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Mr. Austin became our Chief Financial Officer in June 2006 and since May 2005 has served as our Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining us he was employed by Hess Corporation (formerly known as Amerada Hess) for 23 years holding senior management positions in the company’s New York and Houston offices. From 1995 to 1999 he was Vice President and Corporate Controller in the New York office of Hess and from 1999 until 2004 was Vice President of Finance and Administration Exploration and Production in the Houston office of Hess. Mr. Austin served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1974 to 1979. Mr. Austin received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. | 