Ian T. Bothwell was elected Treasurer of the General Partner effective July 10, 2003. Effective September 30, 2004, Mr. Bothwell was elected to serve as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the General Partner. He was elected Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Secretary of Penn Octane in October 1996. In November 2006, he was appointed acting Chief Executive Officer and Acting President of the General Partner and of Penn Octane. He also served as a director of Penn Octane from March 1997 until July 2004. Since July 1993, Mr. Bothwell has been a principal of Bothwell & Asociados, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican management consulting and financial advisory company that was founded by Mr. Bothwell in 1993 and specializes in financing infrastructure projects in Mexico. From February 1993 through November 1993, Mr. Bothwell was a senior manager with Ruiz, Urquiza y Cia., S.C., the affiliate in Mexico of Arthur Andersen L.L.P., an accounting firm. Mr. Bothwell also serves as Chief Executive Officer of B & A Eco-Holdings, Inc., the company formed to purchase Penn Octane’s CNG assets. |