As Devon has grown in size and complexity, so have the responsibilities of our management team. These promotions reflect both changes in the company's organizational structure and the valuable contributions of these individuals to the company's continuing success.

The U.S. postal service has more workers in big cities where there is more mail. Our land management agencies deserve the same treatment. Imagine if a piece of mail sat for six months before being delivered.

Management is about coping with complexity.

Smaller companies have lower costs and less complexity, and traditional identity-management systems have been too expensive. But 'less' doesn't mean no complexity; at some point, they all need this solution, especially Microsoft users, and the market for companies with between 500 and 2,500 employees is not being served.

We essentially started from scratch. It is very realistic to say that for a project of this enormity and complexity, we're now moving at breakneck speed.

The changes improve accountability and reduce complexity in our management structure. Aligning our managers directly with our key priorities will result in better execution and effectiveness.