C. Sean Day has served as a director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Day is the president of Seagin International and was the chairman of our manager's predecessor from 1999 to 2006. Previously, Mr. Day was with Navios Corporation and Citicorp Venture Capital. Mr. Day is currently the chairman of the boards of directors of Teekay Shipping Corporation; Teekay Offshore GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners LP; Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP; and a member of the board of directors of Kirby Corporation, all NYSE listed companies; and serves as a director for certain of our subsidiary companies. Mr. Day is a graduate of the University of Capetown and Oxford University.

I. Joseph Massoud has served as a director of the Company since December 2005, as well its chief executive officer since its inception on November 18, 2005. Mr. Massoud has also been the president of the Company's manager and its predecessor since 1998. Previously, Mr. Massoud was with Petroleum Heat and Power, Inc., Colony Capital, Inc. and McKinsey & Co. Mr. Massoud currently serves as a director for all of the Company's subsidiary companies, as well as for Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP, a NYSE company. Mr. Massoud is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and the Harvard Business School.

James J. Bottiglieri has served as a director of the Company since December 2005, as well as its chief financial officer since its inception on November 18, 2005. Mr. Bottiglieri has also been an executive vice president of the Company's manager since 2005. Previously, Mr. Bottiglieri was the senior vice president/controller of WebMD Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Bottiglieri was with Star Gas Corporation and a predecessor firm to KPMG LLP. Mr. Bottiglieri is a graduate of Pace University. Mr. Bottiglieri serves as a director for all of the Company's subsidiary companies.

Gordon Burns has served as a director since May 2008. Mr. Burns has been a private investor since 1998. Most of his recent investments have been in the area of cyber security. Previously he was responsible for investment banking at UBS Securities and before that was a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Burns was a director of Aztar Corp., formerly an NYSE company, from 1998 until 2007 when it was sold. Mr. Burns received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Harold S. Edwards has served as a director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Edwards has been the president and chief executive officer of Limoneira Company, an agricultural, real estate and community development company, since November 2004. Previously, Mr. Edwards was the president of Puritan Medical Products, a division of Airgas Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards also worked with Fisher Scientific International, Inc., Cargill, Inc. and Agribrands International (Purina). Mr. Edwards is a graduate of American Graduate School of International Management and Lewis and Clark College.

D. Eugene Ewing has served as a director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Ewing is the managing member of Deeper Water Consulting, LLC. Previously, Mr. Ewing was with Arthur Andersen LLP and the Fifth Third Bank. Mr. Ewing is on the advisor boards for the business schools at Northern Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky. Mr. Ewing is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Mr. Ewing is also a member of the board of directors of CBS Personnel Holdings, Inc.

Mark H. Lazarus has served as a director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Lazarus has been the president of Turner Entertainment Group since 2003. Previously, Mr. Lazarus served in a variety of other roles for Turner Broadcasting and also worked for Backer, Spielvogel, Bates, Inc., and NBC Cable. Mr. Lazarus is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.