Management Team – Houston Natural Resources

Frank Kristan has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He became the President of Ludvik Capital, Inc and its successor Ludvik Holdings, Inc in 2005 that provides advisory services to private and public companies and is focused on making investments to increase revenues and portfolio value. Ludvik provides long-term equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries primarily located in the U.S. He was formerly the President and CEO of Patriot Advisors, Inc.primarily on companies in the energy, technology, telecommunications and internet related industries. Mr. Kristan earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Western Australia.

Cunningham Energy's president and operational partner is a West Virginia native with more than 30 years extensive Oil & Gas and finance experience. Ryan Cunningham is currently directing operations for Cunningham Energy, Marzcorp Oil & Gas Inc, Viper Capital Partners LLC, and Raven Ridge Energy LLC. Ryan has also served as operating partner of Black Crow Oil LLC. In 2008, under Ryan's direction, Black Crow Oil LLC drilled a discovery Berea Oil and Gas well in the Rock Creek Field near Walton, West Virginia. In 2008 Ryan founded Cunningham Energy as a true independent oil and gas production firm concentrating on tight conventional reservoir production in proven areas of development.

Mr. Fontaine has 30 years of industry experience with an extensive oil and gas background including in primary CHOPS production and horizontal well development as well as in enhanced recovery development with Husky in the Cold Lake and Lloydminster areas of Alberta. Mr. Fontaine has been the founder or primary partner in numerous start-ups including Pure Energy Resources, an ASX listed company which sold for over (Australian) $1 billion. He has also been a principal in listing several companies on the ASX and has helped raise over (Australian) $100 million for exploration and development projects. Mr. Fontaine holds a BSc. in Reservoir Engineering from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Whitby is the former Vice President of Heavy Oil for Husky Oil in Canada and was the Managing Director of Australian Stock Exchange ("ASX") listed Nido Petroleum which grew under his leadership from a market capitalization of (Australian) $1 million to $600 million during which he oversaw the transitioning of Nido from pure explorer to producer. Mr. Whitby was also Project Director of the West Java Gas Project with ConocoPhillips, Vice President of Corporate Development for Gulf Indonesia and President of Gulf (Australia) Resources Limited. Mr. Whitby holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada.