Lyndon James age 59 was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer as of December 26 2007. Mr. James has been a partner with Tatum LLC an executive services and consulting firm since 2005. During his tenure with Tatum and prior to becoming interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company Mr. James was interim Chief Financial Officer of Continental Alloys and Services in Spring Texas a world-wide manufacturer and distributor of tubular products and completion equipment. Mr. James also served as Chief Executive Officer of Sola Communications in Scott Louisiana a satellite communications provider to the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Tatum in 2005 Mr. James was Chief Financial Officer of Insurance Team One Services Inc. in Irving Texas and Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer for The Henry Group a privately owned manufacturing and installation company servicing the food industry. From 1992 through 1997 he was Vice President - Finance and Administration for Lyondell-CITGO Refining Company owner and operator of the ninth largest oil refinery in the U.S. From 1988 to 1992 Mr. James was Company Controller for ARCO Coal Company one of the largest and most profitable international coal mining companies in the world where he managed all accounting and financial operations. From 1990 to 1998 he was Manager Budgets and Performance Audits and Manager Revenue Accounting for ARCO Oil and Gas Company. Mr. James has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master's degree in Management from the University of Texas at Dallas. |