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Thomas L. Mitchell, 61, is a strategic finance leader with a record of driving growth in energy business models as the chief financial officer of both large and small companies in the oil and gas industry. He has had a career of strong Fortune 500 experience with exploration and production companies, and broad energy exposure with offshore drilling and midstream gathering and marketing companies. In his last position as EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) from 2014 to 2017, Mr. Mitchell lead the finance and business development organizations, and also helped the company successfully strengthen its asset quality through strategic acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as EVP and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company (now NYSE:AMPY), a private equity-funded exploration and production company. While there, Mr. Mitchell helped lead the initial public offering listing of the company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012. From November 2006 to September 2011, Mr. Mitchell was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Noble Corporation (NASDAQ:NEBLQ), a publicly-held offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry.

Following his formal education, Mr. Mitchell began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co. where he practiced as a CPA (currently inactive), then, in 1989 entered the oil and gas industry at Apache where he spent eighteen years in various finance and commercial roles the last being Vice President and Controller. Mr. Mitchell currently serves on the boards of Sundance Energy, Inc. (OTC MKTS:SNDEQ), a public exploration and production company, and EPIC Midstream Holdings GP, LLC, a private midstream crude and NGL infrastructure company. He also serves on the board of Hines Global REIT, Inc., a public real estate investment trust which is in its final liquidation phase after a successful ten-year investment life. He previously served on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Partners, LP and EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE:ENLC). Mr. Mitchell graduated from Bob Jones University with a B.S. in Accounting.

Effective October 23, 2020, Mr. Mitchell was appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy created from the resignation of a prior director. Mr. Mitchell was elected to the Board by the stockholders at the 2020 annual stockholders' meeting.

The particular experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led the Board to conclude that Mr. Mitchell should serve as a director include his significant financial background; his public accounting experience; and his prior performance of chief financial officer functions for both public and private companies; and his board experience.