As part of its ongoing strategy to broaden and deepen its management team, American Energy Partners, LP (AELP) has hired Scott D. Sachs as Senior Geoscience Executive Advisor, James C. Johnson as Senior Marketing and Midstream Executive and Traci D. Cook as Chief Accounting Officer.

Sachs, 54, previously worked for Chesapeake Energy Corporation as Vice President - Geoscience, leading exploration and development programs in the Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast, Permian and Rockies from 2005 through 2014. During those years, his teams ran as many as 85 rigs and helped build one of the most dynamic exploration and production programs onshore in the U.S. Prior to Chesapeake, Sachs spent 18 years at Marathon Oil Company in numerous technical and leadership roles throughout their international and onshore U.S. portfolio. Sachs earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Geology from Bowling Green State University and the University of Texas - Arlington, respectively, and completed Rice University's Executive Leadership program. He also has served on the Advisory Board for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and serves on the Board of Directors of Drilling Info, Inc.

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