CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Mr. Wells is Chief Financial Officer of Northwoods Energy with responsibility for all corporate functions including finance, treasury, hedging, accounting, tax, midstream/marketing, information technology, and legal. Mr. Wells has broad experience in finance and accounting in both private industry and public accounting.

Mr. Wells was Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Jonah Energy LLC, a private-equity backed E&P company, and has worked extensively in both the E&P and midstream segments of the energy industry. In addition, Mr. Wells has over 11 years of “Big 4” experience at KPMG and Arthur Andersen providing consulting and audit services.

Mr. Wells has an M.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and serves as a professional mentor for students of his alma mater at the Leeds School of Business (Boulder).