Ms. Lutey was appointed Senior Vice President—Exploration, Development and EHS in November 2020. Ms. Lutey has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility since first joining the Company in 2008. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President—Development and EHS starting in December 2019. Prior to that, starting in May 2015, she was appointed Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the South Texas and Gulf Coast business unit responsible for engineering, geoscience, operations, resource development and EHS. From December 2012 to May 2015, she served as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Company’s Mid-Continent business unit. She joined SM Energy in June 2008 as North Rockies Asset Manager.

Ms. Lutey has over 30 years of technical, operating and leadership experience in the energy industry. Before joining SM Energy, Ms. Lutey worked for Chesapeake Energy and ConocoPhillips and its predecessor companies. From 1994 to 2006, she worked for Burlington Resources in numerous technical and leadership positions with responsibility in engineering, geoscience, business development, strategic planning, and resource development in the United States and Canada.