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Joseph M. Brooker, Chief Executive Officer

Joe Brooker is the Chief Executive Officer of Storm Cat Energy. Joe is a petroleum engineer and lawyer with 25 years of experience in the oil and gas business. He was most recently Vice President and General Counsel of Medicine Bow Energy Corporation, a Denver-based private-equity-backed exploration and production company with operations in the Rockies, Mid-Continent and East Texas. Prior to that, Joe was Vice President of Land and General Counsel of Shenandoah Energy Inc, a Denver-based private-equity-backed exploration and production company with operations in the Uinta and Raton Basins. Mr. Brooker received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College in 1982 and a Juris Doctorate. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1989.

 

Keith J. Knapstad, President and Chief Operating Officer

Keith Knapstad is President and Chief Operating Officer for Storm Cat Energy. Keith has a strong managerial and operational background, most recently as Manager Powder River Basin Assets for J. M. Huber Corporation; a privately held corporation with extensive unconventional resource holdings. Prior to Huber, Keith worked for Marathon Oil Company/Pennaco Energy in the Rocky Mountain region managing a multi-disciplined team responsible for engineering and development of various Rocky Mountain producing areas. Keith is an ambitious professional with proven abilities in executive leadership, project management, reserve evaluation/ reporting, and operational expertise. Keith received a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech in 1984.

 

Paul Wiesner, Chief Financial Officer

Paul Wiesner is the Chief Financial Officer for Storm Cat Energy. He has over 20 years experience, 13 of which have been in the oil and gas industry for upstream and mid stream companies with financial responsibilities ranging from Analyst to Vice President of Finance. Most recently, Paul was CFO for NRT Colorado Inc., a $125,000,000 a year revenue corporation with over 150 employees and 20 locations. Paul holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.

 

William I. Kent, Director of Investor Relations

William Kent is the Director of Investor Relations for Storm Cat Energy. William was most recently Senior Manager of Investor Relations at Dex Media, Inc. Prior to Dex, William worked as a Director of capital markets intelligence for Thomson Financial. William holds a MBA from the University of Denver Daniels College of Business and a BA from Trinity College.