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Directors - (Note: The Directors noted below are for Trident Resources Corp. ("TRC"), which is the parent company of Trident Exploration Corp. ("TEC"), and for TEC)

Jon Weber, Chairman

Mr. Weber leads Portfolio Company Strategic Services at Anchorage Advisors. He brings more than 20 years of experience overseeing, managing and advising both private and public companies. Previously, as a Managing Director heading the Portfolio Operations Group within the Special Situations Group (SSG) at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Weber’s team was responsible for the operational oversight and value enhancement of more than 50 companies in the Americas and EMEA. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Weber was the senior finance and operations executive for Carl Icahn responsible for operational oversight of companies in which Mr. Icahn had a significant interest. In that capacity, Mr. Weber served as President of Icahn Enterprises, L.P. (NYSE-IEP), CEO of Philip Services Corporation and Viskase Companies, and as a board member of American Railcar Industries, National Energy Group, WestPoint International and XO Communications. Earlier in his career, Mr. Weber was Managing Director heading corporate and investment banking for JP Morgan Chase in São Paulo and a Principal in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley in New York. Mr. Weber began his career as a corporate lawyer at Weil Gotshal & Manges following his graduation cum laude from Harvard Law School. He also holds an MBA and Bachelor's degrees from Babson College. Mr. Weber is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and a founding member of the Operating Partner Roundtable.

   

Todd Dillabough, Director

Todd A. Dillabough is our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer and has served in these positions since November 2007. He has been a director since April 15, 2008. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Dillabough was President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Pioneer Natural Resources Canada, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company, which was sold to TAQA North on November 27, 2007. He received his B.Sc. with a Geology Major from the University of Calgary in 1984. Mr. Dillabough is a professional geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists in Alberta and is also a former Governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

   

Harrison Bubroksy

Mr. Bubrosky is currently the acting Chief Financial Officer, a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Plum TV Inc. In addition, Mr. Bubrosky is the managing partner of 6162 Advisors LLC, a private company engaged in private investments. From 2000 to 2009, Mr. Bubrosky held the position of Executive Vice-President with Jefferies & Company, Inc. in the Office of Vice Chairman Corporate Finance and High Yield Bond Department. Prior to that, Mr. Buborsky served in various positions including Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance with Brean Murray Inc. and Vice President and Director, High Yield Capital Markets with Scotia McLeod USA, Inc. Mr. Bubrosky received a B.A. in political science from Hofstra University.

   

John Forsgren

Mr. Forsgren has been a director with Trident Resources Corp. since August 2007. Mr. Forsgren was the Vice Chairman of the board of directors, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northeast Utilities System, a large utility system operator, until December 2004. Prior to that, he served in various positions including, as a managing director of corporate finance of Chase Manhattan Bank and a vice president-treasurer of The Walt Disney Company, an international family entertainment and media enterprise, and as a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Euro-Disney. Mr. Forsgren currently serves as a director of The Phoenix Companies (NYSE: PPX), a manufacturer of life insurance, annuity and investment products, Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK), a multi-state utility and energy company, and Port Townsend Paper Company, a pulp, paper and packaging company. Mr. Forsgren received his B.A. from Georgetown University, his M.B.A. from Columbia University and his M.S. from the University of Geneva (Switzerland).

   

Daryl Gilbert

Mr. Gilbert has been active in the western Canadian oil and natural gas sector for over 30 years, working in reserves evaluation with Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. (now GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd.) ("GLJ"), an engineering consulting firm, from 1979 to 2005. Mr. Gilbert served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GLJ from 1994 to 2005. Since 2005, Mr. Gilbert has been an independent businessman and investor, and serves as a director for a number of public and private entities. Mr. Gilbert is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Alberta.

   

Harry Quarls

Mr. Quarls is a Managing Director with Global Infrastructure Partners, a energy infrastructure focused private equity fund. He also serves as Vice Chairman, GreenRock Energy LLC, a development company focused on solid carbon gasification including carbon sequestration and storage, and as Director of Opal Resources LLC, and Fairway Resources LLC, E&P companies. Mr. Quarls has 35 years of experience focused on the energy sector. He spent the majority of his career at Booz & Co., of which he is now retired. He most recently served as the Managing Director and Practice Leader for Global Energy. Mr. Quarls held various worldwide leadership roles during his tenure including Executive, Compensation, Personnel, and Finance Committees. Mr. Quarls is a former member of Booz Allen's Board of Directors and past Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Quarls received an MBA degree from Stanford University. He also holds ScM and BS degrees, both in chemical engineering, from M.I.T. and Tulane University, respectively.

   

Stuart Wagner

Mr. Wagner is the Chief Financial Officer and a founding partner of Beacon E&P, a privately-owned oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, CO. Prior to his present position, Mr. Wagner served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Cheniere Energy from April 2007 until April 2008. Previously, Mr. Wagner was a founding partner of Petrie Parkman, Inc., an energy investment banking boutique. Formed in 1989 and sold to Merrill Lynch in December 2006, Mr. Wagner performed a variety of functions, primarily as a securities analyst, but also headed up Sales and Trading as well as executing a variety of investment banking functions. From 1984 until 1989, Mr. Wagner was an assistant vice president at The First Boston Corporation.

   

 

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