Gary Robert King

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. King has been the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Natural Resources World, a private investment fund owned by the Government of Dubai which will explore new long-term investment avenues across the entire natural resources value chain including oil and gas, power, alternative energy, mining and agriculture, primarily in the developing world since September 1, 2008. Prior thereto he was Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange from December 2005 to August 2008, a Senior Vice President of Macquarie Bank from July 2005 to December 2005 and Managing Director of Matrix Commodities, a private trading company, from November 2004 to July 2005. Mr. King was Regional Head of Standard Bank London based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from March 2001 to August 2004. Prior thereto he was employed by Emirates National Oil Company, lastly as Advisor, Group CEO Office from July 2002 to August 2004 and firstly as General Manager, Risk Management from January 1999 to March 2001. Prior thereto Mr. King's experience included employment with Dragon Oil PLC, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, TransCanada International Petroleum (Asia Pacific PTE LTD), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, Morgan Stanley and Neste Oy, the national oil and energy company of Finland. Mr. King graduated from Imperial College, Royal School of Mines, London University, United Kingdom with a Masters Degree in Petroleum Exploration Geology in 1983. In addition to serving on the board of directors of Kulczyk Oil, Mr. King is a director of Parker Drilling Company, a public corporation which trades on the New York Stock Exchange.