Larry L. Helm is a nominee for our board of directors. Mr. Helm currently serves as executive chair of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI). He served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Capital Bank, N.A. and Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., from May 2020 to January 2021, and has been chairman of the board of directors for Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. since 2012 and a director since 2006 until his appointment as chairman. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Helm served as a senior advisor at Accelerate Resources, a data-driven energy company engaged in the development and production of oil and gas assets.

Mr. Helm’s prior experience includes executive management roles with Halcón Resources Corporation (now Battalion Oil Corporation) and Petrohawk Energy Corporation as well as 30+ years of middle market energy lending with Bank One Corporation and InterFirst Bank. Halcón Resources Corporation filed for bankruptcy in 2016.

Mr. Helm received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Trinity University and a M.B.A. in Banking and Finance from the University of North Texas.