Biography

Mr. West has served as a director of our company since December 2011. Mr. West served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 2009 to December 2011 and as our Chairman of the Board from October 2012 through February 2022. From January 2011 until December 2016, Mr. West was a partner at Wexford Capital LP, or Wexford Capital, focusing on Wexford Capital’s private equity energy investments. From August 2006 until December 2010, Mr. West served as senior portfolio advisor at Wexford Capital. From August 2003 until August 2006, Mr. West was the Chief Financial Officer of Sunterra Corporation, a former Wexford Capital portfolio company. From December 1993 until July 2003, Mr. West held senior financial positions at Coast Asset Management and IndyMac Bank. Prior to that, Mr. West worked at First Nationwide Bank, Lehman Brothers and Peat Marwick Mitchell  & Co., the predecessor of KPMG LLP. Since February 2014, Mr. West has also served as Chairman of the Board of Viper Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNOM). From May 2019 through August 2022, he served as Chairman of the Board of Rattler Midstream LP, which was acquired by Diamondback in a merger in August 2022 and is no longer publicly traded. Mr. West holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Chico. We believe Mr. West’s background in finance, accounting and private equity energy investments, as well as his executive management skills developed as part of his career with Wexford Capital, its portfolio companies and other financial institutions qualify him to serve on our board of directors.