Hercules Inc.

Mr. Rogerson, 52, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Chemtura Corporation, a position he has held since December 2008. Chemtura, located in Middlebury, Connecticut, is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, crop protection and pool, spa and home care products. Mr. Rogerson served as president, chief executive officer and director of Hercules Incorporated until its acquisition by Ashland, Incorporated in November 2008, a position he held since December 2003. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Hercules is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services for a broad range of business, consumer and industrial applications. Mr. Rogerson joined Hercules in 1979 and served in a number of management positions before leaving the company to serve as president and chief executive officer of Wacker Silicones Corporation in 1997. In May 2000, Mr. Rogerson rejoined Hercules and was named president of its BetzDearborn Division in August 2000. Prior to being named CEO of Hercules in December 2003, Mr. Rogerson held a variety of senior management positions with the company, including president of the FiberVisions and Pinova Divisions, vice president of Global Procurement and chief operating officer. Mr. Rogerson serves on the boards of the American Chemistry Council, First State Innovation and the Society of Chemical Industry. He holds a chemical engineering degree from Michigan State University. Mr. Rogerson is a member of the Nuclear Oversight Committee and has been a director since September 2005; his term expires in 2010.

Mr. Dahlen received his B.A. degree from the University of Arkansas in 1961, and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1964. He attended the Executive Program, University of California, Berkeley, in 1991. Mr. Dahlen joined Hercules on July 1, 1996, as Vice President, Law and General Counsel, after serving 30 years with Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri. While at Monsanto, he held a number of positions including Vice President and General Counsel, The Chemical Group; Associate General Counsel, Monsanto Company; Director of Corporate Development, Monsanto Company; and Director of Law, Monsanto Agricultural Products Company. Following his retirement in 1999, Mr. Dahlen returned to Hercules in a consulting role in October 2000 and assumed his current position in June 2001. Mr. Dahlen is a member of the Delaware Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

John T. Rynd became Senior Vice President of Hercules Offshore and President of Hercules Drilling Company, LLC in October 2005. Prior to joining Hercules, Mr. Rynd worked at Noble Drilling Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Corporation, a contract drilling company, as Vice President Investor Relations from October 2000 to September 2005 and as Vice President Marketing and Contracts from September 1994 to September 2000. From June 1990 to September 1994, Mr. Rynd worked for Chiles Offshore Corporation, a contract drilling company, including as Vice President Marketing.

Mr. Bryan joined Hercules in January 2007 as the Vice President Human Resources. He is responsible for all worldwide Human Resources functions for Hercules Offshore and will help develop Human Resources procedures, processes and systems where and when needed. He will also be responsible to ensure that we are in compliance throughout this company, with all Human Resources related governmental requirements on a global basis.

Kevin Grossman joined Hercules in September 2006 as a Managing Director. Mr. Grossman previously served as a Senior Relationship Manager and Senior Vice President in Silicon Valley Bank's Colorado office servicing technology and life sciences companies throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. He was SVB's lead Business Development representative for these high-tech communities. His teams in this region that support the bank's overall efforts to provide a wide variety of financial services (Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, International Trade Finance) to the 120+ clients they work with. Prior to joining SVB in 1999, Mr. Grossman spent a year with Fremont Financial in a Business Development capacity providing $1-10MM Asset Based Lending facilities. Prior to that he served two years at the National Bank of Canada providing $3-$25MM Asset Based Lending deals with Portfolio Management responsibilities. Prior to those roles he opened two offices for a small asset based lending company in the Pacific Northwest. Each of these companies worked with either highly leveraged entities or those experiencing difficult times, attempting to "turnaround" their business. Mr. Grossman earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Economics at the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University. Mr. Grossman is a member of the Board of Advisors for Agility Leasing, and a member of Association for Corporate Growth, Rockies Venture Club, and the Colorado Venture Capital Association. He is on the Board of Directors of the Denver Metro YMCA and serves as Program Chairman for the Duncan Family Branch.

Since October 2003, Manuel A. Henriquez has been the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTGC), a leading debt and equity growth capital provider to technology and life science companies. Prior to co-founding Hercules, Mr. Henriquez was a partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners, a $2.5 billion multi-stage venture capital firm, where he was an active equity investor and board member of many leading communications and software companies. From 1997 to March 2000, Mr. Henriquez was at Comdisco Ventures, where he was the president and chief investment officer, along with other senior level positions. While at Comdisco Ventures, he co-headed the investment activities for more than $2 billion in investments to venture backed companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Henriquez was a vice president at Robertson Stephens & Co.'s late stage equity venture fund, CrossLink Capital (fka Omega Ventures). From 1987 to early 1991, Mr. Henriquez was a vice president at BancBoston Ventures, the Bank of Boston's early stage venture capital fund. He also was in the Bank of Boston's specialized High Technology Lending Group. In addition to his extensive debt and equity investment experience, Mr. Henriquez has held various senior executive level operating positions at companies, including ON Technology (NASDAQ: ONTC), a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture backed software company acquired by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC). He was also the founder of various technology companies including HealthyPets, acquired by Petopia.com. Mr. Henriquez earned his B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Northeastern University. Mr. Henriquez has also served on the board of directors of many technology companies, including Alopa Networks (acquired by C-Cor: CCBL), Asiner, S.A. (Mexico City), eAssist Solutions (acquired by Talisma), New Channel (acquired by LivePerson: LPSN), Qiva (acquired by TradeBeam). Savvion, STSN, and Think Engines (acquired by Cognitronics: CGN).

Mr. Chao has been our President since May 1996 and a director since June 2003. Mr. Chao has over 30 years of international experience in the chemical industry. In 1985, Mr. Chao assisted his father T.T. Chao and his brother James Chao in founding us, where he served as Executive Vice President until he succeeded James as President. He has held positions in the Controller’s Group of Mobil Oil Corporation, in the Technical Department of Hercules Incorporated, in the Plastics Group of Gulf Oil Corporation and has served as Assistant to the Chairman of China General Plastics Group and Deputy Managing Director of a plastics fabrication business in Singapore. He is also a director of Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd. Mr. Chao received a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. Mr. Chao is a trustee emeritus of Rice University.

Troy L. Carson Vice President and Corporate Controller Mr. Carson was named Vice President and Corporate Controller of Hercules Offshore in March 2007. Previously, Mr. Carson served as the Assistant Corporate Controller at Weatherford International Ltd., an international oilfield services company. In addition, he was a member of the Commercial Assurance Practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Carson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Chuck James joined the staff of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce as an Account Executive in the Membership Department in August 2004. Chuck has over 20 years experience as a salesman, sales manager, and manufacturers' representative, both domestically and overseas for a variety of companies including ILC Dover and Hercules. He has also run his own sales and consulting business in Brandywine Hundred. Chuck has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.

David Edwards is Intellectual Property Counsel for Hercules Incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Edwards' practice encompasses all phases of domestic and foreign patent, trademark and copyright prosecution and related intellectual property matters. He maintains substantial experience in the chemical arts, particularly the pharmaceutical, polymer, specialty products and food additive areas. As lead attorney, his experience includes agreement work and business-related issues.

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Mr. Livingston offers a wealth of experience and contacts in the investment community through his affiliations and memberships in various venture capital organizations including Utah Angels, Vspring Capital, and Private Equity Group. With many years of management involvement, board level positions, and direct capital investment in nearly two dozen Utah businesses, he offers deep insight in structuring companies for maximum value, capital raising, and exit success. Mr. Livingston has also founded and sold several Utah technology companies. As principal owner of Specialty Instruments Corp., a medical device manufacturing enterprise, he successfully built and sold this company in a matter of 3 years. Most recently, as founder and principal shareholder of JTech Medical, a computer software and manufacturing business, Mr. Livingston built the company to a 28% net profit, $8 million capitalized operation in a short 6 years. Mr. Livingston brings additional technology skills honed through ten years of engineering work at several aerospace firms. His 5 years filament winding composites experience at Hercules is invaluable in developing IsoTruss composite structures and efficient manufacturing. Mr. Livingston is CEO of Pyxis Research, an energy technology company and is well versed in energy plays, renewable and alternative power systems, power plants, distributed energy, and utility deregulation and trends. He has earned a Bachelor of Science, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee.

Senior Vice President - General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary Mr. Noe was appointed Senior Vice President - General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Hercules Offshore in October 2005. In addition, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Towing. Previously, he served as Corporate Counsel for BJ Services Company, a worldwide oilfield services provider. Mr. Noe also served as Corporate Counsel for Single Buoy Moorings, a Monaco-based company that designs, owns and operates floating production systems (FPSOs and FSOs). Early in his career, Mr. Noe was in private practice with the New Orleans law firm of King, LeBlanc & Bland, where he focused on corporate and commercial issues for oil and gas companies and shipyards. During his private practice, Mr. Noe represented shipyards in large naval construction disputes before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also represented vessel and rig owners in large construction disputes and arbitrations in Europe and the Far East. Mr. Noe holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas.

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Laura D. Guthrie, Senior Vice President, Human Resources leads all aspects of Calpine's human resources function, including staffing and training, leadership development, industrial relations and compensation and benefits for the company's nearly 2,100 employees. Ms. Guthrie brings more than 25 years of experience in human resources. She most recently served as Vice President, Human Resources at Hercules Offshore, Inc. Prior to that she headed human resources at Input / Output and Splitrock Services and held various positions of increasing responsibility at UNOCAL Corporation and BHP Petroleum. Ms. Guthrie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Personnel Administration and Industrial Relations from Oregon State University.

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Michael Merton works regularly in television, film, and onstage. His most recent appearances have been on It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Two and a Half Men, Las Vegas, King of Queens, House M.D., Everybody Hates Chris, and Scrubs, and he will be appearing in an upcoming episode of the hit ABC series, Pushing Daisies. In addition to his acting work, Michael is also an accomplished writer of television animation, scripting such series as X-Men:Evolution, Krypto, Sitting Ducks, and Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Hercules, and Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. He received two consecutive Emmy Award nominations for his writing on Disney's 101 Dalmatians.

As an Executive Producer, Rob Tapert applied his filmmaking experience to "Hard Target" and "Timecop," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, as well as both direct-to-video "Darkman" sequels. In addition, Rob was one of the executive producers of the two-hour series pilot of "M.A.N.T.I.S." for FOX, and also served as an Executive Producer on "The Quick and the Dead," a high-action western starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, and Leonardo DiCaprio, which was directed by Sam Raimi. In 1998, he was the Executive Producer for "Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus" for Universal Pictures Home Video. Robert Tapert now leads the television production side of Renaissance Pictures. In addition to being Executive Producer for both Hercules and Xena, Rob has written and directed episodes in each series. He appeared in a cameo role for "The Xena Scrolls" and has been portrayed by his long-time friend Bruce Campbell in the Hercules episodes "Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules" and "For Those of You Just Joining Us."

Terry L. Carr joined Hercules Drilling Company, LLC as Vice President Operations in January 2007. He is responsible for Hercules' day to day drilling operations. Mr. Carr brings to Hercules Drilling more than 25 years of operating and marketing experience in the offshore drilling industry. Most recently, Mr. Carr was employed by ENSCO International where he served as Manager, Operations for the company's expanding Asia Pacific Region. Prior to joining ENSCO in 2001, Mr. Carr spent nearly 20 years with Reading & Bates (later R&B Falcon) Corporation in various key international operations and marketing roles. Mr. Carr is a veteran of the United States Army and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Vince Norpel, Vice President: Vince has extensive strategic sourcing experience in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. He has led cost reduction projects for many companies, including Raritan Bay Medical Center, Hercules, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, the Berwind Group and the Southern Peru Copper Corporation. For the State of New Jersey alone, his efforts yielded $60 million in savings across 15 categories. Vince graduated with a Business degree in Finance from Temple University.

Perhaps best known as an NPR Humorist and best-selling author of several collections of his personal essays, David Sedaris has become one of America?s pre-eminent humor writers known for his sardonic wit and incisive social critiques. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. David Sedaris is author of the bestsellers Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as essay collections, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, each of which became immediate bestsellers. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He is the editor of an anthology of stories, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His essays appear regularly in Esquire and The New Yorker. Sedaris and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name ?The Talent Family? and have written several plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City . These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler?s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatist?s Play Service. His recent collection of essays, titled When You Are Engulfed in Flames, was published in June 2008.

Mr. Elliott was appointed Lead Director of Checkpoint Systems, Inc. in August 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board of Checkpoint from May 2002 to August 2002. Mr. Elliott is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hercules Inc. From 1991 to April 2000, he served Hercules as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; President and Chief Operating Officer; President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Wilmington Trust Company, and the Institute for Defense Analyses.

Ms. Catalano, age 48, joined the Board on July 21, 2006. From 2001 to 2003 she was Group Vice President, Marketing for BP p.l.c. Prior to that she held various executive positions in BP and Amoco, including BP Group Vice President, Emerging Markets; Amoco’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations; and President, Amoco Orient Oil Company. In addition to frequently speaking on strategic marketing and global branding, Ms Catalano is a forthright leader on the mentoring and the advancement of women in business and in recognition of her efforts she was recognized by Fortune Magazine in 2001 as being among "The Most Powerful Women in International Business". She currently serves on the Boards of SSL International plc and Hercules Incorporated, and is also a director of the Gulf Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Ms. Catalano holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Mr. Lipton, age 65, is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of NOVA Chemicals Corporation. He joined NOVA in 1993 after a 29-year career with the DuPont Company, where he held a number of management and executive positions. He is a member of the United States Steel Corporation Board of Directors and Chair of its Audit Committee. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the American Chemistry Council. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council and the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industries.

Prior to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer of Solutia, Mr. Hunter was President, Fibers, of Monsanto Company. He joined Monsanto in 1969 and advanced through the ranks to his current post, which he assumed in 1997. Born March 1, 1947 in LaGrange, Georgia, Mr. Hunter graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1969 with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and from the University of Houston at Clear Lake City in 1977 with an MBA degree. From 1970 to 1972 he served in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Lieutenant in the Chemical Corps.

Thomas R. Bates, Jr. has served as a director since our formation. Mr. Bates has been a managing director at Lime Rock Management LP since October 2001. From February 2000 through September 2001, Mr. Bates was a business consultant. From June 1998 through January 2000, Mr. Bates was President of the Discovery Group of Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield services company. From June 1997 to May 1998, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Weatherford/Enterra, Inc., an oilfield services company. From March 1992 to May 1997, Mr. Bates was President of Anadrill at Schlumberger Limited, an oilfield services company. Mr. Bates was Vice President of Sedco Forex at Schlumberger from February 1986 to March 1992. Mr. Bates serves on the board of directors of NATCO Group Inc.