Hess Corp.

Prior to joining Hess LNG, a joint venture subsidiary of the Corporation, in 2004, Mr. Shearer was a consultant at Poten Partners, and held other senior positions in the liquefied natural gas industry.

Jeff has over 20 years of experience in working with companies to help drive Business and Information Technology Strategy and Operations. He joined Hess in 2006 as the Marketing and Refining (M&R) CIO. In 2008 he was promoted to the position of Global Chief Information Officer for the corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading the IS organization in enabling and shaping business needs and strategies across the Exploration and Production (E&P), M&R, and Corporate businesses units. He is a member of the M&R Leadership Team (MRLT), the E&P Leadership Team (EPLT), and he chairs the Information Services Leadership Team (ISLT). Prior to joining Hess, Jeff spent five years as Senior VP and CIO of Linens 'N Things, a 500+ store home furnishings chain located throughout the US and Canada. While serving as CIO, Jeff also had responsibility for creating and running various other departments within the company, including Corporate Strategy, Planning and Business Analysis, Merchandise Analysis and the Business Value Group. Before Linens 'N Things, Jeff was with Accenture for 16 years. There, he focused on helping retail and consumer products companies identify and implement successful change. His areas of consulting specialty included Strategy, Process and Technology. While in the retail industry, Jeff was an active member of the CIO Council of the National Retail Federation (NRF). He also served on the Board of Advisors of a $1B software development company. Currently Jeff serves on the Board of Advisors of 2 university business schools.

Mr. Mehra was employed in treasury and financial functions at General Motors before joining the Corporation in 2007.

John Y. Christopher, Jr. is a native of Butler, Alabama and a 1972 graduate of The University of Alabama C&BA in Finance-Real Estate. He is Vice President of Negotiations & Business, Global Exploration for Hess Corporation, Houston, Texas. Hess is America’s eighth largest energy company. He is the third of four direct generations to receive graduate degrees from Alabama. Mr. Christopher is responsible for negotiating and closing all global exploration agreements for Hess worldwide and since 2001 has closed contracts valued at $2.5 billion. He currently manages the business aspects of Hess exploration operations in nineteen countries on six continents. He has been actively engaged in exploration of energy since 1972. His first international position was in 1974 as Manager of Southern Africa, based in Johannesburg and responsible for seven countries. He has twice served as Chairman of the U. S. Outer Continental Shelf Committee, is presently a Director of the global Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, a member of the Houston Petroleum Club and Chairman of Houston International Dealmakers. He regularly meets with U.S. Department of Interior officials concerning offshore matters, country energy ministries and national oil companies. He and B.J. have been married for 32 years, have two children, one an Alabama engineering graduate, and is an avid Tide Pride member who regularly attends the Crimson Tide’s football games.

Ms. Ryerkerk was employed in senior managerial positions principally in the refining and marketing operations of ExxonMobil prior to joining the Corporation in 2008.

Before joining the Corporation in 2009, Mr. Goodell was a partner in the law firm of White & Case LLP.

Mr. Drennen served in senior executive positions in exploration and technology at ExxonMobil and its subsidiaries prior to joining the Corporation in 2007.

Mr. Mullin is chairman, Ridgeway Farm LLC, Brookneal, Va. (a privately held timber and farming business), since 1989. Formerly managing director, Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. (investment banking firm), New York, 1969-1989. He has served on the board since 2002, and is a member of the corporate governance and nominating, financial policy, executive and executive compensation committees.

Mr. Brady is Chairman and founder of Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd. Prior to establishing Darby in 1994, Mr. Brady served as the 68th U.S. Secretary of the Department of Treasury. In this capacity, he also served as the U.S. Governor of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. During his four and one-half years at Treasury, Mr. Brady designed and implemented a successful strategy to resolve the $1.3 trillion less developed nation debt crisis. This strategy became known as the Brady Plan. The Plan offered debt relief to countries that had implemented substantial structural and economic reforms and served as a catalyst for the economic and political progress for many Latin American and Eastern European countries. The Brady Bonds became an important international fixed income category and reached a peak of $160 billion before amortizing or being retired by the issuing countries. Mr. Brady is also credited with containing and resolving the U.S. savings and loan industry crisis through the creation of the Resolution Trust Corporation and serving as its Chairman. Prior to his appointment as Treasury Secretary, Mr. Brady had a 34-year career in investment banking. He joined Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. in 1954 and rose to become President and Chief Executive Officer in 1971 and Chairman of the Board in 1974. Mr. Brady has served on five Presidential commissions, including service as Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms, commonly called the Brady Commission, which investigated the causes of the 1987 stock market crash and recommended a number of reforms that were subsequently adopted. In 1982, Mr. Brady represented the State of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. Mr. Brady was Chairman of Purolator, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, from 1971 through 1987. He is a Director of Hess Corporation, Weatherford International, and a Director/ Trustee of the Templeton Funds.

Robert N. Wilson has been a member of our board of directors since June 2003. Mr. Wilson served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson, a global manufacturer of healthcare products, from 1986 until 2003. Mr. Wilson joined Johnson & Johnson in 1964. He was appointed to Johnson & Johnson’s executive committee in 1983 and was elected to its board of directors in 1986. Mr. Wilson is also a director of The Charles Schwab Corporation, a publicly traded retail brokerage firm, U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York and Amerada Hess Corporation, an integrated oil and gas company. Mr. Wilson received his B.A. in business administration from Georgetown College in Kentucky, and received an Executive Program B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.