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Mr. Manner has been a Director since March 2005. In June 2006 became our Chief Executive Officer and in April 2007 he became our President and resumed his former duties as Chief Operating Officer. >From January 2006 to May 2006 he was our Chief Operating Officer. From January 2004 to December 2005 Mr. Manner was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kosmos Energy LLC a private energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration offshore West Africa. From August 2002 through December 2003 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of White Stone Energy LLC a Houston-based oil and gas advisory firm. From May 2001 to June 2002 Mr. Manner was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Resources Corporation a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company. He was Chief Executive Officer and President of Bellwether Exploration a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company from June 2000 until May 2001 and became its Chairman of the Board in December 2000. From July 1998 until May 2000 Mr. Manner was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Mr. Manner began his career with Amoco Petroleum Company in 1977 and from 1981 to 1998 was a reservoir engineering consultant with Ryder Scott Petroleum Engineers an international reservoir engineering firm. Mr. Manner received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rice University in 1977 and is a professional engineer certified by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Mr. Manner was previously a member of the Board of Directors of Gulf Midstream Service ROC Oil and Petrovera Energy Company and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Cordero Energy Inc. Irvine Energy PLC and Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. | 