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Mr. Webster was elected a director of Solitario in June 2006. Mr. Webster has served as Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Partners, since he co-founded the firm in 2005, which makes private equity investments in energy, healthcare and medical companies. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Webster was Chairman of Global Energy Partners, which is affiliated with CSFB Private Equity. He also serves as Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (CRZO/NASDAQ), an oil and gas exploration company he co-founded, and Basic Energy Services Inc., (BAS/NYSE), a well services contractor. Mr. Webster is a director of Grey Wolf Inc. (GW/ASE), a land drilling rig contractor, Camden Property Trust (CPT/NYSE), a real estate investment trust, Seaco Holdings, Inc. (CKH/NYSE) a marine transportation and energy service provider, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (HERO/NASDAQ), an offshore drilling contractor, Geokinetics Inc. (GOKN/OTC), a geophysical company, and various private companies. Mr. Webster was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Falcon Drilling Company (FLC/NYSE), President and CEO of its successor, R&B Falcon Corporation (FLC/NYSE), through 1999, and Vice Chairman until the sale of the company to Transocean Inc. in 2001. He is a graduate of Purdue University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Webster serves on the Dean's Advisory Board of Purdue's Krannert School. | 