Mr. Thames has over 15 years of experience in various segments of the energy industry.  Prior to joining Cheniere,  Mr. Thames worked for several years at CrossCountry Energy, serving as the Director of Finance, Risk Management and Credit for Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Northern Border Partners at the time of CrossCountry’s acquisition by Southern Union and General Electric.  Mr. Thames also served as the President of Citrus Trading Corp.  Previously Mr. Thames worked in several structured commodity derivative and project finance teams for Enron Corp.  Prior to joining Enron, Mr. Thames managed one of Flowserve Corp.’s engineering groups, designing rotating equipment for the energy industry.  Mr. Thames earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.S. in Fluid Mechanics from Texas A&M University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.  Mr. Thames is a licensed Professional Engineer in California.