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Executive Team Biographies

John Neufeld, Chief Risk Officer
John Neufeld serves as Chief Risk Officer of White Energy, joining the company pursuant to its acquisition of U.S. Energy Partners, LLC where he served as general manager. Prior to joining U.S. Energy Partners, Mr. Neufeld was vice president of operations for ADM Milling, a global division of the Fortune 500 agri-processing company. Mr. Neufeld was general manager of ADM Milling's Canadian division for eight years, a period in which the business doubled in size. Additionally, Mr. Neufeld has held senior roles in risk management, logistics, operations and marketing with Ogilvie Mills, Ltd., a Canadian division of John Labalt Ltd, which was acquired by ADM in 1992. Mr. Neufeld has served on the board of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and is a former chairman of the Canadian National Millers Association.

Horace Ward, Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Development
With more than 23 years of management experience in both public and private corporations, Horace Ward serves as White Energy's Senior Vice President of Operations and Business Development. In this capacity, Mr. Ward is responsible for White Energy's various operating facilities in the United States and business development for the corporation. He also oversees the review of new technologies for current and future investment. Mr. Ward brings a great breadth and depth of management experience to White Energy. Prior to joining White Energy, Mr. Ward served in senior and executive management positions ranging from plant operations to CEO and Director of a public corporation. Mr. Ward has built his strong positive reputation by working with leading corporations including Rockwell International, Hughes Aircraft, Sunbeam-Oster, Milliken & Co., HEIL Environmental Industries and ROHN Industries. Mr. Ward earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Auburn University.