Mike Boswell

Michael Boswell currently serves as the partner and president of BriarPatch Partners, L.P. Founded in 2015, BriarPatch has invested in opportunistic real estate purchases and corporate investments with appreciation potential to date. Previously, Boswell served as Senior Vice President of Hunt Consolidated, Inc. where he initially directed and assisted in the start-up of an alternative energy subsidiary concentrating in wind and hydroelectric projects. He later led the effort to acquire 300,000 acres of potash mineral resources in Arizona. From 1998 to 2008, Boswell served as Principal of TBP Investments Management, LLC. He was the Owner of Fish Traders of Texas, L.P. and served as its Principal from 1993 to 1998. From 1976 to 1993, he served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Sunshine Mining Company. Boswell began his career as a lawyer with a Dallas law firm and served at New York Stock Exchange and member firms as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of du Pont Glore Forgan from 1972 to 1974 and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Great Western United Corporation from 1974 to 1977.

From 1977 to 1979, Boswell served as Chairman of a London-based commodity merchant firm. He has been Director of Sixx Holdings, Inc. and Panda Ethanol, Inc. since April 1988 and November 2006, respectively. For Panda Ethanol, Inc., Boswell serves as Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee. Previously, Boswell served as Member of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. He received a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University, and he holds an Associate degree from Marion Military Institute.