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Alan D. Bell. Mr. Bell joined our Board of Directors on April 16, 2007. Previously, Mr. Bell worked in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP from 1973 until his retirement in June 2006, at which time he was the Director of Ernst & Young’s Energy Practice in the Southwest United States. Mr. Bell worked in the Dallas office of Ernst & Young from 1973 to 1977 where he performed oil and gas company audits and again, from 1981 to 2006, where he continued his involvement in the energy industry. From 1977 to 1981, he worked in the Paris office of Ernst & Young on the post merger of client Elf Aquitaine from its two predecessor companies. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Bell was a production engineer with Chevron Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico from 1969 to 1972. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Toreador Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: TRGL), where he serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bell received a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1969 and received an MBA from Tulane University in 1973. He is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Petroleum Club and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Mr. Bell is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Association of Insolvency Accountants and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. | 