Peter Leidel, age 68, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2019. Mr. Leidel is a founder and partner of Yorktown Partners. The Yorktown partnerships were formerly affiliated with the investment firm of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. where Mr. Leidel was a partner in the venture capital group and invested in a variety of private companies with a particular focus on energy investments until the merger of Dillon Read with SBC Warburg in September 1997. Mr. Leidel s focus is on energy companies in a variety of different industries. He was previously in corporate treasury positions at Mobil Corporation and worked for KPMG Peat Marwick and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Leidel is a director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation and the American Spectator Foundation, as well as several private energy companies. He served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania s School of Business, where he taught financial and managerial accounting. Mr. Leidel became a Certified Public Accountant in 1979. He received his B.B.A. with Honors from the University of Wisconsin and M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Mr. Leidel s extensive experience in private equity and extensive leadership experience qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.