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Joseph T. Williams Director age 68 has served on the Board of Directors since January 2004 is Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Williams is a retired oil and natural gas industry executive who has held positions as chairman or Chief Executive Officer or both for NASDAQ American and New York Stock Exchange listed companies. Most recently from October 2000 to December 2001 Mr. Williams served as Chairman of DevX Energy Inc. From July 1998 to August 1999 Mr. Williams was the President and Chief Executive Officer of MCN Investment Corporation a subsidiary of MCN Energy Inc. Early in his career Mr. Williams spent 18 years with Chevron Corp. where he held management positions with increasing responsibility in both domestic and international operations. His executive positions after leaving Chevron included assignments at Mitchell Energy and Development Corp. Lear Petroleum Corporation and PG & E Resources Company where as President and Chief Executive Officer he oversaw the acquisition of several significant companies in building a mid-size independent oil and gas exploration and production company. He was a member of a number of industry organizations and was president of the Dallas Petroleum Club and chairman of the Dallas Wildcat Committee. He is currently a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry. Mr. Williams received a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas in 1960. | 