Mr. Steven A. Webster.

Mr. Webster has been the Chairman of our board of directors and a director since our inception in June 2003. Mr. Webster has served as Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and healthcare sectors, since July 2005. From January 2000 until June 2005, Mr. Webster served as Chairman of Global Energy Partners, or GEP, a specialty group within Credit Suisse’s asset management business that made investments in energy companies. Mr. Webster has continued to serve as a consultant to Credit Suisse’s asset management business through arrangements with MB Advisory Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Avista, and sits on the boards of, and monitors the operations of, various existing DLJ Merchant Banking portfolio companies. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Webster served as Chief Executive Officer and President of R&B Falcon Corporation, and from 1988 to 1998, Mr. Webster served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Drilling Corporation, both offshore drilling contractors. Mr. Webster serves as a director of Grey Wolf, Inc., SEACOR Holdings Inc., Hercules Offshore, Inc., Brigham Exploration Company, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, Camden Property Trust, Geokinetics, Inc., Enduring Resources, LLC, Laramie Energy, LLC, Frontier Drilling, ASA and various other privately-held companies. In addition, Mr. Webster serves as Chairman of Basic Energy Services, Inc., Carrizo and Crown Resources Corporation. Mr. Webster was the founder and an original shareholder of Falcon Drilling Company, a predecessor to Transocean Inc., and was a co-founder and original shareholder of Carrizo. Mr. Webster holds a B.S.I.M. from Purdue University and an M.B.A.from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Pete Schoonmaker.

Mr. Schoonmaker has served as our Chief Executive Officer since our inception in June 2003, and as President and a director since February 2006. Mr. Schoonmaker has over 16 years of experience in the acquisition, exploration and development of coalbed methane properties as well as conventional oil and gas properties. From 1980 to 1985 Mr. Schoonmaker was an independent landman for various oil and gas companies and operated a land management company in Denver, Colorado. From 1985 to 1995 he served as President, owner and operator of a land and agricultural company based in Colorado and Wyoming. In 1995, Mr. Schoonmaker joined U.S. Energy, a publicly held mining and energy company, as a land manager and also became Executive Vice President and a director of Yellowstone Fuels Corporation, a subsidiary of U.S. Energy. In November 1999, U.S. Energy formed Rocky Mountain Gas, a coal bed natural gas company. He served as President, Chief Operating Officer and was a director of Rocky Mountain Gas from its inception until June 23, 2003.

Ms. Susan C. Schnabel. 

Ms. Schnabel has served as a director since July 2005. Ms. Schnabel has served as Managing Director with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, the leveraged corporate private equity platform of Credit Suisse’s asset management business, since 1998. She joined Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette’s Investment Banking Division in 1990 and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in 1998. In 1997, she left Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette’s Investment Banking Division to serve as Chief Financial Officer of PETsMART, a high growth specialty retailer of pet products and supplies, and joined DLJ Merchant Banking in her present capacity in 1998. Ms. Schnabel is also a director of Rockwood Holdings (NYSE: ROC), DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc., Environmental Systems Products, Inc., Target Media Partners, Frontier Drilling and Laramie Energy, LLC. Ms. Schnabel received a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. F. Gardner Parker. 

Mr. Parker has served as a director since our inception in June 2003.
Mr. Parker has been Lead Outside Trust Manager with Camden Property Trust, a real estate
investment trust, since 1998 and a director since 1993. Mr. Parker also serves on the board of directors of Carrizo, Crown Resources Corporation, Sharps Compliance Corp., Blue Dolphin Energy Company and Hercules Offshore, Inc. In addition, Mr. Parker serves on the board of directors of the following private companies: Gillman Automobile Dealerships, Net Near U Communications, Camp Longhorn, Inc., nii communications, inc. and Sherwood Healthcare Inc. Mr. Parker also worked with Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst &Young LLP) for 14 years, for seven of which he served as a partner. Mr. Parker received a B.B.A. from The University of Texas.

Mr. Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

Mr. Cabes has served as a director since our inception in June 2003.
Mr. Cabes has served as a Principal of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and healthcare sectors, since July 2005. From April 2001 to
June 2005, Mr. Cabes served as a Principal of Global Energy Partners, or GEP, a specialty group within Credit Suisse’s asset management business that made investments in energy companies. Mr. Cabes has continued to serve as a consultant to Credit Suisse’s asset management business through arrangements with MB Advisory Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Avista, and sits on the boards of, and monitors the operations of, various existing DLJ Merchant Banking portfolio companies. Prior to joining GEP, Mr. Cabes was with Credit Suisse’s and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette’s Investment Banking Division (prior to its acquisition by Credit Suisse in 2000) where he worked on debt and equity securities underwriting and mergers and acquisitions for energy companies. Before joining Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Mr. Cabes spent six years with Prudential Securities in its energy corporate finance group in Houston and New York. Mr. Cabes serves as a director of Copano Energy, L.L.C. Mr. Cabes holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Jeffrey P. Gunst.

Mr. Gunst has served as a director since our inception in June 2003.
Mr. Gunst has served as a Vice President at Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and healthcare sectors, since July 2005. Mr. Gunst previously worked with Global Energy Partners, or GEP, a specialty group within Credit Suisse’s asset management business that made investments in energy companies, beginning in 2001. Mr. Gunst has continued to serve as a consultant to Credit Suisse’s asset management business through arrangements with MB Advisory Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Avista and monitors the operations of various DLJ Merchant Banking Portfolio companies. Prior to joining GEP, Mr. Gunst was an investment banker for Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette where he worked primarily on energy transactions. Mr. Gunst received a B.B.A. and B.S. from Southern Methodist University.

Mr. Sylvester P. Johnson, IV.

Mr. Johnson has served as a director since our inception in
June 2003. Mr. Johnson has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Carrizo since December 1993. Prior to December 1993, he worked for Shell Oil Company for 15 years. His managerial positions included Operations Superintendent, Manager of Planning and Finance and Manager of Development Engineering. Mr. Johnson serves as a director of Basic Energy Services, Inc. Mr. Johnson is a Registered Petroleum Engineer and has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Mr. Thomas G. McGonagle.

Mr. McGonagle became a director in August 2007, and is currently Senior Vice President-- Corporate Development at MacDermid, Incorporated, a specialty chemical company (formerly listed on NYSE: MRD). From 2003 until joining MacDermid, Mr. McGonagle was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Vistar Corporation, a national food distribution company. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. McGonagle was Managing Director and Co-Head of the US Merchant Banking Group at Babcock & Brown LP in New York. From 1987 until joining Babcock & Brown, Mr. McGonagle was Managing Director of the Financial Sponsors Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. In this role, Mr. McGonagle was involved in numerous principal investment transactions, debt and equity securities offerings, and mergers and acquisitions across many different industries. Mr. McGonagle is also a director of Consolidated Container Company LLC, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. McGonagle received a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and a M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.