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Hans J. Mende has been a director of the company since April 2008 and was a former director of Quintana Maritime. Mr. Mende also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and is a director of Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. both of which are coal companies. He is President and Chief Operating Officer of AMCI International Inc. a mining and trading company which is a position he has held since he co-founded AMCI in 1986. Prior to founding AMCI Mr. Mende was employed by the Thyssen Group one of the largest German multinational companies with interests in steel making and general heavy industrial production in various senior executive positions. At the time of his departure from Thyssen Group Mr. Mende was President of its international trading company. | 