Senior Management

	Randy L. Limbacher President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Limbacher joined Rosetta Resources Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer on November 1, 2007. Previously, he served as President, Exploration and Production - Americas for ConocoPhillips, and had responsibility in this position for all exploration and production activities in the western hemisphere. Mr. Limbacher joined ConocoPhillips, Inc. at its April 2006 acquisition of Burlington Resources Inc., an organization with which he had spent over twenty years. At Burlington, Mr. Limbacher had held a series of increasingly responsible positions, including his role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director at the time of the ConocoPhillips acquisition. Early in his career, he served in engineering roles with Conoco and Mobil/Superior Oil. Mr. Limbacher has over twenty-seven years of experience in the exploration and production business, both domestically and internationally. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University.
	Michael J. Rosinski Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Prior to joining Rosetta Resources Inc., Mr. Rosinski served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Municipal Energy Resources Corporation from 1997 to 2004. Previously, he held positions as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Santa Fe Energy, and held a number of positions at Tenneco. Mr. Rosinski received a Masters degree in Business Administration from Tulane University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He has over thirty-five years of experience in energy financing, financial management and controls, planning and investor relations in the energy and related industries.
	Ellen R. DeSanctis Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development Ellen R. DeSanctis joined Rosetta in September of 2008. Prior to joining Rosetta, Ms. DeSanctis was an independent consultant, advising companies in the areas of strategic planning, investor relations and leadership development. Ms. DeSanctis began her technical career at Shell Oil in 1978, and later moved to Atlantic Richfield Company where she served in a variety of financial and operational functions. Ms. DeSanctis later took a position with Vastar Resources Inc., and was responsible for investor relations, corporate communications, and business analysis and budgeting. In 2000, Ms. DeSanctis accepted a position at Burlington Resources Inc., where she served most recently as Vice President of Corporate Communications & Strategic Planning. Ms. DeSanctis received a B.A. in Geology & Geological Sciences from Princeton University and a MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
	Michael H. Hickey Vice President and General Counsel Mr. Hickey joined Rosetta Resources Inc. on August 1, 2005 as its Vice President and General Counsel. He served as VP Law and Secretary of Technip Offshore Inc. from April 2004 through July 2005, and immediately prior to that, as Vice President and Managing Counsel for the Calpine Fuels Group of Calpine Corporation, where Mr. Hickey worked from September 2000 until March 2004. Previously Mr. Hickey had been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of KoSa B.V. from December 1998 until September 2000. Mr. Hickey has been a practicing attorney for more than thirty years with extensive domestic and international energy related legal experience. He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English (magna cum laude) from the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
	John D. Clayton Vice President, Asset Development Mr. Clayton has served as Vice President, Asset Development since March 24, 2008. Prior to joining Rosetta Resources Inc., Mr. Clayton was Manager, Lower 48 Business Development for ConocoPhillips, Inc. Mr. Clayton joined ConocoPhillips in 2006 as a result of ConocoPhillips' merger with Burlington Resources Inc. Mr. Clayton was employed with Burlington Resources Inc. from 1986 through 2006, where he held various positions including Director of Worldwide Acquisition and Divestitures. Mr. Clayton has a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University and has over twenty years of experience in the industry in asset management, reservoir engineering, production engineering and drilling engineering.
	James E. Craddock Vice President, Drilling and Production Operations James E. Craddock joined Rosetta Resources Inc. as Vice President of Drilling and Production Operations on April 15, 2008. Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Craddock was Chief Operating Officer for BPI Energy, Inc., an exploration and production start-up company focused on coal bed methane development. Mr. Craddock began his industry career with Superior Oil Company in 1981 and then assumed a broad range of technical, operational and strategic roles with Burlington Resources and its predecessor companies over more than twenty years. At Burlington, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Chief Engineer. Mr. Craddock has extensive experience in production operations, reservoir and production engineering, and unconventional gas and oil exploitation. Mr. Craddock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
	Rufus Estis Vice President and Controller Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Estis was the Vice President and CFO for Maritech Resources. He is a CPA with significant domestic and international experience. After starting his oil and gas career with Tenneco Oil E&P, Mr. Estis joined British Gas where he was the VP of Finance responsible for operations in the U. S., South America and Africa. In 1993, he joined Santa Fe Energy Resources and was appointed the VP of Finance for Southeast Asia based in Jakarta, Indonesia. In addition to his assignment in Jakarta, Mr. Estis also had overseas postings in Dubai, U.A.E. as the VP of Finance for Atlantis Holding Norway and in Almaty, Kazakhstan as the CFO for PetroKazakhstan. Mr. Estis earned his B.A. in accounting at Louisiana Tech University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Houston.
	J. Chad Driskill Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Mr. Driskill joined Rosetta Resources Inc. in July 2005 as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. At Rosetta, Mr. Driskill is responsible for both physical and financial commodity marketing and trading, as well as supporting merger and acquisition activity. Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Driskill spent ten years at Calpine Corporation holding a number of positions in energy trading, business development, and risk management at both Calpine Corporation and Calpine Energy Services. Prior to Joining Calpine, Mr. Driskill spent five years at LFC Financial Corp as Director Gas Trading. Mr. Driskill has twenty years experience in the energy trading, oil and gas, and power generation industries.
	Gerald L. Maxwell Vice President, Human Resources Gerald L. Maxwell currently serves as Vice President of Human Resources of Rosetta Resources Inc. Prior to joining Rosetta, Mr. Maxwell was engaged as an independent human resources consultant. In his consulting practice, he advised Rosetta in establishing the human resources function in preparation for the company’s initial private placement in May 2005. In November 2005, he joined Rosetta as General Manager, Human Resources before becoming Vice President in May 2007. Prior to his consulting practice, Mr. Maxwell was Vice President, Human Resources for several of El Paso Corporation’s business units, both domestic and international. Prior to El Paso’s acquisition of Tenneco, he was Director, Human Resources for Tenneco Energy. Mr. Maxwell has also held human resources positions at Quintana Petroleum, Anadarko Petroleum, Coastal Corporation, and in the financial industry. He received dual Bachelor degrees in management and economics from Houston Baptist University.