Shannon E. Young
Summary
Shannon E. Young is Devon Energy’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, appointed in May 2026 when Devon completed its merger with Coterra Energy. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Young, whose company materials also use the name Shane Young, is responsible for Devon’s accounting, corporate planning and finance, treasury, internal audit, investor relations and tax functions. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Coterra Energy, where he was appointed CFO in July 2023. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai)) He has more than 30 years of upstream-energy experience, including senior leadership, strategic decision-making, corporate finance and transaction execution. Young began his career with nearly two decades in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and later held CFO roles at energy companies including Cobalt International Energy and Talos Energy. He holds a finance degree from the University of Texas and an MBA from Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Brought extensive upstream-energy finance and transaction-execution experience to Devon’s post-merger leadership team. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Served as Coterra’s CFO from July 2023 until the May 2026 merger with Devon. ([people.equilar.com](https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/shannon-young-devon-energy-corporation/6938214?utm_source=openai))
- Previously held senior finance leadership roles at Talos Energy and Cobalt International Energy. ([in.marketscreener.com](https://in.marketscreener.com/insider/SHANNON-YOUNG-A1W3S6/?utm_source=openai))
- Was selected to oversee Devon’s combined accounting, treasury, planning, tax, internal-audit and investor-relations functions after the Coterra transaction. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Young’s Devon tenure is recent, so his record at the combined company is still limited and the results of his integration work have not yet been fully established. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- The CFO role includes managing the financial and reporting complexity of a large all-stock merger, including debt, systems, controls and capital-allocation decisions across the combined business. ([s2.q4cdn.com](https://s2.q4cdn.com/462548525/files/doc_financials/2026/DVN-2026-Proxy-Statement.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- No major personal controversy or regulatory finding involving Young was identified in the reviewed company filings and reputable public sources.
- As with other energy-company CFOs, his results will remain sensitive to oil, natural-gas and natural-gas-liquids prices, as well as commodity-cycle effects on cash flow and asset values.