Mr. Jeff Clarke - Managing Director & CEO

Mr Clarke, born and educated in the United Kingdom, has over 35 years experience worldwide in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, the majority of which has been in the United States and Canada.
Mr Clarke has held the position of Chief Executive of several Exploration companies and was for ten years Chief Executive of a NASDAQ listed company. As Chief Executive Mr Clarke took this company public and subsequently directed the raising of both public equity and public debt capital in excess of US$350 million. During this tenure, Mr Clarke oversaw a US$60 million merger with a private company and the acquisition of over US$300 million of oil and gas properties.

Mr Clarke graduated from the University of Wales in 1966 with an Honours Degree in Physics. He is a U.S citizen.

Mr. Karel Louman - Executive Director & CFO

Mr Louman was born and educated in the Netherlands where he received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Nyenrode University. He has 15 years of experience as an oil and gas banker.

In 1992 he moved to the US to open an office in Dallas, Texas for MeesPierson, a Dutch merchant bank which at the time was a wholly owned subsidiary of ABN Amro with the North American Exploration and Production industry as its main focus. Mr Louman has gained international experience in the debt and capital markets as well as in the financial and strategic advisory area.

Most recently, Mr Louman was the CEO of Fortis Capital Corp, the North American lending arm of Fortis Bank NV, where he gained further experience in financial management and legal and regulatory matters.

Mr. Peter Collery - Executive Director & Company Secretary

Mr Collery has over 20 years experience at Chief Executive Office, Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and Director levels. He previously held these positions with Coho Australia Limited, Freshmark Limited, Queensland Diagnostic Imaging Pty Ltd and Ergon Energy Limited. He has over seven years experience in the resource industry. Mr Collery has extensive experience in strategic and financial management, corporate regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
Mr Collery has a Bachelor of Business, Graduate Diploma of Accountancy, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment, and Diploma of Education. He is a member of the Institude of Chartered Accountants in Australia, fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants, fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and an associate of the Securities Institute of Australia.