Cardinal Energy Group, Inc. announced the hiring of Dow Bowman as new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bowman will be headquartered in the regional operations office in Albany, Texas. In March of 2006 he formed Bowman Drilling, LLC of Sugar Grove, Ohio.

He developed a successful drilling company from inception to production, as he supervised the company's daily operations and financial functions. In 2012 Bowman Drilling was purchased by CTI Energy Services of San Angelo, Texas. He was recruited by CTI and moved to Texas to become the transitional general manager of this start-up surface drilling company.

Mr. Bowman was elected by his peers to the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association.