Robert Barnes

Robert Barnes has been a director of AEI (Energy) "since May 2006, first of PEI and then of AEI. Mr. Barnes was, in 1997, one of the founding members of Alchemy Partners LLP, a private equity advisory firm and was a full-time partner of Alchemy Partners until December 31, 2005. He is now engaged in certain Alchemy portfolio matters and is pursuing other personal interests, including venture capital activities. Mr. Barnes' earlier career was largely spent in a financial management role in troubled companies after working with Coopers & Lybrand in London and Canada as a senior manager. He is currently a director of Guernsey Pub Company Ltd. and New Horizon Youth Centre, a charity. Mr. Barnes previously served on the boards of directors of Hungarian Telephone and Cable Company, a company listed on the American Stock Exchange, Blagden Group NV, ICM GmbH, GSH Oy and Panini srl. Mr. Barnes received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering, first class honors, from the University of Leeds and is a chartered accountant qualified in the UK and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales."