Robert L. Swanson, CPA

Vice President, Accounting

Robert L. Swanson, vice president of accounting for Laredo Energy, was part of the management team at Michael Petroleum that co-founded Laredo after Michael Petroleum was sold in 2001. He served as vice president – finance for Michael Petroleum and prior to that was controller, chief financial officer and treasurer of Southwest Ice Enterprises LLC.

Mr. Swanson is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Texas and is a member of the Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University, where he studied accounting and business practices. He has been employed previously in a supervisory capacity at CPA firms in both Houston and San Antonio, Texas, and for Enterra Corporation, a specialized services provider to the oil and gas industry.

In his leisure time Mr. Swanson is a marathon runner. At Laredo he keeps astride of the company’s financial and tax reporting, cash management, human resources and risk management.

He and his wife, Melissa, have three children: Travis, Krista and Sarah.