Board of Directors
Eric L. Oliver was appointed as a director of AMEN in July 2001, and was appointed Chairman of the Board on September 19,
2002. Since 1997, he has been President of SoftSearch Investment, Inc., an investment firm in Abilene, Texas. Since 1998, he has
also served as President of Midland Map Company LLC, a company that creates hand drafted ownership maps throughout the
Permian Basin. He is on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Midland, and of Love and Care Ministries, an inner city
homeless initiative.
Jon M. Morgan was appointed as a director of AMEN in October 2000. Mr. Morgan has more than 19 years experience in
launching and managing successful businesses in both investment management services and in the energy field. He is founder of
several businesses including Morgan Capital Group, Inc., the Packard Fund, and is President of J.M. Mineral & Land Co.
Bruce E. Edgington has been director of AMEN since November 1995. From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Edgington was a registered
representative with Johnston Lemon & Co., a securities broker-dealer, where his responsibilities included the management of retail
securities accounts and administration. In 1988 he founded and continues to be an officer, director and stockholder of DiBiasio &
Edgington, a firm engaged in providing software to investment firms and money managers.
Jesse T. Correll was appointed as a director in December of 2008. Mr. Correll is founder and Chairman of the Board for First
Southern Bancorp, Inc., parent company of First Southern National Bank. Jess serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
UTG, a $400 million life insurance company headquartered in Springfield, Ill. Jess and fellow First Southern executives’ passion for
giving back to the Kingdom helped to establish The River Foundation, where he serves as President and Director as well as serving
on the board of directors for Crown Financial Ministries, Friends of the Good Samaritans, Generous Giving and the National
Christian Foundation.
Donald M. Blake, Jr. was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 26, 2003. He is Executive Vice President and Principal
of Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. (“Blake and Associates”), an international commercial real estate due diligence firm. The
company founded by his grandfather specializes in the valuation of debt and equity and assessment reports for engineering and
environmental issues concerning real property. Over the past 57 years, the firm has served the nation’s leading investors, lenders
and owners of real estate. Blake and Associates maintains operations throughout the United States, Latin America and Japan. Mr.
Blake, Jr. is a Member of the Appraisal Institute and is active with a variety of real estate organizations such as the Mortgage
Bankers Association, Pension Real Estate Association, The Commercial Mortgage Securitization Association and the Urban Land
Institute. Former Governor Mario Cuomo of New York appointed Mr. Blake, Jr. to the charter advisory board of the New York State
Appraisal Certification Board. The board developed the standards and ethical standards for all licensing and certification for
appraisers in accordance with state legislation. He was also appointed to the real estate advisory board of the business school of
Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Mr. Blake, Jr. received a BA from Hobart College, Geneva, New York in 1979 and a
MSM with a concentration in commercial real estate finance from Florida International University, Miami, Florida in 1981.
G. Randy Nicholson was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 26, 2003. He graduated from Abilene Christian College
in 1959. From 1959 to 1971, Mr. Nicholson was self-employed in Abilene as a CPA. In 1971, he established E-Z Serve, Inc., a
gasoline marketing company. Mr. Nicholson has served as Chairman of the Board of Auto-Gas Systems, Inc. since 1987. AutoGas
developed the pay-at-the pump technology processing paperless credit and debit card transactions at the fuel island.
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, AutoGas continues to introduce innovative technological advancements in the automated fueling
industry, most recently with loyalty products such as DIGITAL REWARDS and Quantum 360sm. He joined the Board of Trustees of
Abilene Christian University in 1981. Mr. Nicholson is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and was
recently named an honorary member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) having been a member for 40
years. He is presently serving as Chairman of the Technology Committee for the City of Abilene.
Management Team
Kris Oliver was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company on March 7, 2007 and assumed the role of Chief Executive
Officer in March of 2009. Mr. Oliver is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career in the Audit Practice of Arthur Andersen,
where he left as an Audit Senior in 1990. After receiving an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992, Mr.
Oliver spent 14 years at American Airlines / Sabre in a variety of roles including Corporate Finance, Business Development,
Marketing and Sales. Just prior to joining the Company, Mr. Oliver was a Senior Financial Advisor with Technology Partners
International, the world’s largest outsourcing advisory firm. Mr. Oliver is the brother of Eric Oliver, the Company’s Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
John Bick is the Managing Principal of Priority Power, where he is responsible for strategic direction and business development.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bick was Director of Strategic Business Development for TXU. In that role, Mr. Bick was
responsible for developing long term, multi-million dollar energy management outsourcing engagements across North America. As
Manager of Strategic Accounts for TXU Electric & Gas, John was instrumental in leading the transition of TXU’s largest industrial and
commercial customers from regulation to deregulation.
Padraig (Pat) Ennis is the Vice President of Priority Power. Mr. Ennis is a veteran of the electric industry in Texas, having worked
at TXU for 20 years in a variety of roles in the Midland / Odessa area including construction, engineering, administration and
customer service. While at TXU, Mr. Ennis served as their representative to the Oil and Gas Industry for over ten years. A graduate
of Texas Tech University, he has authored a number of energy-related papers and been published in industry periodicals.
Eric L. Oliver was appointed as a director of AMEN in July 2001, and was appointed Chairman of the Board on September 19,
2002. Since 1997, he has been President of SoftSearch Investment, Inc., an investment firm in Abilene, Texas. Since 1998, he has
also served as President of Midland Map Company LLC, a company that creates hand drafted ownership maps throughout the
Permian Basin. He is on the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Midland, and of Love and Care Ministries, an inner city
homeless initiative.
Jon M. Morgan was appointed as a director of AMEN in October 2000. Mr. Morgan has more than 19 years experience in
launching and managing successful businesses in both investment management services and in the energy field. He is founder of
several businesses including Morgan Capital Group, Inc., the Packard Fund, and is President of J.M. Mineral & Land Co.
Bruce E. Edgington has been director of AMEN since November 1995. From 1979 through 1988, Mr. Edgington was a registered
representative with Johnston Lemon & Co., a securities broker-dealer, where his responsibilities included the management of retail
securities accounts and administration. In 1988 he founded and continues to be an officer, director and stockholder of DiBiasio &
Edgington, a firm engaged in providing software to investment firms and money managers.
Jesse T. Correll was appointed as a director in December of 2008. Mr. Correll is founder and Chairman of the Board for First
Southern Bancorp, Inc., parent company of First Southern National Bank. Jess serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
UTG, a $400 million life insurance company headquartered in Springfield, Ill. Jess and fellow First Southern executives’ passion for
giving back to the Kingdom helped to establish The River Foundation, where he serves as President and Director as well as serving
on the board of directors for Crown Financial Ministries, Friends of the Good Samaritans, Generous Giving and the National
Christian Foundation.
Donald M. Blake, Jr. was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 26, 2003. He is Executive Vice President and Principal
of Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. (“Blake and Associates”), an international commercial real estate due diligence firm. The
company founded by his grandfather specializes in the valuation of debt and equity and assessment reports for engineering and
environmental issues concerning real property. Over the past 57 years, the firm has served the nation’s leading investors, lenders
and owners of real estate. Blake and Associates maintains operations throughout the United States, Latin America and Japan. Mr.
Blake, Jr. is a Member of the Appraisal Institute and is active with a variety of real estate organizations such as the Mortgage
Bankers Association, Pension Real Estate Association, The Commercial Mortgage Securitization Association and the Urban Land
Institute. Former Governor Mario Cuomo of New York appointed Mr. Blake, Jr. to the charter advisory board of the New York State
Appraisal Certification Board. The board developed the standards and ethical standards for all licensing and certification for
appraisers in accordance with state legislation. He was also appointed to the real estate advisory board of the business school of
Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Mr. Blake, Jr. received a BA from Hobart College, Geneva, New York in 1979 and a
MSM with a concentration in commercial real estate finance from Florida International University, Miami, Florida in 1981.
G. Randy Nicholson was appointed to the Board of Directors on February 26, 2003. He graduated from Abilene Christian College
in 1959. From 1959 to 1971, Mr. Nicholson was self-employed in Abilene as a CPA. In 1971, he established E-Z Serve, Inc., a
gasoline marketing company. Mr. Nicholson has served as Chairman of the Board of Auto-Gas Systems, Inc. since 1987. AutoGas
developed the pay-at-the pump technology processing paperless credit and debit card transactions at the fuel island.
Headquartered in Abilene, Texas, AutoGas continues to introduce innovative technological advancements in the automated fueling
industry, most recently with loyalty products such as DIGITAL REWARDS and Quantum 360sm. He joined the Board of Trustees of
Abilene Christian University in 1981. Mr. Nicholson is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and was
recently named an honorary member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) having been a member for 40
years. He is presently serving as Chairman of the Technology Committee for the City of Abilene.
Management Team
Kris Oliver was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company on March 7, 2007 and assumed the role of Chief Executive
Officer in March of 2009. Mr. Oliver is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career in the Audit Practice of Arthur Andersen,
where he left as an Audit Senior in 1990. After receiving an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992, Mr.
Oliver spent 14 years at American Airlines / Sabre in a variety of roles including Corporate Finance, Business Development,
Marketing and Sales. Just prior to joining the Company, Mr. Oliver was a Senior Financial Advisor with Technology Partners
International, the world’s largest outsourcing advisory firm. Mr. Oliver is the brother of Eric Oliver, the Company’s Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
John Bick is the Managing Principal of Priority Power, where he is responsible for strategic direction and business development.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bick was Director of Strategic Business Development for TXU. In that role, Mr. Bick was
responsible for developing long term, multi-million dollar energy management outsourcing engagements across North America. As
Manager of Strategic Accounts for TXU Electric & Gas, John was instrumental in leading the transition of TXU’s largest industrial and
commercial customers from regulation to deregulation.
Padraig (Pat) Ennis is the Vice President of Priority Power. Mr. Ennis is a veteran of the electric industry in Texas, having worked
at TXU for 20 years in a variety of roles in the Midland / Odessa area including construction, engineering, administration and
customer service. While at TXU, Mr. Ennis served as their representative to the Oil and Gas Industry for over ten years. A graduate
of Texas Tech University, he has authored a number of energy-related papers and been published in industry periodicals.
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