Robert D. Wagner, has been a director of the Company. From May 1999 to March 2001, he served as a Managing Director of Arthur Andersen�s Global Energy Corporate Finance Group. Prior to joining Arthur Andersen, from July 1998 to April 1999 Mr. Wagner was a Managing Director and Partner of M2 Capital Partners, a merchant banking firm specializing in private equity investment and financial advisory with the exploration and production sector. From 1989 to June 1998, Mr. Wagner was a Managing Director of Bankers Trust/BT Alex Brown in their Energy Corporate Finance Group. Prior to his employment with Bankers Trust/BT Alex Brown, Mr. Wagner was Executive Vice President of First City National Bank of Houston�s energy division, and later, the special loans division. Mr. Wagner also serves as director of Blue Dolphin Energy Company and Electric City Corporation. Mr. Wagner is a graduate of Holy Cross College and the Graduate School of Business at New York University. |