John T. Mills Director age 58 joined the Board in March 2006. Mr. Mills currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Since September 2004 Mr. Mills has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Horizon Offshore Inc. a marine construction company headquartered in Houston Texas. Mr. Mills was the Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Oil Corporation from January 2002 until his retirement in December 2003. From September 1998 to January 2002 Mr. Mills served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at Marathon Oil Company in Houston Texas. Prior to that time USX Corporation appointed Mr. Mills as its Director of Taxes and Energy in 1986 and its Vice President – Taxes in 1987 a position he held until September 1998. From 1976 to 1986 Mr. Mills held a number of management tax-related positions at Marathon Oil Company including Chief Tax Counsel in 1984. He began his professional career at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) in 1973. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute the National Council of the Ohio State University College of Law Alumni Association and the Ohio Bar Association. Mr. Mills earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Ohio University in 1969 and a law degree from the Ohio State University in 1973. |