Phillip M. Renfro
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Retired Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. San Antonio, Texas
Head of Corporate, Business and Banking Section, representing public and private corporations in financing transactions, securities laws compliance and mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical, biotech, oil and gas, banking and other industries. Extensive experience for numerous public companies in corporate compliance following enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Resco International, Inc. Houston, Texas
Head of international oil field service company from inception, including management of service and manufacturing operations, public and private equity and debt financings, and domestic and international mergers and acquisitions in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Vice President and General Counsel
Weatherford International Inc. Houston, Texas
Chief legal and corporate development officer of a publicly held, multinational energy company during a time of significant expansion and growth, including numerous public equity and debt financings and domestic and international acquisitions.
Associate Attorney
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Houston, Texas
Associate attorney in the Corporate, Business and Banking Section, involved in public and private debt and equity financings and numerous acquisitions, primarily in the waste, bank holding company and oil and gas industries.
Law Clerk
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Austin, Texas
Law Clerk for Judge Homer Thornberry, Circuit Judge for the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, engaged in research and writing of legal opinions.
BUSINESS DIRECTORSHIPS
• Director, Chairman of Governance and Nominating Committee and member of Audit Committee of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgeport, New Jersey
• Director and Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee of Globalscape, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
• Former Director, Allied Bank of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
• Former Chairman of the Board, Texstar Bank, San Antonio, Texas
EDUCATION
J.D., Law
University of Texas School of Law Austin, Texas
Graduate with High Honors, Comment Editor of the Texas Law Review
B.A., Political Science
University of North Texas Denton, Texas
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
• 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training Course, A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, Houston, Texas
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Former Director of the San Antonio Symphony
San Antonio Bar Association, member of Fee Dispute Committee
Texas Bar Association, former member of Rules Committee of Business Section
Former President and Director of The Children’s Fund of San Antonio
Civilian Service Award, Austin Police Department
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