Energy Spectrum Advisors, Inc.: Our Team

JAMES P. BENSON — Founding Partner (214) 987-6103 Mr. Benson is a founding partner of Energy Spectrum Capital and a managing director of Energy Spectrum Advisors. His private equity responsibilities include origination of investment opportunities and monitoring of existing portfolio companies. His investment banking activities include origination and execution of merger, acquisition and divestiture assignments and private placement financings. Mr. Benson has 16 years of investment banking, financial advisory and commercial banking experience. He served for 10 years as managing director with R. Reid Investments Inc., where his experience included private placements of debt and equity, acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Benson served four years at InterFirst Bank Dallas and was responsible for various energy financings and financial recapitalizations. Mr. Benson received his B.S. in Finance from University of Kansas and his M.B.A. from Texas Christian University. Mr. Benson is also a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

CHARLES M. LAPEYRE — Managing Director (214) 987-6123 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors in 1998, Mr. Lapeyre had 12 years of energy finance and petroleum engineering experience with several exploration and production companies, including two years most recently with Merit Energy Company and four years with Torch Energy Advisors and Nuevo Energy Company in senior financial management and business development positions. He also served for six years as a staff petroleum engineer with ARCO International Oil and Gas Company in Los Angeles. Mr. Lapeyre received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa and his M.B.A. with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin.

BENJAMIN H. DAVIS — Senior Vice President (214) 987-6122 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors at its formation in 1997, Mr. Davis was an analyst at R. Reid Investments Inc. for one year. Previously, Mr. Davis consulted for four years in the field of organizational management. Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Richmond with a B.A. in Communications and Political Science. Mr. Davis is a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

COY GALLATIN — Senior Vice President (713) 353-4758 Prior to joining ESA, Mr. Gallatin served three years as Executive Vice President and manager of Energy Lending for Bank of Texas, an affiliate of BOK Financial. In addition, he has served as manager of other BOK Financial affiliated energy groups. Mr. Gallatin brings with him over 25 years of experience with financial institutions in various energy related fields, including all of the major mid-continent markets. Mr. Gallatin is currently running ESA’s new regional office in Houston, Texas.

DAMIAN S. WELLS, P.E. — Senior Vice President (214) 987-6127 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors in 2006, Mr. Wells was a petroleum engineering consultant with Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc., in Dallas for 16 years. His work included project coordination, oil and gas property evaluations, reserves estimates, reservoir analyses, property sales packages, acquisition evaluations, fair market value determinations, geological studies, and secondary and tertiary recovery studies. Areas of specific expertise include the evaluation of the Barnett Shale in North Texas, the DJ Basin in Colorado, and South American properties. He also worked for five years as a reservoir engineer for Exxon Company U.S.A. Mr. Wells is a graduate of Texas A&I University with a B.S. degree in Natural Gas Engineering. He is a registered Professional Petroleum Engineer, State of Texas, and a member of the SPE.

KYLE D. MILLER — Vice President (214) 987-6125 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors in 2003, Mr. Miller worked in the energy group for Wells Fargo Bank in Houston. He served as an analyst in the energy lending group and worked on M&A advisory assignments. Mr. Miller received a B.B.A. degree in Finance from Southern Methodist University.

KEVIN W. KUENN — Vice President 214-987-6126 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors in 2007, Mr. Kuenn worked in the downstream chemicals industry. Throughout his 10 year career with Dow Chemical and Union Carbide, Mr. Kuenn served in numerous commercial and technical leadership roles. In addition to his operational background, Mr. Kuenn also has experience in the private equity and hedge fund markets. Mr. Kuenn received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and he was a Beta Gamma Sigma M.B.A. graduate of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

ROBERT H. (BJ) BRANDENBERGER, JR. — Assistant Vice President (214) 987-6145 After working as a consultant on various advisory assignments for Energy Spectrum Advisors in 2004 and 2005, Mr. Brandenberger joined full-time in 2006. Mr. Brandenberger earned his B.B.A in Finance with high honors from the University of Texas in Arlington, where he also played NCAA Division I baseball for four years.

A. WOOD BROOKSHIRE — Assistant Vice President (214) 987-6133 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors Inc in July 2006, Mr. Brookshire served as an Energy Analyst for Alpine Gas Company, L.L.C. Prior to Alpine Gas, Mr. Brookshire interned for Five States Energy Company in its corporate finance group where he focused on investment fund reporting. Mr. Brookshire earned his B.B.A in Finance from Southern Methodist University with additional focus on geological sciences.

J. LEE CUMMINGS — Engineer (214) 987-6153 Prior to joining Energy Spectrum Advisors in March 2009, Mr. Cummings was an Engineering Assistant at Cawley, Gillespie & Associates for 3 years. His work included oil and gas property evaluations, reserves estimates, fair market value determinations and database conversions for oil and gas databases. Mr. Cummings is a graduate of the University of Texas in Arlington with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and is currently pursuing an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University.