Evolution Petroleum Corp.

Mr. Herlin is a co-founder, serving as our President & CEO since EPM's inception in September 2003. He has 27 years of experience in development, mergers and acquisitions, operations and finance. Previously, Mr. Herlin served as CEO and, previously, as CFO for an oil and gas exploration company focused on 3 D seismic exploration. He also served as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives of Enron Liquids prior to 1997 and Director of Acquisitions for several independent oil and gas companies. He also led a consulting group focused on acquisitions and strategy. Mr. Herlin earned his B.S. and M.E. degrees from Rice University and his MBA from Harvard. Mr. Herlin has been involved in numerous transactions totaling more than $800 million. In the course of his oil and gas acquisition work, he has evaluated properties along the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountains and Los Angeles basins while leading numerous evaluation teams of professionals. Mr. Herlin created and led an operating group that initiated and successfully completed a conventional horizontal drilling program with 28 wells in the Giddings Field in central Texas during the early stages of horizontal drilling by industry. He was the lead consultant and manager for a $65 million manufacturing company leveraged buy-out and turn-around. Mr. Herlin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Boots and Coots Group.

Mr. Goodale joined EPM in December 2007 to lead our public financial reporting activities. Prior to joining the oil and gas industry in 2006, Mr. Goodale served as an Audit Manager for a major public accounting firm. During his nine years of public accounting experience, he provided audit and other consulting services to public and private clients. Mr. Goodale received his Bachelor's in Accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Northern Iowa. He is a certified public accountant, licensed in the State of Texas, having previously been licensed to practice in the state of Iowa. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.