Alan Stein
Non-Executive Chairman

Dr Stein is a petroleum geologist with a broad range of international experience.  He was a founder and Director of IKODA Limited, a petroleum exploration consultancy based in London and Perth.  Together with the other shareholders of IKODA Alan was founder and Director of FIL Resources Limited and a founder and Managing Director of AIM-listed Fusion Oil & Gas plc.  Following the sale of Fusion Oil & Gas to Sterling Energy Alan, together with several Fusion colleagues, established Ophir Energy, an oil and gas exploration company focused on Africa of which Alan is presently Managing Director.

Dr Stein was appointed a Director of the Company on 27 October 2009.

Ken Charsinsky
Managing Director

Mr Charsinsky has over 32 years of worldwide international E&P experience in both technical and management roles. After receiving an MS Geology degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he commenced his career with Cities Service Oil and Gas Company. He has subsequently worked for Maxus Energy, CMS (Nomeco) Oil and Gas Company and Noble Energy Inc.  He has held several Management positions including assignments as MD in Congo and Tunisia. During his tenure on those projects production was enhanced and exploration discoveries were made, adding significant value. For the past several years, as manager of Noble’s International New Ventures group, he was responsible for the acquisition of a number of key strategic assets.

Mr Charsinsky was appointed a Director of the Company on 27 October 2009.

John Lander
Non-Executive Director

Mr Lander joined Shell International Petroleum as a geophysicist in 1967 and worked on projects in the Far East, Central America, Holland, Nigeria and the UK.  John subsequently worked for Ranger Oil UK Ltd, Kerr McGee Oil UK Ltd and RTZ Oil & Gas Ltd in UK before being appointed Managing Director for Pict Petroleum Plc in 1989.  Since then John has held directorships in British-Borneo, Tuskar and Tullow.  He is presently Non-Executive Chairman for Medoil, an AIM listed company. John is an experienced upstream oil company executive with 37 years of experience.  He has a proven track record in adding significant value for shareholders through successful UK and international exploration, production and business development.

Ron Miller
Non-Executive Director

Mr Miller has 30 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry which includes working in management roles for both large service companies and operating oil and gas companies.  Companies in which he has held senior positions include McDermott Inc., Amploex Limited and Mobil Exploration and Production, Australia.  Ron has particular expertise in project management and managing the transition of companies from exploration success to developing and producing oil and gas fields.

Throughout his career Mr Miller has been involved with innovative development projects including the Wandoo oil field and East Spar condensate and gas field, and presently provides strategic development advice for LNG development projects within Australia.

Mr Miller was appointed a Director of the Company on 31 March 2006.