Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. - Team Members

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

The objective of the leadership team is to govern the affairs of Boots & Coots for the benefit of our shareholders and other constituencies, including our employees, customers and the communities in which we do business. The Executive team strives to ensure the success and continuity of the company by fostering an environment in which the company's activities are conducted in a legally compliant, responsible and ethical manner.

Jerry Winchester
President / CEO

Mr. Winchester has served as the Company’s President and COO since 1998. In July of 2002 he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Winchester was employed by Halliburton Energy Services since 1981 in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Global Manager – Well Control, Coil Tubing and Special Services.

He received his B.S. in Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University in 1982 and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Dewitt Edwards
Executive Vice President

Dewitt H. Edwards serves as the Company’s executive vice president. Mr. Edwards previously served as senior vice president—Finance and principal financial officer for the Company. His primary responsibilities consist of all corporate financial functions including accounting, planning and SEC reporting, as well as responsibility for all administrative functions including legal, risk management and employee benefits.

Prior to his employment, Mr. Edwards served as a consultant to the Company. He had been engaged to work on initiatives to refinance the Company’s debt and improve its overall capital structure and liquidity.

Mr. Edwards was previously employed by the Company as executive vice president from September 1998 through May 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards was employed by Halliburton Energy Services for 19 years where he served in positions of increasing authority, including Mid Continent area manager and North America resource manager.

Gabriel Aldape
Chief Financial Officer

Gabriel Aldape joined the Boots & Coots executive management team as Chief Financial Officer in March 2006 with the acquisition of Hydraulic Well Control (HWC). He has spent 21 years in accounting and management in the oil field industry.

Prior to HWC, he worked at Smith International and Baker Hughes. At HWC, where he most recently held the position of Vice President, Aldape was responsible for directing investment analysis, cost analysis and general accounting and finance management, including cash management and business planning, for Capstar Drilling, the company’s land drilling operations. He also managed the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort for HWC and Capstar. Aldape’s international experience includes five years as finance manager and controller in Mexico and Venezuela, as well as directing financial start up efforts in Dubai, Congo, Algeria and Egypt.

Aldape received his bachelor’s degree of business administration in Accounting from San Antonio’s St. Mary’s University in 1982, and successfully completed the CPA exam in 1984. He also completed 21 Hours of graduate Finance studies at the University of Houston.

Brian Keith
General Counsel

Brian Keith joined the Company as sole in-house counsel in 1999, and was appointed General Counsel and Secretary to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2002.

Mr. Keith has 19 years of experience as an in-house attorney in the oil and gas industry, including 9 years with Halliburton Energy Services, 3 years with Wood Group Petroleum Services, and now 7 years with the Company.

He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1981, graduating With Distinction and earning Phi Beta Kappa honors. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1986 and is an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Mr. Keith also served in the United States Marine Corps for four years from 1974 to 1978.

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