Leadership

Josh Holden began the work of launching what would become Perdido Energy beginning in 2013. In 2014 he founded Encina Resources to acquire operated oil & gas assets in south Texas. Beginning in 2016, Perdido began acquiring assets in south Texas and south Louisiana. Mr. Holden and his hand-picked, top-tier management team have steadily grown Perdido Energy into a successful regional oil & gas exploration and production company focused on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. Today Perdido produces more than 7,000 BOE/day and operates approximately 500 wells with the support of more than 100 employees throughout its technical, operational and rig business segments. Previously Mr. Holden served as President of Rio Grande Petroleum Partners, and Director of Business Development and International Operations for Multimedia Games, Inc. Mr. Holden is a graduate of Wake Forest University.  Mr. Holden is an active member of the Young Presidents of Houston, Houston ADAM & the Houston Producer’s Association.  In addition to his role at Perdido Mr. Holden serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Longhorn Excavators, Inc.