Mr. Miller is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Energy. Prior to forming Aegis Energy in 1994, Mr. Miller was Managing Director and Co-Head of Salomon Brothers’ Energy & Chemicals Group, from 1991 to 1994, and Managing Director and Head of First Boston’s Natural Resources M&A Group, which he joined in 1985.

He has over 30 years experience in the energy industry advising natural resource companies on all aspects of corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions including defense, divestitures, and general strategic advisories. In addition, he initiated and spearheaded the development of Salomon Brothers’ proprietary energy commodity derivative financing product. His clients are engaged in all facets of natural resources from oil and gas extraction to refining and marketing of petroleum products.

Mr. Miller holds a BA in economics from Middlebury College and a MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Mr. Smith is a Managing Director with Aegis Energy. Prior to joining Aegis Energy, Mr. Smith was Director, Downstream Oil at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, and Senior Manager at Arthur D. Little?s Global Energy Practice where he was a strategic consultant to many of the leading firms in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. He began his career with Exxon Corporation in downstream project development.

He holds B.S. and M.S degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University and an M.B.A from The Wharton School.