Peter E. Salas Chairman of the Board
Peter E. Salas is 52 years old. He has been President
of Dolphin Asset Management Corp. and its related companies
since he founded it in 1988. Prior to establishing Dolphin, he
was with J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. for ten years,
becoming Co-manager, Small Company Fund and Director-Small Cap
Research. He received an A.B. degree in Economics from Harvard
in 1976. Mr. Salas was elected to the Board of Directors on
October 8, 2002.Carlos P. Salas
Carlos P. Salas is 35 years old. He is a principal of
Dolphin Advisors, L.L.C., which manages a private-equity
investment fund focused on middle-market opportunities. Before
joining Dolphin Advisors, Mr. Salas led an investor group in the
acquisition of a private engineering and manufacturing firm in
2001, and joined the company to lead a financial and operating
restructuring as CFO in 2002. Previously, Mr. Salas led
corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions advisory
assignments for middle-market clients as an investment banker
with the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette ("DLJ"),
and when DLJ was acquired by Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation ("CSFB"), joined CSFB's mergers and acquisitions
group. Prior to joining DLJ in 1999, Mr. Salas practiced law
with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York, advising
financial sponsors and corporate clients in connection with
financings and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
transactions. Mr. Salas received his J.D. from the University of
Chicago in 1996, and his B.A. in Philosophy from New York
University in 1992.
Matthew K. Behrent
Matthew K. Behrent is 37 years old. He currently is an
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development a t
Entertainment Distribution Company, Inc (NasdaqNM: EDCI ), a
company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of CD's and
DVD's primarily for Universal Music. Before joining EDCI in
June, 2005 , Mr. Behrent was an investment banker, working as a
Vice-President at Revolution Partners, a technology focused
investment bank in Boston, from March 2004 until June 2005 and
as an associate in Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation's
technology mergers and acquisitions group from June 2000 until
January 2003. From June 1998 to May 2000, Mr. Behrent practiced
law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York,
advising financial sponsors and corporate clients in connection
with financings and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Mr.
Behrent received his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1997, and
his B.A. in Political Science and Political Theory from
Hampshire College in 1992. He became a Director of the Company
on March 27, 2007.
Dr. John A. Clendening
Dr. John A. Clendening is 74 years old. He received
B.S. (1958), M.S. (1960) and Ph. D. (1970) degrees in geology
from West Virginia University. He was employed as a Palynologist-Coal
Geologist at the West Virginia Geological Survey from 1960 until
1968. He joined Amoco in 1968 and remained with Amoco as a
senior geological associate until 1992. Dr. Clendening has
served as President and held other offices of the American
Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists and also as president
of the Society for Organic Petrologists. From 1992 - 1998 he was
engaged in association with Laird Exploration Co., Inc. of
Houston, Texas, directing exploration and production in south
central Kentucky and since 1998 operates independently. While
with Amoco Dr. Clendening was instrumental in Amoco's
acquisition in the early 1970's of large land acreage holdings
in Northeast Tennessee, based upon his geological studies and
recommendations. His work led directly to the discovery of what
is now the Company's Paul Reed # 1 well. He further recognized
the area to have significant oil and gas potential and is
credited with discovery of the field which is now known as the
Company's Swan Creek Field. Dr. Clendening previously served as
a Director of the Company from September 1998 to August 2000. He
was again elected as a Director of the Company of February 28,
2003.
Jeffrey R. Bailey
Jeffrey R. Bailey is 49 years old. He earned a B.S.
degree in Geological Engineering in 1980 from New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology and joined what became the
Halliburton Company. During his 21 years with Halliburton, he
focused on field operations and management, reservoir
evaluations, log analysis, and log data acquisition. During his
work at Halliburton he developed a special interest and
expertise in carbonate reservoirs by working in many countries
in Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Since joining Tengasco, Inc. in March of 2002 as the Chief
Geological Engineer, he has also been named President of
Tengasco in July of 2002, and as a Director on February 28, 2003
and served until August 12, 2004. He was again elected to the
board on October 21, 2004. Jeff was named as the Tengasco, Inc.
CEO on November 18, 2005. |