Troy W. Eckard is the Owner and President of Eckard Land and Acquisition, Ltd. As President, he oversees the company's direction and overall investment strategies when acquiring real estate or hard assets. Mr. Eckard works with corporate staff members to create the firm's policies, acquisitions and is instrumental in the investment decisions for the firm. He has focused two decades on the identification and procurement of undervalued assets that can create long-term value through proper management and planning. He utilizes a broad knowledge from his experiences involving energy investments, mineral rights and real estate acquisitions during his career to provide the foundation for ELA's direction. Over the last two decades he has elevated himself to a position of expertise in understanding and handling private Partners' investment needs. Mr. Eckard has over 20 years of expertise in creating direct participation programs and private offerings in the acquisition of mineral interests, water rights and real estate developments. He holds the Series 7, 6, 22, 65, 39 and 63 FINRA securities licenses.
Don Hambly joined the Eckard Companies in 1992 and currently serves as the Vice President of Operations for American Energy Partners, Inc., Eckard Land & Acquisition, Ltd., Eckard Natural Resource Group, LLC, Hameck Oil Company, Ltd. and Hameck Pipeline Company, Ltd. Mr. Hambly specializes in the acquisition, development and operational oversight of oil and gas and Edwards Aquifer assets for the Eckard Companies and its Partners. Mr. Hambly holds the Series 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 39, 63 and 65 FINRA securities licenses. Prior to joining the Eckard Companies, Mr. Hambly served four years in the United States Army with the 3d US Infantry "The Old Guard", stationed in Washington D.C.
Eckard Companies is pleased to announce another successful Investor Conference, both in terms of the quality of the presentations and speakers, as well as Partner attendance. The Eckard Companies' Investor Conference 2009 was held on September 11th - 13th in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country.