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.

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.