Our Executive Leadership Team
Darron Anderson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Darron Anderson serves as the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Stallion Infrastructure Services and is a member of the board of directors.
Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors for Ranger Energy Services, Inc. from 2017 to 2021. During his tenure at Ranger Energy Services, he successfully implemented and executed an IPO on the NYSE in August 2017. Concurrent to the IPO process, he consolidated four entities to form the current Ranger Energy Services, which is known today as a market-leading well services company.
In 2009, Mr. Anderson was selected by the Board of Directors and Macquarie Capital Partners to fill the role of Chief Executive Officer of Express Energy Services, LLC, where he served until 2015. As CEO, Mr. Anderson was immediately charged with restructuring the organization, which he successfully accomplished and led the company to a highly successful monetization event at a market premium in November 2014.
In 2005, Mr. Anderson organized Express P&A, LLC, a successful startup Gulf of Mexico well abandonment company. While serving as the President of Express P&A, LLC, Mr. Anderson merged the entity with a U.S. land-based services company to form Express Energy Services, LLC. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Anderson served as Chief Operating Officer and board member for Express Energy Services. Mr. Anderson led the successful sourcing of private equity funds and debt financing while maintaining a majority equity ownership for the founders and the management team. Macquarie Capital Partners purchased Express Energy Services in July 2008.
In 1998, Mr. Anderson began his entrepreneurial career with his successful startup of DLP Wireline, LLC, a Gulf of Mexico drilling and completions support service company. After three years of operations, Mr. Anderson monetized DLP Wireline with a large energy services’ private equity firm, resulting in a newly formed organization (renamed Integrated Production Services, Inc.). Mr. Anderson served as President of the newly combined company while also serving on its board of directors. As the President, he led the strategy to build a North American well intervention service company resulting in revenue growth of 1000% over three years, in conjunction with preparing the company for an initial public offering.
Mr. Anderson began his career as an engineer for Chevron USA in 1991 and has over 30 years of oil and gas, maritime and industrial related industry experience. He currently serves on the board of Tidewater (NYSE: TDW) and has served on several industry related boards over his career. Mr. Anderson holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Paul Garris
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Garris serves as the SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Stallion, joining the company in November 2024. In his role, Paul leads and directs Stallion’s Finance & Accounting, IT, Fleet, and Supply Chain & Procurement functions, providing strategic oversight across the organization’s core operational and financial disciplines.
Prior to joining Stallion, Paul spent 20 years in the recycling and environmental services industry. He served as SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Materials, Inc., North America’s largest glass recycler, operating approximately 50 plants across the continent. He also severed as Chief Financial Officer of Circulus Holdings, a leader in the flexible plastics recycling industry focused on converting post-consumer materials into high-quality resins. Earlier in his career, Paul spent eight years in the recycling division of Waste Management (NYSE: WM), the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America, where he held progressive leadership roles within the organization’s recycling operations.
Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. He resides in the Houston area with his wife, Jeana, and their two children.
Gustav Backman
Chief Revenue Officer
Gustav Backman serves as Chief Revenue Officer at Stallion Infrastructure Services, where he oversees enterprise sales, commercial strategy, and revenue performance across energy, industrial, and critical infrastructure markets. With more than 16 years of experience leading sales organizations in complex, asset-intensive industries, he brings a disciplined, performance-driven approach to growth.
Before joining Stallion, Gustav served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at The Brock Group, a specialty craft and maintenance services provider supporting key industries across North America. There, he redefined the commercial strategy, strengthened brand and market positioning, and mentored a high-performing leadership team responsible for driving sustainable financial growth across multiple divisions. Gustav is known for his resilience, direct communication style, and high-energy leadership. He combines strong commercial judgment with operational discipline and a consistent “get it done” approach that sets the tone for his teams.
Earlier in his career, Gustav spent more than a decade at BakerCorp, a North American equipment rental and services company specializing in fluid handling solutions. As Vice President of National and Strategic Accounts, he led large-scale client initiatives and refined sales processes designed to improve forecasting accuracy, consistency, and margin performance. During his tenure, BakerCorp was acquired by United Rentals, further expanding its national platform and commercial reach.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Gustav served as a squad leader in the Swedish military within the Naval Counter Special Operation Forces Unit before relocating to the United States. The experience shaped his leadership philosophy, direct, accountable, team-oriented, and mission-focused.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from California State University Monterey Bay and a Master of Finance from Tulane University.
Farrukh Malik
Chief Strategy Officer
Farrukh Malik serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Stallion Infrastructure Services, where he is responsible for Stallion’s company‑wide growth strategy and oversight of Asset Management across the company’s asset portfolio. Farrukh works closely with the CEO, Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors to shape and execute Stallion’s long‑term strategy, including identifying expansion opportunities across new industries and leading the company’s divestments, mergers and acquisitions initiatives. Overseeing Asset Management, Farrukh’s focus is on maximizing asset performance across the full lifecycle – from investment and deployment to utilization, redeployment, and disposition.
Prior to joining Stallion, Farrukh was the Founder and CEO of Roomored Inc., a technology company that introduced industry‑first visualization technology to the homebuilding industry. Under his leadership, Roomored developed and scaled products that fundamentally changed how customers shop for new construction homes, partnering with many of the top homebuilders in the United States and Canada. Farrukh led the company through a successful acquisition by Interior Logic Group, a $1.6 billion private‑equity‑owned enterprise, where he subsequently served as President and led mergers and acquisitions for technology businesses.
Earlier in his career and prior to starting his entrepreneurial career, Farrukh spent nine years at Macquarie Group, a global financial services firm and the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager. Based in Sydney, Dubai, and New York City, he led complex infrastructure investments across transportation, energy, and industrial assets, with transaction sizes ranging from $400 million to over $2 billion.
Farrukh was born in India and is a citizen of the United States and Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Finance and a Bachelor of Actuarial Science from the Australian National University. Having lived and worked across North America, Asia, and Australia, he brings a global perspective to Stallion. Farrukh’s family plays a central role in his life, providing the support that has been foundational throughout his career.
Brian Baird
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Brian Baird serves as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. His legal background is broad based with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, public markets and private equity, oilfield services, e-commerce and SaaS, manufacturing, commercial real estate, supply chain management, aviation law, and general corporate law.
Prior to joining Stallion, he served from 2005 until 2015 as Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Frank’s International N.V., an international oilfield services company specializing in the installation of tubulars for onshore and offshore drilling applications. Together with the company’s CFO, Brian led Frank’s International’s successful initial public offering in 2013.
From 2000 to 2005, Brian was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Pantellos Corporation, a Houston-based supply chain services and electronic marketplace company owned by 20 of the largest publicly owned electric utility companies. Earlier in his career, he practiced with the law firms of Boyar & Miller from 1991 to 2000 and with Jenkens & Gilchrist from 1989 to 1991.
Brian received both his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1989 and his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance in 1986 from the University of Texas.
In 2007, Brian was named Solo General Counsel of the Year by the Houston Business Journal. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Chapter of the General Counsel Forum since 2010, served as the President of that organization in 2013, and served on the national Board of Directors from 2013 through 2015.
Bary Thompson
Senior Vice President of Sales
Bary Thompson serves as Senior Vice President of Sales at Stallion Infrastructure Services, where he is responsible for driving revenue performance, advancing strategic growth initiatives, and strengthening customer partnerships across North America. He leads Stallion’s sales organization with a focus on disciplined execution, operational alignment, and delivering a seamless customer experience across the company’s full suite of infrastructure solutions.
With more than 20 years of experience in the energy and industrial services sectors, Bary has built and led high-performing teams across complex, asset-intensive markets. His leadership philosophy centers on accountability, process rigor, and long-term relationship development. He is known for aligning sales strategy with operational capabilities to ensure commitments are executed consistently in the field.
Prior to joining Stallion, Bary held senior leadership roles at The Brock Group, BakerCorp, Rain for Rent, and Safety-Kleen. Throughout his career, he has managed multimillion dollar regions, led national account strategies, and consistently exceeded revenue targets while improving forecasting accuracy and sales process discipline. His experience across diversified industrial service platforms provides a broad perspective on customer needs and market dynamics.
Bary holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Western Michigan University and is Six Sigma Green Belt certified. His analytical foundation, combined with hands-on commercial leadership experience, informs his structured and performance driven approach to growth.
Chrysta Dansby
Vice President of Human Resources
Chrysta Dansby is the Vice President of Human Resources at Stallion, bringing over two decades of HR leadership and deep organizational expertise. She is known for building people‑focused strategies that strengthen culture, elevate performance, and support Stallion’s continued growth and diversification.
Her career at Stallion includes roles as Director of Human Resources, Director of Compensation and Benefits, and leader of the payroll function, giving her a comprehensive understanding of the organization and its workforce.
Chrysta studied Psychology at Texas Tech University and completed executive‑level HR education at the University of Michigan with a focus on strategic leadership and organizational strategy.
Active in her community, she is a charter member of the Pearland Lady Lions Club and serves on the International Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Steven Rayburn
Vice President of Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental
Steve Rayburn serves as Vice President of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental at Stallion. Steve brings more than 29 years of leadership experience in the oil and gas industry, including 11 years with Stallion. He has a diverse background including industry-related QHSE compliance, spill response, remediation, permitting, risk allocation, risk mitigation, and pre-acquisition due diligence. Steve is responsible for company compliance with all federal, state, and local regulatory authorities as well as partnering with operations across the company to drive safety performance.
Prior to serving as Vice President of QHSE, Steve held the following positions at Stallion: Director of QHSE, Regional QHSE Manager, and Environmental Compliance Manager.
Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources from Texas A&M University. He is currently active in several community organizations and volunteer positions, including the Community Emergency Response Teams, Knights of Columbus, and St Joseph Catholic School.
Gregory Asaf
Vice President of Finance and Accounting
Gregory Asaf serves as Vice President of Finance and Accounting. He has held a variety of positions since joining Stallion in 2010, including Director of FP&A and Controller. Prior to his tenure at Stallion, Gregory spent a decade in consulting and corporate recovery with PWC and FTI, assisting companies across a broad range of industries. The ability to have a more hands-on strategic and operational influence was key in his decision to transition and join the team at Stallion.
Gregory holds a Master’s in Finance from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor’s in Finance from Lehigh University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Texas.
Shaun Stracener
Vice President of Information Technology
Shaun Stracener is an accomplished technology executive with more than 30 years of experience driving IT strategy, digital transformation, and operational excellence. He began his career in technology at the age of 16 and quickly advanced into leadership, including an early role as MIS Manager for Sears & Roebuck Teleservices, where he helped modernize key business systems.
As one of the founding team members at Stallion, Shaun has been instrumental in building the company’s technology foundation since 2006. In his current role as Vice President of Information Technology, he leads enterprise-wide IT initiatives that align technology with business priorities—supporting innovation, scalability, and resilience across the organization.
Shaun oversees all aspects of Stallion’s technology ecosystem, including network infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, application platforms, and end-user services. He is known for developing agile, secure, and cost-effective solutions that empower operations and drive measurable results.
A strategic advisor to executive leadership, Shaun champions a culture of continuous improvement and operational agility. He has built and led high-performing teams that deliver secure, scalable, and future-ready systems in a dynamic business environment.
Shaun studied Computer Science at Utah Valley University and spent two years in Central America on humanitarian service. He is fluent in Spanish and leverages his cross-cultural experience to lead inclusive, collaborative teams across geographies.
Tina Curry
Vice President of Marketing
Tina Curry serves as Vice President of Marketing at Stallion Infrastructure Services, where she leads the company’s integrated marketing strategy, brand positioning, customer engagement initiatives, and go to market execution. She partners closely with executive leadership to align marketing with enterprise growth objectives, ensuring Stallion’s value proposition resonates across energy, industrial, and critical infrastructure markets.
A growth centric marketing executive, Tina builds momentum by combining digital innovation, lifecycle communication strategy, and deep customer analytics to drive measurable business outcomes. She is known for injecting the voice of the customer into strategic decision making, benchmarking competitive landscapes, and translating data driven insight into forward action. Throughout her career, she has built multiple first of their kind programs that strengthened awareness, preference, retention, and Net Promoter Score while improving marketing efficiency.
Prior to joining Stallion, Tina held senior marketing leadership roles at CenterPoint Energy, an American Fortune 500 electric and natural gas utility, where she led the complete marketing function across both utility and home services businesses. She played a key role in launching new business lines that achieved $50 million in revenue and $13 million in EBITDA, while improving customer retention by 50 percent and increasing marketing efficiency by 30 percent through data driven lifecycle strategies. Her leadership contributed to CenterPoint Energy earning the number one ranking in the J.D. Power Southern Region Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study for three consecutive years.
Earlier in her career, Tina served in marketing and customer experience leadership roles at NRG Energy and Reliant Energy. At NRG, she founded the company’s first Voice of Customer program and established a dedicated Customer Experience team, overseeing multimillion dollar budgets and driving measurable improvements in retention and engagement. At Reliant, she built CRM and lifecycle marketing programs that reduced attrition, increased renewal rates, and generated incremental revenue through segmentation and journey mapping strategies.
Tina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Marketing from Loyola University New Orleans. As a leader, she is a coach and mentor who sets high expectations while ensuring her teams have the resources and support to perform at the highest level.
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