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From the Field to the Boardroom.

Barrett Addison Executive Search recruits accounting and finance, engineering and operations talent for oil and gas operators, midstream and energy services companies, from the field to the boardroom, in every major U.S. basin.

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The Readings.

Measured on our own searches.

18years in oil and gas executive search
85%of the candidates we present get an interview
70%of our placements are passive candidates, people who weren’t actively looking

Who We Recruit For.

Roughly half our searches, sometimes more, are in accounting and finance. The rest cover executive, engineering, geoscience, land, HSE, regulatory and HR roles.

Executive

  • CEO
  • President
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CAO
  • VP
  • Director
  • Controller
  • IR
  • Legal

Engineering

  • Reservoir
  • Production
  • Operations
  • Completions
  • Drilling
  • Facilities
  • Field Personnel
  • Technicians

Geoscience

  • Geologists
  • Geophysicists
  • Petrophysicists
  • Technicians

Land, HSE, Regulatory, HR

  • Landmen
  • Land Managers
  • Land Analysts
  • Lease Analysts
  • Title Analysts
  • Division Order Analysts
  • HSE Managers
  • HSE Coordinators
  • Environmental Specialists
  • Regulatory Analysts
  • Regulatory Compliance Managers
  • HR Managers
  • HR Generalists

AccountingRoughly Half Our Searches, Sometimes More

  • VP of Accounting
  • Directors of Accounting
  • Assistant Controllers
  • Accounting Managers
  • Senior Accountants
  • Staff Accountants
  • Property Accountants
  • Revenue Accountants
  • Royalty Accountants
  • Joint Interest Billing (JIB) Accountants
  • Production Accountants
  • Cost Accountants
  • Fixed Asset and Capital Accountants
  • General Ledger Accountants
  • Accounts Payable Accountants
  • Accounts Payable Supervisors
  • Financial Reporting Accountants
  • SEC Reporting Accountants
  • Tax Accountants

Finance and Investment Banking Analysts

  • FP&A Analysts
  • FP&A Managers
  • Reserves Analysts
  • Treasury Analysts
  • Corporate Development Analysts

Every Major U.S. Basin.

From the Bakken to the Gulf Coast, From the Permian to Appalachia. We place people with small- and mid-size private, public and PE-backed operators, and with the midstream and energy services companies that work alongside them.

Seven Stages, From Prospect to Production.

Every search follows the same plan, named the way our clients talk about their own wells.

  1. Stage 1 of 7Prospect

    Discovery & Needs Assessment

    We learn your company, its culture and the problem the hire has to solve.

  2. Stage 2 of 7Permit

    Role Definition

    We write a clear profile from structured conversations with your team, and agree on the must-haves.

  3. Stage 3 of 7Spud

    Candidate Sourcing

    We work our industry network, referrals and our own database, including people who aren’t looking.

  4. Stage 4 of 7Drill

    Evaluation & Screening

    We vet each candidate for skills, fit, accomplishments and long-term potential, delivering only the top 10% of matches.

  5. Stage 5 of 7Land

    Candidate Presentation

    You get a short list with candidate snapshots and résumés, each with a dated record of what we checked.

  6. Stage 6 of 7Complete

    Offer & Negotiation Support

    Candidates are qualified on pay and timing early, so the offer and the negotiation hold no surprises.

  7. Stage 7 of 7Produce

    Post-Hire Follow-Up

    We stay in touch through onboarding and after, because the hire has to last.

Screened, Verified and Dated.

LinkedIn reports that 64% of recruiters find it harder to judge whether a candidate is credible.

Source: LinkedIn News, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

So each candidate we present comes with a short record of what we checked, with every item dated. What’s on it depends on the search.

  • Interviewed by UsWith the date and length of the call.
  • Measured Against Your Must-HavesItem by item, from the list we agreed on.
  • Résumé CheckedDates, employers and titles checked for gaps and conflicts, with every question cleared with the candidate.
  • ReferencesWith who each one was to the candidate: a former manager, a peer, a direct report.
  • Pay, Motivation and CounterofferTalked through and confirmed, so there are no surprises at offer.
  • Licenses and DegreesVerified, with a note on how.
  • Cleared to PresentThe candidate agreed to be presented to you, for this role.

If we didn’t check it, it isn’t on the list.

Looking for Your Next Move?

Our current searches are on the job board. Client names stay confidential until we talk, and your details come straight to us.

See Open RolesHow We Work With Candidates

Off-Market A&D, Shared Quietly.

Because of our relationships across the industry, we sometimes learn of acquisition and divestiture opportunities that are not publicly listed. They aren’t mass-marketed. We share them quietly, and only with partners we trust.

Packages and Buyers

Some listings are packages for sale. Others are buyers looking for a fit. Names are shared under a confidentiality agreement.

Energy Services Contacts

We have strong relationships with owners and presidents of rental equipment, wellhead, flowback and completions companies.

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About the Firm.

We have spent 18 years recruiting in oil and gas, placing accounting and finance, engineering and operations talent with operators, midstream and energy services companies in every major U.S. basin.

More About the Firm

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