James C Crain

Mr. Crain joined us as a director in July 2006. He currently serves as chairman of the Audit Committee of our Board and a member of the Governance Committee of our Board. Since 1989, Mr. Crain has served as president of Marsh Operating Company, where he has worked since 1984, an investment management company focusing on energy investing, and since 1997 as general partner of Valmora Partners, L.P., a private investment partnership. Prior to Marsh, he served as a partner at Jenkens & Gilchrist where he headed the law firm's energy section. Mr. Crain also serves on the boards of GeoMet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMET), and Approach Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: AREX). Mr. Crain has also served as a director of Crosstex Energy GP, LLC since December 2005. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. degree, a master of professional accounting and a doctor of jurisprudence.