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About Serica

Directors

Tony Craven Walker started his career with BP and has been a leading figure in the British independent oil industry since the early 1970s. He founded two British independent oil companies, Charterhouse Petroleum, where he held the post of Chief Executive, and Monument Oil and Gas, where he held the post of Chief Executive and later became Chairman. He was also a founder member of BRINDEX (Association of British Independent Oil Exploration Companies).

Paul Ellis has over 35 years of experience within the areas of exploration, production, development and management of international oil and gas ventures. He joined Serica from Emerald Energy where, as Chief Operating Officer, he was instrumental in the successful expansion of the company's exploration and production interests. Paul commenced his career with BP and subsequently held senior positions in the international oil and gas industry including Technical Director at Charterhouse Petroleum, Director International E&P at British Gas and Senior Vice President International at PanCanadian Petroleum.

Chris Hearne joined Serica from Intrepid Energy, a leading independent exploration and production company in the North Sea, where he was responsible for corporate finance for eight years. In this capacity, he contributed to the growth of Intrepid Energy from a start-up company to its sale for over US$1 billion. Prior to joining Serica he worked as an investment banker with Lehman Brothers and Robert Fleming.

Neil Pike has been involved in the global petroleum business as a financier since joining the energy department at Citibank in 1975. Neil remained an industry specialist with Citibank throughout his career and was closely involved in the development of specialized oil field finance. Latterly he was responsible for Citibank’s relationships with the oil and gas industry worldwide.

Steven Theede was employed by Conoco, later ConocoPhillips, from 1973 until 2003. During his career he held senior positions in Refining and Marketing, Exploration and Production and corporate management, both in the USA and Europe. In 2000 he was appointed President, Exploration and Production, for Europe, Russia and the Caspian and was located in the UK. In 2003 he joined the Moscow based Yukos Oil Company as Chief Operating Officer and in July 2004 became its Chief Executive Officer.

Ian Vann was employed by BP from 1976. He was appointed Chief Geologist of the BP Group in 1988, followed by posts as General Manager International Exploration and General Manager Africa, before returning to global exploration as Technology Vice President Exploration in 1996. Ian was appointed to the executive leadership team of the Exploration and Production Division of BP in 2001, initially as Group Vice President, Technology and then as Group Vice President, Exploration and Business Development in 2004. Ian directed and led BP’s global exploration efforts from 1996 until his retirement in early 2007.

Jonathan Cartwright has been Finance Director of Caledonia Investments plc since 1991. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick (now KPMG LLP), became Finance Director of Transworld Petroleum (UK) Limited and subsequently worked for Hanson, serving as group financial controller and also Finance Director of Imperial Foods and other Hanson subsidiaries. He joined Caledonia Investments plc in 1989 is also a non-executive Director of Bristow Group Inc.