Dr. James W. Buckee

Chairman

• Former president and CEO of Talisman Energy Inc., a global oil and gas independent
• Served as non-executive chairman of EnQuest, independent non-executive director of Cairn Energy plc, and as director of a number of private exploration companies in Australia
• Presently, non-executive director of Magma Global and Black Swan Energy
• Advisor to Azimuth Capital Management

Jens Biertumpel

• Founder and former managing partner of Swiss-based Mont Blanc Capital Management AG
• Founder of Lightstream Capital Ltd. A private investment and advisory firm
• Served as director of Hong Kong-based hedge fund advisor, Astrum Investment Managers Ltd.

Dr. Peter Hill

• More than 40 years of experience in upstream oil and natural gas
• 22 years in senior positions at British Petroleum including chief geologist, chief of staff for BP Exploration,  president of BP Venezuela and regional director for Central and South America
• Numerous senior leadership, executive and board positions at private and NYSE-listed firms and former advisor to Paolo Alto Advisors

Dr. John ‘t Hart

• 40 years experience in upstream oil and gas exploration on four continents
• Held a number of key technical and leadership positions across a 32 year career at BP, BP Canada and Talisman Energy Inc. including manager international exploration, senior manager international exploration and EVP international exploration