Lightfoot Capital: The Team

Mr. Cubbage is a Founder, Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Lightfoot Capital Partners. Prior to founding Lightfoot Capital, Mr. Cubbage was a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Midstream and Coal sectors in the Investment Banking Division of Banc of America Securities ("BAS"). Prior to joining BAS in 1998, Mr. Cubbage was a Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney in the Global Energy and Power Group. Mr. Cubbage is a member of the Lightfoot Capital Partners Board of Directors and a member of both the International Resource Partners LP and Arc Terminals LP Board of Advisors. Mr. Cubbage received an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management, and a BA in Finance and Economics from Eastern Washington University.

Mr. Hart is a Founder and Partner of Lightfoot Capital Partners. Prior to founding Lightfoot, Mr. Hart was a senior member in the Natural Resources Investment Banking Group of BAS, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions transactions in the Midstream and Coal sectors. Before joining BAS, Mr. Hart worked for eight years in the M&A Group at JPMorgan Securities, where he has extensive execution experience primarily focused in the Natural Resources, Media & Telecommunications and Healthcare sectors. Mr. Hart is a member of the International Resource Partners LP and Arc Terminals LP Board of Advisors. Mr. Hart holds an MBA from Yale University’s School of Management and an AB from Harvard College.

Mr. Greenwood joined Lightfoot Capital Partners in 2009. Mr. Greenwood is founder and managing director of Carnegie Capital LLC, a financial advisory services firm providing investment banking assistance to the energy industry. Mr. Greenwood previously served as Vice President—Finance and Treasurer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Prior to its merger with Energy Transfer, Mr. Greenwood served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of Heritage Propane Partners, L.P. Before joining Heritage Propane, Mr. Greenwood was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Mr. Greenwood has over 25 years of diverse financial and management experience in the energy industry during his career with several major public energy companies including MAPCO Inc., Penn Central Corporation, and The Williams Companies and has served on the board of directors of publicly traded energy companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and London stock exchanges. Mr. Greenwood holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tulsa.

Mr. Pilatzke joined Lightfoot Capital Partners in 2010. Prior to joining Lightfoot Capital, Mr. Pilatzke served as the Controller and subsequently the CFO of a global pharmaceutical development and investment firm from December 2005 until January 2010. In this role, Mr. Pilatzke was responsible for all of the accounting and reporting functions of the company and related portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Pilatzke worked as an auditor at Eisner LLP, an accounting and advisory firm, from November 2001 through December 2005. Mr. Pilatzke received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Binghamton University in 2001 and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Blanchard joined Lightfoot Capital Partners in 2007. Prior to joining Lightfoot Capital, Mr. Blanchard was a Senior Associate with a New York boutique investment banking firm that focused on serving small to lower middle market companies across a wide range industries. In this role, Mr. Blanchard was responsible for leading the execution of financial diligence, business valuation, market analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising assignments. Prior to investment banking, Mr. Blanchard worked as a Project Manager in the environmental engineering/geology field. During this time, he led teams of technicians and field personnel in implementing field investigations, subsurface studies, site remediation and geologic analysis on projects throughout the northeastern United States. Mr. Blanchard holds an MBA from the University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, an MS in Hydrogeology from Clemson University and BS from SUNY Buffalo.

Mr. Oswald joined Lightfoot Capital Partners in 2007. Prior to joining Lightfoot Capital, Mr. Oswald was an Analyst in the Financial Advisory Services Group (Recapitalization, Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions) at Jefferies & Company, Inc. While at Jefferies, Mr. Oswald was engaged on a series of transactions including balance sheet restructurings, equity and debt financings and both buy- and sell-side advisory assignments. Mr. Oswald attended the University of Richmond, where he graduated with a BS in Business Administration, Finance and Leadership.