Dan Steffens (CFO) – Dan Steffens is the founder and current President of the Energy Prospectus Group (EPG) based in Houston, Texas.   EPG currently has over 500 members - primarily high net worth individuals that are heavily invested in the energy sector.  EPG publishes a monthly newsletter and over 100 profiles each year on publicly traded energy companies.  For more information on EPG go to www.energyprospectus.com

Mr. Steffens is a 1976 graduate of Tulsa University with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and a Masters in Taxation. Mr. Steffens began his career in public accounting, becoming licensed as a CPA in 1978. After four years in public accounting, he transitioned to the oil & gas industry in 1979 where he served as the CFO for Investek, Inc. in Wichita Falls, Texas and then as CFO for Oklahoma Petroleum Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma before joining Amerada Hess Corporation (HES) in November, 1983 as the Tax Manager for their United States E&P Division.   After a series of promotions, he served as the Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) United States E&P Division Controller in Houston, Texas from 1994 to 2001.

In addition to forming the Energy Prospectus Group in 2001, Mr. Steffens provides consulting services to several oil & gas industry companies in the areas of taxation, financial systems & controls and restructurings.   He is currently on the board of Propell Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCBB: PROP), which does business in the United States as Novas Energy, USA.

Mr. Steffens has over 30 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry.  He has a strong foundation in financial analysis, operational accounting and exceptional achievements in start-ups, public accounting, and upstream oil & gas companies.  He has demonstrated an ability to improve bottom-line results through attention to accounting systems, taxes, and financial controls. He is skilled in forging creative partnerships and alliances that have fueled business growth through investments and other capital infusions.  His proven team-building and leadership skills have enhanced employee morale and contributed to organizational success.