Davis Petroleum : Management

MICHAEL S. REDDIN

Mr. Reddin joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in August 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer and serves on the company’s Board of Directors. He has 27 years of upstream oil and gas experience in a diverse number of technical, operational, commercial, and leadership roles with both majors and independents. Prior to joining Davis, Mr. Reddin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kerogen Resources, Inc., an early-stage exploration and production company focused on the development of North American shale plays. Before that, he spent 8 years in BP’s Gulf of Mexico organization, where he served as Vice President of Production, Vice President of Developments, and several other leadership roles. At Vastar Resources, Inc., Mr. Reddin served as Onshore U.S. Business Unit Leader, Manager of Business Development, and Manager of Corporate Planning. In the early part of his career, Mr. Reddin worked for ARCO Oil and Gas Company as a Reservoir Engineer and Engineering Manager. Mr. Reddin also serves on the Board of Directors of Berry Petroleum Company.

Mr. Reddin graduated from Texas A&M University, where he currently serves on the Industry Advisory Council for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

DANIEL D. HAWK

Mr. Hawk joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2006 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, he served for approximately five years as Vice President – Treasurer for Burlington Resources Inc. Before Mr. Hawk joined Burlington, he served as Treasurer for Vastar Resources, Inc. He was Assistant Treasurer for Apache Corporation in both Denver and Houston before joining Vastar Resources, Inc. Mr. Hawk began his career in 1978 with Getty Oil Company, serving in Tulsa, Los Angeles, and Houston, in various finance and planning roles in both upstream and downstream businesses.

Mr. Hawk earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Drake University where he majored in Accounting and Actuarial Science.

Mr. Hawk is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Cash Manager.

Mr. Hardisty joined Davis Petroleum Corp. as Vice President, Land and Business Development in September 2009. He is a seasoned land executive with 25 years total experience. Most recently, Mr. Hardisty was Vice President, Land and Business Development for Kerogen Resources, Inc. Prior to that position, he served in land management and executive positions with Shoreline Partners, Benz Energy, and Petrocorp. Mr. Hardisty was also the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc., an early-stage oilfield service company.

Mr. Hardisty obtained his degree in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. Hinners joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2002 and currently serves a Vice President, Engineering. He has over 38 years of engineering, managerial and executive experience in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and Rocky Mountain regions. His recent experience includes eight years as Vice President – Operations and Engineering for Antara Resources, and ten years as Vice President – Operations at Texoil Company.

Mr. Hinners graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

EDGAR I. MELLOR

Mr. Mellor joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in November 2009 as Vice President, Exploration. He is a seasoned exploration leader with over 30 years experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Mellor served as Gulf Coast Exploration Manager at Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation. For the fifteen years prior to joining to Penn Virginia, Mr. Mellor held exploration management and executive roles with ARCO, Vastar Resources, Inc., and BNP Petroleum, with accountabilities spanning the Gulf Coast onshore and the Gulf of Mexico. In his early career, he generated prospects for ARCO in South Texas, South Louisiana, and the Delaware Basin.

Mr. Mellor has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Dayton (Ohio), and a Master of Science in Geology from Texas Christian University.

Mr. Schneider joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in June 2000 and currently serves as Vice President, Production and Marketing. He has been active in the energy industry over 30 years in various management/operational positions with Transco/Williams Energy, NNG/Enron, Howell Petroleum, and Northern States Power/Cinergy. Mr. Schneider has vast experience in overseeing multi million dollar projects, including project management of platforms, pipelines, plants, processing facilities, and production equipment. He has played a big role in the state and federal regulatory/permitting arena and been heavily involved in the drilling/exploration and project development from the well head and downstream operations, both onshore and offshore.

Mr. Schneider earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in General Business and a minor in Engineering. He also has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas with an emphasis in Finance/Economics and International Trade and Finance.

Mr. Hainey joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in November 2009, and serves as Chief Reservoir Engineer for Texas assets. He has extensive experience having performed similar duties over the past 30 years for Exxon Company USA, Coastal Oil & Gas, El Paso Production Company, as an independent consultant, and most recently at Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation.

Ms. Kercho joined Davis Petroleum Corp. in January 2011, and serves as Chief Reservoir Engineer for assets in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. She has 27 years of upstream oil and gas experience at BP, Vastar Resources, and ARCO. Most recently, Ms. Kercho served as Lead Reservoir Engineer in exploration at BP for 8 years. Prior to that role, she held a variety of engineering and management positions including reservoir engineering, production and facilities engineering, drilling and completions engineering, and operations. Her experience includes onshore and offshore Gulf Coast, deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent, Alaska and various international projects.

Ms. Kercho earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed professional engineer.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JAMES R. MONTAGUE

Mr. Montague has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Davis Petroleum Corp. since April 2006. In addition, Mr. Montague currently serves as a Director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Director of the General Partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P., and a Director of the General Partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. From 1996 to June 2001, he was President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company, IP Petroleum Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that managed International Paper Company's mineral holdings. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague was President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico LLC, a subsidiary of EnCana Corporation, which is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production.

Mr. Montague is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

JONATHAN D. APTER

Mr. Apter is Vice President of Evercore Capital Partners’ private equity business. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Apter was an associate at J.W. Childs Associates, where he focused on investments in the consumer products and healthcare sectors. He also worked as an Analyst in the Mergers & Acquisitions division of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Apter currently serves on the Board of Directors of TestEquity, LLC.

Mr. Apter graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A.S. from the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

STUART DAVIES

Mr. Davies is Managing Director for Sankaty Advisors and has performed in this role since 1999. Previously, he worked for Prudential Capital Group where he originated private placements and managed a portfolio of private placement investments primarily in the industrial manufacturing, mining, and service industries.

Mr. Davies received an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.A. Degree from Yale University.

Mr. Davies is a Charter Financial Analyst.

WILLEM MESDAG

Mr. Mesdag is the Founder and Managing Director of Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC. Prior to founding Red Mountain, he was a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and Co. and worked 20 years in New York, London, Frankfurt, and Los Angeles. In addition, he is the former Vice President of the Board at Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. Currently Mr. Mesdag is a Director at Encore Capital Group, and serves on the boards at Wedbush, Inc., Natures Sunshine Products, Inc., and 3i Group plc. He is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Mesdag practiced law in Philadelphia. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and his B.A. from Northwestern University.

Mr. Mital is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Evercore Partners private equity business.

He has eighteen years of experience in principal investing and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Mital was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. From 1989 through 1991, Mr. Mital was with Salomon Brothers Inc. Prior to joining Salomon Brothers, he was with Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Mital serves on the Board of Directors of Mr. Bult’s Inc., alliantgroup, LP and Diagnostic Imaging Group. Mr. Mital received a B.S. in economics with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

INVESTORS

EVERCORE PARTNERS

Established in 1996, Evercore Partners is a leading investment management business which manages private equity and venture capital funds on behalf of a broad range of institutional and high net worth investors. Evercore's private equity funds are value-oriented and focus on making controlling or influential minority investments in a range of growth-oriented companies in the middle market. Evercore's business model is based on partnering with exceptional management teams and adding value to its portfolio companies through a combination of operating, financial, and deal-structuring expertise. Since the formation of Evercore's investment management business, the firm manages and has committed over $1.2 billion in investments, including Davis Petroleum Corp.

The firm serves a diverse set of clients and investors around the world from their offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Mexico City, and Monterrey.

SANKATY ADVISORS

Sankaty Advisors is the credit affiliate of Bain Capital, one of the world's leading private investment firms, with approximately $40 billion in assets under management, whose family of funds includes private equity, venture capital, public equity, and leveraged debt assets. With approximately $17 billion in committed capital, Sankaty invests in a wide variety of securities and investments, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed/stressed debt, mezzanine debt, structured products and equities. Sankaty Advisors has the ability to invest in a company's capital structure at every level, from secured debt to equity, and can also provide capital to growing companies with unique financing needs.

RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS

Red Mountain Capital Partners, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a private investment firm dedicated to investing in small capitalization public and private companies with a private equity approach. Red Mountain acquires strategic or control stakes in public companies and participates in negotiated private equity transactions on a select basis. The firm was established by Willem Mesdag, a former Partner of Goldman Sachs & Co. and head of its Los Angeles office.