Board of Directors

Dr. Peter Hill
Chairman

Dr. Peter Hill has been a director since November 2009 and Chairman of the Board since April 2012. From April 2012 to February 2013, Dr. Hill served as Executive Chairman, having served previously as Chief Executive Officer of the company beginning in November 2009 and President and Chief Executive Officer of the company from November 2009 until May 2011. Dr. Hill has more than 40 years of experience in the international oil and natural gas industry. He commenced his career in 1972 and spent 22 years in senior positions at British Petroleum including Chief Geologist, Chief of Staff for BP Exploration, President of BP Venezuela and Regional Director for Central and South America. Dr. Hill then worked as Vice President of Exploration at Ranger Oil Ltd. in England (1994-1995), Managing Director Exploration and Production at Deminex GMBH Oil in Germany (1995- 1997), Technical Director/Chief Operating Officer at Hardy Oil & Gas plc (1998- 2000), President and Chief Executive Officer at Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (2000-2005), Director/Chairman at Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. (2006-2008), independent advisor to Palo Alto Investors (January 2008 to December 2009) and Non-Executive Chairman at Toreador Resources Corporation (January 2009 to April 2011). Dr. Hill was appointed to the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. in April 2013, and he has served as its interim President and Chief Executive Officer since March 31, 2014. Dr. Hill has a B.Sc. (Honors) in geology and a Ph.D.

F. Gardner Parker, CPA
Director

F. Gardner Parker has been a director since November 2009 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from November 2009 until April 2012. From 1970 to 1984, Mr. Parker worked at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young LLP), an accounting firm, and was a partner at that firm from 1978 to 1984. Mr. Parker served as Managing Outside Trust Manager with Camden Property Trust, a real estate investment trust, from 1998 to 2005 and still serves as a Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust. He has also served as a director of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (CRZO) since 2000. Mr. Parker also serves on the board of Hercules Offshore, Inc. (HERO) and serves as the Chairman of the board of Sharps Compliance Corp. (SMED). He is a graduate of The University of Texas and is a CPA in Texas. Mr. Parker is board certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors (the "NACD") and is also a NACD Board Leadership Fellow.

Gus Halas
Director

Gus Halas has been a director since October 2011. Mr. Halas was Chief Executive Officer and President of Central Garden & Pet Company from April 2011 to May 2013. Mr. Halas was Chief Executive Officer and President of T-3 Energy Services, Inc. from May 2003 to March 2009 and also served as Chairman of the board of directors from March 2004 to March 2009. From August 2001 to April 2003, Mr. Halas served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Clore Automotive, Inc. From January 2001 to May 2001, Mr. Halas served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Marley Cooling Tower of United Dominion Industries Limited. From January 1999 to August 2000, Mr. Halas served as President at Ingersoll Dresser's Pump Services Group. Mr. Halas has also held leadership positions at Sulzer Industries, Inc. from 1986 to 1999 and was a director of Aquilex Corporation from June 2007 to July 2011. Mr. Halas has been a member of the advisory board of White Deer Energy since August 2009, a director of Hooper Holmes, Inc. since April 2013, and a director of Madalena Energy Inc. since January 2015.  Mr. Halas received his BS in physics and economics from Virginia Tech University.

Randal J. Matkaluk, CA
Director

Randal J. Matkaluk has been a director since August 2007. Since February 2010, Mr. Matkaluk has been the Chief Financial Officer of Capio Exploration Ltd., a private oil and natural gas exploration and development company. From November 2008 to November 2009, Mr. Matkaluk was the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Vigilant Exploration Inc., a private oil and natural gas exploration company that was acquired by Tourmaline Oil Corp. in November 2009. From March 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Matkaluk was an independent businessman. Mr. Matkaluk has been a director of Euromax Resources Ltd. since September 2010 and was a director of Virtutone Networks Inc. from October 2005 until September 2013. Between January 2003 and February 2006, Mr. Matkaluk was the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Relentless Energy Corporation, a private oil and natural gas exploration company. Between June 2001 and December 2002, Mr. Matkaluk was the Chief Financial Officer of Antrim Energy Inc., a public international oil and natural gas exploration company listed on the TSX Exchange. Mr. Matkaluk has also worked for Gopher Oil and Gas Company from May 1997 to October 1998 and Cube Energy Corp. from January 1984 to April 1997. Mr. Matkaluk has been a Chartered Accountant since 1983. Mr. Matkaluk received his Bachelor's degree in commerce in 1980 from the University of Calgary.

Jonathan Samuels, CFA
Director

Jonathan Samuels has been a director since December 2009. In April 2012, Mr. Samuels was appointed Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of the company and continues to also serve as President of the company, a position to which he was appointed in May 2011. Mr. Samuels served previously as Chief Financial Officer beginning in December 2009. Prior to joining us, Mr. Samuels was an investment professional responsible for research and investment sourcing in the energy sector at Palo Alto Investors, a California-based hedge fund founded in 1989 where Mr. Samuels worked for five years. Mr. Samuels received his B.A. from the University of California and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School. He also has a Certified Financial Analyst designation.

Roy Aneed
Director

Roy A. Aneed has been a director since July 2012. Mr. Aneed has been employed by NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. ("NGP ECM") since June 2007. NGP ECM's principal business is serving as the management company of the Natural Gas Partners family of funds. The Natural Gas Partners funds provide capital to companies involved in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Aneed is currently a Managing Director at Natural Gas Partners. He is involved in deal sourcing and execution as well as the monitoring of various portfolio companies. Prior to joining Natural Gas Partners from approximately 2003 to 2007, Mr. Aneed worked as a Senior Associate at Graham Partners, Inc., a middle-market buyout fund based outside of Philadelphia focused on U.S. manufacturing companies. Prior to 2003, Mr. Aneed was an analyst with the Investment Banking division of Citigroup in New York. In 2001, Mr. Aneed received a Bachelor's of Science in economics from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in finance and management as well as a minor in European history.