Presently, Phillip R. Smith is President & Chief Executive Officer at Marathon-Sparta Holdings, Inc. and President of Response Marketing Group LLC. Mr. Smith is also on the board of Health Care Service Corp. and CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Mr. Smith previously held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. and Partner at KPMG LLP.

Phillip R. Smith received an MBA and an undergraduate degree from Baylor University.