Board of Directors

Dr. Peter Hill

CHAIRMAN

Dr. Peter Hill has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board since February 2013. From April 2012 to February 2013, Dr. Hill served as the Executive Chairman of the Board and from December 2009 to April 2012 as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Board. Dr. Hill has over 39 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, having begun his career in 1972 with British Petroleum. He spent 22 years in senior positions at British Petroleum including as Chief Geologist, Chief of Staff for BP Exploration, President of BP Venezuela and Regional Director for Central and South America. Dr. Hill then worked as Vice President - Exploration at Ranger Oil Ltd. in England (1994‐1995), Managing Director - Exploration and Production at Deminex GMBH Oil in Germany (1995‐1997), Technical Director / Chief Operating Officer - Hardy Oil and Gas plc (1998‐2000), President and Chief Executive Officer - Harvest Natural Resources Inc. (2000‐2005), Director / Chairman - Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. (2006‐2008), as an independent advisor to Palo Alto Investors, LLC, a hedge fund founded in 1989 (2008‐2009) and as Non‐Executive Chairman - Toreador Resources Corporation (2009 to July 2011). Dr. Hill has a BSc (Honors) in Geology and a PhD.

F. Gardner Parker, CPA

DIRECTOR

Gardner Parker has served as Director of the Board since April 2012. From December 2009 to April 2012, Mr. Parker served as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Parker began his career with Ernst & Young and spent the last seven of his 14 years there as a Partner. He has been a Trust Manager for Camden Property Trust since 1993 and was Lead Trust Manager until 2006. He has also served as a Director of Carrizo Oil & Gas since 2000. Mr. Parker also serves on the boards of Hercules Offshore, Inc., Pinnacle Oil & Gas Group, Inc. and Sharps Compliance Corp. Mr. Parker is a 2011 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. He has demonstrated his commitment to boardroom excellence by completing NACD's comprehensive program of study for experienced corporate directors - a rigorous suite of courses spanning leading practices for boards and committees. He supplements his skill sets through ongoing engagement with the director community and access to leading practices. Mr. Parker is a graduate of The University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas.

Gus Halas

DIRECTOR

Gus Halas joined Triangle as a Director in October 2011.  Mr. Halas has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Central Garden & Pet Company since April 2011. Previously, Mr. Halas was Chief Executive Officer and President of T-3 Energy Services, Inc. from 2003 through 2009 and also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2004 to 2009. Prior to joining T-3 Energy Services, Mr. Halas served as the President at Ingersoll Dresser's Pump Services Group. Mr. Halas has also held leadership positions at Sulzer Industries, Inc. and has been a Director of Aquilex Corporation. Mr. Halas is currently a Member of the Advisory Board of White Deer Energy, a Houston based private equity firm. Mr. Halas received a BS in both Physics and Economics from Virginia Tech.

Randal J. Matkaluk, CA

DIRECTOR

Randal Matkaluk joined Triangle as a Director in August 2007. Mr. Matkaluk has a strong track record in the successful growth of a number of public and private oil & gas exploration and production companies. He was a co-founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Relentless Energy Corporation and has held the Chief Financial and Vice President of Finance positions of several public oil & gas companies, including Antrim Energy Inc. and Cube Energy Corp. Since February 2010, Mr. Matkaluk has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Capio Exploration Ltd., a Calgary-based private oil & gas company. Mr. Matkaluk received his BS from the University of Calgary in 1980 and his CA designation in 1983.

Jonathan Samuels, CFA

DIRECTOR

Jonathan Samuels was appointed President in July 2011 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since April 2012. From December 2009 to April 2012, Mr. Samuels served as Chief Financial Officer and has been a Director of the Board since December 2009. Prior to joining Triangle, Mr. Samuels was an investment professional at Palo Alto Investors, LLC. At the California‐based hedge fund, Mr. Samuels was responsible for research and investment sourcing in the energy sector. Mr. Samuels received a BA from the University of California and an MBA at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Roy Aneed

DIRECTOR

Roy Aneed joined Triangle as a Director in August of 2012. Mr. Aneed is currently a Principal with Natural Gas Partners (NGP), an Irving, TX based private equity firm. Since joining the firm in 2007, he has concentrated on sourcing investments, transaction analysis and execution as well as the monitoring of active portfolios. Prior to joining NGP, Mr. Aneed was a Senior Associate with Graham Partners, Inc., where he focused on evaluating private equity investment opportunities in high growth, middle market industrial businesses. He was also an Analyst with Citigroup's (formerly Salomon Smith Barney) Investment Banking group in New York. Mr. Aneed received a B.S. in Economics, with concentrations in both Finance and Management, in 2001 from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Dean's List student.