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Steven A. Webster (Chairman of the Board) has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors and a director since January 2001. Mr. Webster is Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a private equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and healthcare sectors. Prior to his position with Avista, Mr. Webster served as Chairman of Global Energy Partners, a specialty group within Credit Suisse First Boston's Alternative Capital Division that made investments in energy companies, from 1999 until June 30, 2005. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Webster served as Chief Executive Officer and President of R&B Falcon Corporation, and from 1988 to 1998, Mr. Webster served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Drilling Corporation, both offshore drilling contractors. Mr. Webster serves as a director of Grey Wolf, Inc., Hercules Offshore, Inc., Brigham Exploration Company, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, Camden Property Trust, Geokinetics, Inc., and various privately-held companies. In addition, Mr. Webster serves as Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., Crown Resources Corporation, and Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. Mr. Webster was the founder and an original shareholder of Falcon Drilling Company, a predecessor to Transocean, Inc., and was a co-founder and original shareholder of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Mr. Webster holds a B.S.I.M. from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. | 