Mr. Michael E. Rose

Director

Mr. Michael E. Rose has been involved in private investments since retiring from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the nation’s largest independent oil and gas companies (“Anadarko”), in January 2004.  Mr. Rose had been with Anadarko for 24 years prior to his retirement, and from August 2000 until January 2004 he served as Executive Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Anadarko.  He also served as Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer from January 1993 until August 2000 and prior to that time was Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer from January 1987 until January 1993.  From May 1981 until January 1987 he was Vice President & Controller of Anadarko. From 1971 until joining Anadarko as their Chief Accountant in 1978, he held a variety of positions with Atlantic Richfield Company, an integrated oil company now owned by BP.  He was appointed a director of the Company in 2005.