Chief Executive Officer

Gary C. Hanna joined us in September 2009 as Chief Executive Officer. He has nearly 30 years of executive experience in the energy sector. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Hanna served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Admiral Energy Services, a startup company focused on the development of offshore energy services. Mr. Hanna served in various capacities at an international oil and gas services production company, Tetra Technologies, Inc., from 1999 to 2007. At Tetra, Mr. Hanna served in the role of Senior Vice President. Mr. Hanna also served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Tetra's affiliate, Maritech Resources, Inc., and President of Tetra Applied Technologies, Inc., another Tetra affiliate. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Hanna served as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Gulfport Energy Corporation, a public oil and gas exploration company. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the Chief Operations Officer for DLB Oil & Gas, Inc., a mid-continent exploration public company. From 1982 to 1995, Mr. Hanna served as President and CEO of Hanna Oil Properties, Inc., a company engaged in the development of mid-continent oil and gas prospects. Mr. Hanna holds a B.B.A. in Economics from the University of Oklahoma.