A. James Dearlove has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of our general partner since December 2002 and July 2001 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of PVG’s general partner since September 2006. He has also served in various capacities with Penn Virginia since 1977 including as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to May 1996, as Senior Vice President from 1992 to 1994 and as Vice President from 1986 to 1992. Mr. Dearlove also serves as a director of Penn Virginia and as a director of the National Council of Coal Lessors.
Edward B. Cloues, II has served as a director of our general partner since January 2003. Since January 1998, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of K-Tron International, Inc., a provider of material handling equipment and systems. From October 1979 to January 1998, Mr. Cloues was a partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a law firm. Mr. Cloues also serves as a director of Penn Virginia and is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of AMREP Corporation.
John P. DesBarres has served as a director of our general partner since July 2001. Since 1996, he has been a private investor residing in Park City, Utah. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. DesBarres served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transco Energy Company, an energy company which merged with The Williams Companies, Inc. in 1995. Mr. DesBarres serves as a director of American Electric Power, Inc. and as a director of the general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
James L. Gardner has served as a director of our general partner since January 2006. Since 2005, he has been an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Free-Hardeman University. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Gardner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Massey, a coal mining company. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Gardner was in the private practice of law, principally representing Massey. Mr. Gardner served as Senior Vice President of Massey from 1994 to 2000 and as General Counsel from 1993 to 2000. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Gardner was an attorney at the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP.
James R. Montague has served as a director of our general partner since July 2001. Since 2003, he has been retired. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague served as President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico LLC, a subsidiary of EnCana Corporation, which is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production. From 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Montague served as President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company, IP Petroleum Company, an exploration and production oil and gas company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that manages International Paper Company’s mineral holdings. Mr. Montague also serves as Chairman of the Board of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. Mr. Montague serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Davis Petroleum Corp., as a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and as a director of the general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Marsha R. Perelman has served as a director of our general partner since May 2005. In 1993, Ms. Perelman founded, and since then has bee the Chief Executive Officer of Woodforde Management, Inc., a holding company. In 1983, she co-founded, and from 1983 to 1990 served as Vice President of, Clearfield Energy, Inc., a crude oil gathering and distribution company. Ms. Perelman also serves as a director of Penn Virginia.
Frank A. Pici has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner since September 2001 and as a director since October 2002 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and as a director of PVG’s general partner since September 2006. He has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Penn Virginia since September 2001. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Pici served as Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Mariner Energy, Inc., or Mariner, a Houston, Texas-based oil and gas exploration and production company, where he managed all financial aspects of Mariner including accounting, tax, finance, banking, investor relations, planning and budgeting and information technology. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Pici served as Corporate Controller of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation.
Nancy M. Snyder has served as Vice President and General Counsel and as a director of our general partner since July 2001 and as Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary and as a director of PVG’s general partner since September 2006. Ms. Snyder has also served in various capacities with Penn Virginia since 1997, including as Executive Vice President since May 2006, as Senior Vice President from February 2003 to May 2006, as Vice President from December 2000 to February 2003 and as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 1997.