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Albert Helmig has been a member of our board of directors since inception. Mr. Helmig has over 35 years of experience in the commodity trading industry. Since 2000, Mr. Helmig has been a consultant in the commodity and energy trading industry. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Helmig served on the board of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world’s largest energy exchange. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Helmig served on NYMEX’s executive committee and was also Vice Chairman from 1998 to 2000. While at NYMEX, he chaired over twenty committees including regulatory, clearing, contract design, control, delivery and marketing committees. NYMEX experienced unprecedented growth during Mr. Helmig’s tenure. As chairman of marketing and vice chairman of the exchange, he was the global spokesman for NYMEX for over ten years, representing the exchange with the energy industry, foreign governments and exchanges at industry forums worldwide. He was a member of NYMEX for 16 years and owned and operated the largest independent floor execution service on NYMEX/COMEX with an international clientele. Mr. Helmig is currently a Director of Optionable, a hybrid voice-electronic broker matching trades in energy swaps, futures, and options, which was founded by our chairman Mark Nordlicht. In addition, Mr. Helmig is the founder and managing partner of Gray House, a private consultancy firm with a global clientele ranging from producers, financial institutions, integrated energy companies, merchant trading corporations, and government agencies. Mr. Helmig holds BS degrees in Economics and Finance from Philadelphia University. | 