Directors
| W. David Lyons Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Winchester, United Kingdom |
Mr. Lyons has been associated with oil and gas developments since the early 1980s. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Orca Exploration Group Inc. (formerly East Coast Energy Corporation) and previously the Non-Executive Chairman of EastCoast Energy Corporation. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of PanOcean Energy Corporation and predecessor companies including Ocelot Energy Inc. and PanAfrican Energy Corporation. He oversaw the transition of Ocelot Energy from a Canadian oil and gas company into an independent international oil and gas explorer and developer. Mr. Lyons holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Calgary. | |
| Peter R. Clutterbuck Deputy Chairman Haslemere, United Kingdom |
Mr. Clutterbuck has 35 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry – most of this with the BP Group in operations positions in the Middle East, North Sea and Alaska. Subsequently he managed a number of independent companies operating in South America, Asia and the former Soviet Union. He has been associated with predecessor companies of Orca Exploration Group Inc. since 2001. He has served on the Board of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in London since 1998. He holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from Cambridge University. |
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| Rt. Hon. Michael Howard, QC Non-Executive Director |
Michael Howard, a former Leader of the British Conservative Party, has had distinguished political career spanning three decades. He served as a cabinet minister for 7 years and a Member of Parliament for 12 years. Between 1990 and 1997 he held the cabinet posts of Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Environment and Secretary of State for Employment. Internationally, Michael Howard was the Founding Chairman of the Atlantic Partnership. He retired as a Member of Parliament in early 2010 and is now pursing an international business career. He currently serves on a variety of corporate and advisory boards. In May 2010 Mr. Howard was appointed to the House of Lords. | |
| John Patterson Non-Executive Director Nanoose Bay, Canada |
Mr. Patterson has more than 25 years international oil and gas experience, primarily with Nexen, Dome Petroleum and NOVA, An Alberta Corporation. He has a broad background in acquisitions, financings, governance, tax planning and management. Since 1999, as President of Nexen Energy Services International, he has managed Nexen’s oil, gas and chemical assets. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Touche Ross & Co. and is a graduate of University of Bristol with a B. Sc. Special Honours in Mathematics. | |
| David W. Ross Non-Executive Director Calgary, Alberta Canada |
Mr. Ross has extensive experience in international and tax law and is a partner in the Calgary-based law firm of Burnett Duckworth & Palmer. He has served as Secretary to the Board since the establishment of the Company in 2004. |
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| Beer van Straten Non-Executive Director |
Beer van Straten is a senior international oil and gas industry executive with a high level of exploration, production and commercial experience in the North Sea, Middle East and Africa. He has over 20 year international experience since beginning with Shell Oil in 1988. He subsequently headed a large Wintersall project in Libya, returning to Shell in 2002 to lead major Shell projects in Libya and Egypt. A Dutch citizen, Mr. van Straten most recently led a natural gas project for Dana Gas in Egypt where he raised production by 50% through optimization and accelerated tie-ins. | |
| Robert Wigley Non-Executive Director |
Bob Wigley is an independent investor and entrepreneur with extensive international financial services experience. Most recently, he spent more than 10 years with Merrill Lynch and served as Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, Middle East and Africa. A former member of the Court of the bank of England, he is the non-executive Chairman of the Yell Group plc and Chairman of Sovereign Reversions plc. Bob is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts and is a Board member of a number of corporate and public sector organizations. |