Matthew Goldfarb
Interim CEO
Mr. Goldfarb has served as Vice Chairman of Xinergy since July 2011, having previously served as lead independent director of the Company, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee since the Company came public in December 2009. Mr. Goldfarb also served as Portfolio Manager of Fourth Street Holdings, L.L.C., a private investment firm, from June 2010 until July 2011. From January 2009 until January 2010, Mr. Goldfarb managed leveraged loan trading businesses at Pali Capital, Inc., a boutique investment banking firm that offers financial advisory and brokerage services, and Tradition North America, Inc., a leading inter-dealer broker of money market instruments. Previously, Mr. Goldfarb was a Director and Senior Investment Analyst of The Blackstone Group/GSO Capital Partners from January 2007 until December 2008 and a Director and Senior Investment Analyst at Pirate Capital LLC, an event-driven hedge fund, from January 2005 until September 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Goldfarb was with Icahn Associates Corp. for approximately five years and prior to joining Icahn, was associated with the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Mr. Goldfarb currently serves as a director of Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI), and previously served on the boards of directors of CKE Restaurants, Inc., and James River Coal Company (NASDAQ: JRCC), a regional coal mining and processing business.