns 50 percent of Intrepid Oil & Gas, LLC. Mr. Harvey has 12 years of experience in the potash mining industry, over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and a unique combination of mining, mineral processing, drilling, field operations, and economic evaluation experience. Mr. Harvey has been associated with Mr. Jornayvaz for approximately 15 years, participating in joint property acquisition arrangements through their own companies until forming Intrepid Oil & Gas, LLC in 1996.
Terry Considine has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Apartment Investment Management Company, a publicly held, multi-family apartment real estate investment trust, since July 1994. Mr. Considine has also served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of American Land Lease, Inc., another publicly held real estate investment trust, since July 1996. Mr. Considine holds a B.A. in English History and a J.D. from Harvard University.
J. Landis Martin has served as a director of Intrepid Potash since November 2007 and a director of Intrepid Mining since June 2007. Mr. Martin is the founder of the private equity firm Platte River Ventures and has been a Managing Director since November 2005. Mr. Martin retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Titanium Metals Corporation, an integrated producer of titanium metals, where he served from 1989 until November 2005. Mr. Martin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NL Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of titanium dioxide chemicals, from 1987 to 2003 and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baroid Corporation from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Martin is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crown Castle International Corp. and is also a director of Halliburton Company and Apartment Investment Management Company. Mr. Martin holds a B.S.B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.
Barth E. Whitham has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Enduring Resources, LLC, a company focused on the acquisition and exploitation of longlived natural gas assets in domestic onshore basins, since July 2005, and also serves on its board of directors. From January 1991 to June 2005, Mr. Whitham served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Westport Resources Corp., a publicly traded Rocky Mountain-based exploration and production company, and also served on its board of directors. Mr. Whitham also serves as a director and member of the audit committee of Ensign Energy Services Inc., an oilfield services company publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr. Whitham holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and an M.S. in Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.
Mr. Elliott has approximately 23 years of work experience in the agriculture industry. Since 2007, Mr. Elliott has been the President and co-owner of Accuform Technologies, LLC, an agriculture product development company. In addition, Mr. Elliott is President and Chief Executive Officer of Agricultural Company of America Partners, LP, a company that owns and manages agricultural real estate and operates farms producing a variety of crops over a diverse geographic spectrum. Mr. Elliott previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nutra-Park Inc., a company specializing in products to regulate plant growth, from 2002 to 2006.