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Mr. Mihm joined the Board of Directors in May 2004 and served as Chairman of the Board from January 2005 to June 2007. Effective June 2007, Mr. Mihm was appointed Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He also serves on and is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee; and serves on the Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. Mihm is the owner and President of JCM Consulting, PLLC, which provides services in the engineering, construction, and project management field. He also serves on the board of eProjectManagement, HNNG, The Society of Petroleum Engineers and the ASME Foundation. From 1964 until his retirement in February 2003, Mr. Mihm worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, now known as ConocoPhillips, Inc., in various management positions, finally serving as Senior Vice President of Technology and Project Development. Mr. Mihm’s career includes over 20 years of work experience in China on offshore development and onshore CBM exploration, working closely with China National Petroleum Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation and SINOPEC on several joint ventures and employee development programs. Mr. Mihm is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Oklahoma. Mr. Mihm earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University and serves on, or has served on, advisory boards at Texas Tech University, Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, University of Texas, Colorado School of Mines, Georgia Tech and University of Trondheim. | 