J. Clay Sell

Mr. Sell will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of Board. Mr. Sell has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2019 and as a member of the Board since July 2021. From April 2008 to February 2018, Mr. Sell was the President of Hunt Energy Horizons, LLC, the renewable energy subsidiary of Hunt Consolidated, Inc., a multinational energy, real estate, and investment corporation controlled by the Ray L. Hunt family of Dallas.

Previously, Mr. Sell held various positions for 14 years in the U.S. government, most recently as Deputy Secretary of Energy in the George W. Bush Administration (“Administration”) from March 2005 to February 2008. In that role, Mr. Sell served as Chief Operating Officer of the DOE and emerged as one of the leading advocates for the Administration’s nuclear energy policies. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Sell served in the White House as a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and a Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. From 1999 to 2003, he served as the Clerk for the Senate Energy & Water Subcommittee of Appropriations under the legendary Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico. Mr. Sell began his career in Washington on the staff of future House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas from 1995 to 1999.

Mr. Sell holds a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas Tech University. We believe Mr. Sell is qualified to serve on the Board because of his experience and leadership in the nuclear energy industry. Mr. Sell is not considered independent under Nasdaq listing standards. Mr. Sell is not considered independent under Nasdaq listing standards.