Board of Directors

Casey Crenshaw

Chairman of the Board

Casey Crenshaw has been the Chairman of Stabilis since July 2019. Mr. Crenshaw served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stabilis Energy, LLC from November 2018 until July 2019 and as President from its formation in February 2013 until November 2018. Mr. Crenshaw also serves as President and a member of the Board of Directors of The Modern Group, Ltd, a privately owned diversified manufacturing, parts and distribution, rental/leasing and finance business headquartered in Beaumont, Texas. Mr. Crenshaw has held various executive positions with The Modern Group since 1997, including over 10 years as CFO. Mr. Crenshaw holds a BA in Finance from Texas A&M University.

Westy Ballard

President and Chief Executive Officer

Westy Ballard served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Superior Energy Services, Inc., a highly diversified provider of rental equipment, manufactured products, and engineered and specialized services to the global energy industry from 2018 to 2021. At Superior, Mr. Ballard served in a variety of progressive roles during his 13-year career, including as an Operations Executive Vice President from 2012 to 2018 with full responsibility over strategic and commercial direction, capital allocation, operations, safety, financial and administrative functions for a diversified portfolio of business lines operating in over 30 countries. Additionally, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development where he was responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing acquisitions and strategic investments globally. Mr. Ballard served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and is a director of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation.

Ben Broussard

Director

Ben Broussard has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Modern Group, Ltd., a privately owned diversified manufacturing, parts and distribution, rental/leasing and finance business headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, since March 2021. Since joining the Modern Group in 2013 until March 2021 he served as the Director of Finance. Mr. Broussard began his career as a commercial banker with Washington Mutual Bank in 2001. After leaving the bank in 2008, he worked at T-Mobile until 2011 and then as a consultant to Microsoft’s Global Procurement Group from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Broussard holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame and JD from South Texas College of Law Houston.

Stacey Crenshaw

Director

Stacey B. Crenshaw co-founded Stabilis Energy, LLC in 2013. Prior to her role with Stabilis she was a practicing attorney with Germer Gertz, LLP from 2002 to 2004. Ms. Crenshaw is the owner of ClaraVaille, a designer and retailer of custom jewelry. Ms. Crenshaw is also actively involved in her local community through leadership roles at the Neches River Festival and the Symphony League of Beaumont. From 2006 to 2011 she was the founder and director of CHAD’s Place, a non-profit that held conferences and provided support groups for the bereaved. Ms. Crenshaw has also served on several boards including Family Services of Southeast Texas, All Saints Episcopal School, and the advisory board of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas.


Ms. Crenshaw received a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Journalism from Texas A&M University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

Eddie Kuntz

Independent Director, Audit & Compensation Committee Member

Edward L. “Eddie” Kuntz currently serves as Chairman of the Board of U.S Physical Therapy, Inc., publicly held operator of physical therapy clinics and related businesses since 2014. Mr. Kuntz is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kindred Healthcare, the largest diversified provider of post-acute care services in the United States. From 1998 through May 2014 he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kindred and as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Kuntz served on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Audit Committee of American Electric Technologies, Inc. from September 2013 to July 2019. From 2000 through 2016, Mr. Kuntz served as a director of Rotech Healthcare, Inc., one of the largest providers of home medical equipment and related products and services in the United States. Mr. Kuntz received B.A.,J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from Temple University.

Peter Mitchell

Independent Director, & Audit Committee Chair and Compensation Committee Member

Peter C. Mitchell was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coeur Mining, Inc. a leading precious metals producer, which owns and operates mines throughout North America, including the Palmarejo complex in Mexico, one of the world’s largest silver mines. Peter joined Coeur as CFO in 2013, and was responsible for investor relations, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, information technology, tax and compliance, in addition to serving as a key team member on the Company’s acquisition and divestiture activities and leading all capital markets activity in multiple equity and debt financings. Previously, he held executive leadership positions in finance and operations with a variety of U.S. and Canadian companies both public and private equity sponsored, among them Taseko Mines Ltd., Vatterott Education Centers, Von Hoffmann Corporation and Crown Packaging Ltd. He is a former member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair for Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of and Audit Committee Chair Northcliff Resources Ltd., Taseko Mines Limited and Montage Gold Limited. He earned a BA in Economics from Western University, an MBA from the University of British Columbia, is a Chartered Accountant (CPA-CA).

Matthew Morris

Independent Director, Audit and Compensation Committee Member

Matt Morris is currently a director for Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc., and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. since November 2017, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for both companies. Mr. Morris served as CEO of Stewart Information Services Corporation from 2011 to September 2019 and as President from September 2019 to January 2020. Prior to serving as CEO and President, he served in various executive management positions for Stewart Information Services Corporation, Stewart Title Company and Stewart Title Guaranty Company. Prior to his roles with Stewart Information Services he served as director for a strategic litigation consulting firm, offering trial, and settlement sciences, crisis management and communications strategy.


Mr. Morris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in organizational behavior and business policy from Southern Methodist University, and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from The University of Texas.

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