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MARK STOWERS

Allen,TX

Summary

Business development executive with 20+ years of experience accelerating growth across highly technical industries. Known for gaining access to key decision-makers, uncovering high-value opportunities, and translating complex customer challenges into competitive advantages. Entrepreneurial leader with a proven ability to build businesses, expand into new markets, and align cross-functional teams around customer priorities to drive revenue.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

VP, Strategic Sales

DARR Equipment & 54 Intralogistics
Dallas, TX
10.2023 - Current

• Leads strategic planning and business development initiatives across equipment, automation, service, and rental divisions, aligning cross-functional teams on enterprise opportunities through procurement and RFP cycles.

• Drove 30% revenue growth across 15+ Tier-1 accounts through new business development, strategic account growth, and market expansion.

• Spearheaded development of a custom frac-handling solution with Kalmar USA, influencing equipment design and generating $20M+ in new pipeline while creating a repeatable sales motion.

• Expanded enterprise accounts from single-site engagements to multi-location programs, securing approved vendor status and creating a scalable model for nationwide growth.

• Captured a new business segment by demonstrating solutions that delivered greater productivity and lower operating costs than traditional material-handling methods used in that market.

Founder & Managing Partner

CedarTop Energy
McKinney, Texas
01.2014 - Current

• Co-founded and led an energy services and investment company, directing business strategy, capital allocation, client relationships, and operational execution through multiple commodity price cycles.

• Built and scaled a contract land organization for a major operator, recruiting and leading a high-performing team while serving as the primary commercial lead during a critical growth phase preceding the company's public listing.

• Executed mineral acquisitions and divestitures by identifying undervalued assets, navigating regulatory and operational complexity, and optimizing investment timing to preserve and grow capital.

• Sourced, structured, and managed non-operated working interest investments, securing multi-million-dollar financing and coordinating with operators, investors, and legal teams from acquisition through successful exit.

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Purple Land Managment
Fort Worth, TX
05.2021 - 12.2023

• Led business development and strategic partnerships, expanding Purple's footprint into major accounts and market segments previously untapped by the company.

• Generated the company's most significant new business wins through complex enterprise pursuits, resulting in the company's largest portfolio of new business.

• Developed a trusted relationship with one of the industry's largest operators across multiple basins, ultimately securing a role in the nation's largest carbon capture initiative at the time while serving as the commercial lead.

• Created new opportunities by identifying operational and technology gaps within major operator organizations, positioning land services and the proprietary OverDrive platform as differentiated solutions.

• Established a strategic partnership that secured due diligence work supporting more than $10B in acquisitions for a major publicly traded operator, expanding into a previously underdeveloped business segment.

• Developed strategic partnerships across operators, EPCs, law firms, and industry stakeholders, creating new revenue streams and driving growth in emerging energy markets.

Director of Business Development

Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse
Dallas, TX
01.2020 - 04.2021

• Recruited by new ownership to revitalize the Clearinghouse platform, leveraging executive relationships to build trust and re-engage enterprise accounts across major operators, private equity firms, and investment groups.

• Top-performing originator, consistently generating the company's largest opportunities while delivering the strongest close rate during one of the industry's most challenging market cycles.

• Built CRM workflows with web development and Salesforce teams that improved buyer qualification and deal matching, accelerating opportunity discovery.

• Developed a repeatable solution with a supermajor operator that addressed timing-driven acquisition challenges and created a scalable model for future enterprise engagements.

• Repositioned asset marketing and outreach strategies around buyer priorities, increasing buyer participation and strengthening marketplace engagement.

VP of Land

GeoComp Energy
Austin, TX
11.2011 - 12.2014

• Led all land operations, directing land strategy, leasing, title, joint venture coordination, and cross-functional execution in support of development assets.

• Managed operator relationships and business development initiatives, identifying new prospect opportunities while building expertise across commercial, regulatory, and operational strategy.

Contract Landman

Independent
01.2010 - 11.2011
  • Provided land services support across leasing, title, and due diligence projects, building foundational industry knowledge and early operator relationships.

Fund Analyst

Lehman Brothers
Dallas, TX
04.2008 - 12.2009
  • Supported investment analysis and reporting for private investment vehicles, developing a strong foundation in valuation, financial modeling, and capital markets.

Education

BBA - Accounting

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
12-2006

Skills

  • Commercial Strategy
  • Executive Relationship Building
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Revenue Growth
  • Compex Deal Management
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • New Market Development
  • Sales Process Optimization
  • P&L Management

Timeline

VP, Strategic Sales

DARR Equipment & 54 Intralogistics
10.2023 - Current

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Purple Land Managment
05.2021 - 12.2023

Director of Business Development

Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse
01.2020 - 04.2021

Founder & Managing Partner

CedarTop Energy
01.2014 - Current

VP of Land

GeoComp Energy
11.2011 - 12.2014

Contract Landman

Independent
01.2010 - 11.2011

Fund Analyst

Lehman Brothers
04.2008 - 12.2009

BBA - Accounting

University of Oklahoma