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Mr. Fierro is currently a Senior Advisor to Guggenheim Securities, a division of Guggenheim Partners, with a focus on the energy sector, a position he has held since April 2016. Previously, he was a Managing Director and Global Head of the Natural Resources Group of Barclays. Prior to Barclays, Mr. Fierro spent 11 years at Lehman Brothers, where his last role was as the Global Head of the Natural Resources Group, and he began his career as a transactional lawyer at Baker Botts L.L.P.

Skills and Qualifications: Mr. Fierro’s extensive experience in the energy industry brings a unique and valuable perspective to the Board. Throughout his banking career, Mr. Fierro participated in the development, structuring, negotiation and execution of numerous merger, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring and joint venture transactions. In the natural resources sector, these included transactions for companies involved in exploration and production, refining and marketing, oil field services, mining, pipelines, petrochemicals and coal. In his law practice, Mr. Fierro devoted his time principally to oil and gas transactions, including hostile takeovers, acquisitions, divestitures, public and private debt and equity financing transactions, corporate restructurings and proxy fights. Together with his prior Board of Director service with energy companies, Mr. Fierro offers significant leadership, strategic planning, international, corporate governance, risk assessment and management and industry perspective to assist the Board in the assessment and management of the specific risks and opportunities faced by the Company.