Dr. Juckett has served as a director since May 2004. From June 2005 through June 2007, Dr. Juckett served as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He currently serves on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In November 2005, Dr. Juckett became Director of the Office of Geoscience and Energy of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Washington, D.C. Prior to that, Dr. Juckett was self-employed as an industry information consultant. He served at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1988 until his retirement in 2003. Upon his retirement, Dr. Juckett served as Director of the Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities for Fossil Energy. During his tenure with the Department of Energy, he also served as a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Department of Energy and held positions as Director of the Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Activities, Director for Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology. Dr. Juckett managed a portfolio of international projects including bilateral agreements with China, Russia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Bangladesh and Mexico. Dr. Juckett also played an active role in the formation of the United States/China Oil and Gas Industry Forum in 1998. From 1974 to 1988, Dr. Juckett worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, now known as ConocoPhillips, Inc., in management positions including responsibility for the support of worldwide divisions with exploration technologies including geochemistry and satellite imagery. Dr. Juckett earned a BS degree in chemistry from the State University of New York-Oswego and a PhD in chemistry from the State University of New York-Albany. |