Mr. Evanoff joined the company in January 2006 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Previously, he was engaged in the private practice of law with Phillips & Reiter PLLC, during which time he served as outside general counsel to the company since May 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Evanoff was employed by Pride International Inc., an oilfield services provider and drilling contractor, as Vice President � Corporate & Governmental Affairs. Prior to joining Pride, he served as Associate General Counsel and then as General Counsel, Asia & Middle East, of Transocean Inc., an international offshore drilling contractor, from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Evanoff began his legal career with Baker Botts L.L.P. in Houston, Texas, where he practiced corporate and securities law from 1992 to 1997. |