Mr. Bell is the Executive Vice President for Business Development at Coterra, following his tenure at Cimarex Energy. At Cimarex, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development and Land in September 2002 and was named Executive Vice President of Business Development in September 2012.

Prior to its merger with Cimarex, Mr. Bell was with Key Production Company, Inc. He joined Key in 1994 as Vice President of Land and was appointed Senior Vice President of Business Development and Land in 1999.