Mr. Davis has 28 years of industry experience both with Buy and Sell side institutions. He was also a AVP at Merrill Lynch with primary analyst coverage of the Domestic E&P companies from 1981-1984. Mr.Davis also served as a Managing Director/Partner for Warburg Pincus (now CSAM), Beck Mack and Oliver, and Cowen (now TCW) both as an analyst with primary energy coverage and portfolio manager. Mr. Davis was a SVP at Trust Company of the West on the small cap value team. He further managed 1988's #1 performing closed-end mutual fund, Counsellors Tandem Fund, as rated by the Lipper Survey. Prior to joining Tristone in January 2007, he was an institutional salesman for Petrie Parkman, a US-based energy boutique firm from 2001 to 2006.

Mr. Davis was a past member of National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts (NAPIA) and the Oil Analyst Group of New York. Mr. Davis graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in Mathematics and Geology in 1979.

Mr. Racanelli joined Tristone in January 2007 as Vice President & Director, Institutional Trading. Prior to Tristone, Mr. Racanelli was Head of Institutional Trading at energy boutique Petrie Parkman and Co. Before Petrie Parkman, he spent seven years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange trading for Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Keegan and Co. Mr. Racanelli holds a Bachelors of Science degree with an emphasis in management from the University of Northern Colorado.

Ms. Acierno joined Tristone in January 2007. Prior to Tristone, she spent ten years as an institutional salesperson and equity sales trader with Petrie Parkman & Co., a well-respected energy boutique. In all she has over 20 years of energy-related experience including Vice President of Investor Relations for Basin Exploration and was a member of Apache Corp.'s Investor Relation's team. She began her career as a research assistant for the E&P sector at PaineWebber.

Mr. Chewning joined Tristone in January 2007 as Vice President, Institutional Trading. Before joining Tristone, Mr. Chewning was an equity sales trader with energy boutique Petrie Parkman & Co. in Denver, Colorado. Prior to that, he was a Vice President with Morgan Keegan & Co. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where he worked for six years. Before that, he was employed by HSBC Securities for one year, also at the NYSE. Mr. Chewning began his career working for OppenheimerFunds Inc. in New York, where he worked for four years on the sales desk. Mr. Chewning holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Seton Hall University.

Mr. Ulrich joined Tristone in July 2007 as Associate, Institutional Sales. For 5 years, prior to Tristone, Mr. Ulrich was an institutional salesperson and operations manager at Petrie Parkman and Co., a well respected energy boutique. Before Petrie Parkman, he worked at Janus Capital as an investment specialist. Mr. Ulrich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Metropolitan State College of Denver.