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Board of Directors
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John Wakefield
Independent non-executive Chairman
John is an experienced quoted company director, corporate financier and nominated adviser. He qualified as a solicitor with McKenna & Co and lectured in law at the University of Newcastle before moving into corporate finance. He is currently a NED at Drumz plc (LSE:DRUM.L) and has been a member of the AIM Advisory Group, chairman of the London Stock Exchange Regional Advisory Group for the South West, and chairman of South West Angel and Investor Network Limited (SWAIN). He holds a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from Oxford.
John is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee
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Dr Andy Butler
Chief Executive Officer
Andy has over 27 years of experience in the oil & gas sector, working in large and small operators across various international arenas in a variety of technical, commercial and leadership roles. He founded SundaGas in 2016 as a SE Asia focussed gas company and joined Baron in 2021 when its Chuditch asset in Timor-Leste was absorbed into the Company. Previous roles have included VP of business development at Mitra Energy Ltd (now Jadestone Energy Plc) and new ventures manager and a principal consultant geologist at BG Group. He is an active member of the South-East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) and is a Fellow of the Geological Society and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He has a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. in Geology from the University of Oxford.
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Jon Ford
Technical Director
Jon has some 40 years’ experience in the upstream oil and gas industry in a variety of roles in petroleum geoscience and senior management. Following an initial 10 years with BP in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy & Indonesia, Jon worked worldwide in the junior sector as a senior technical manager for listed companies including Clyde Petroleum, Paladin Resources and Stratic Energy, and advised multiple clients as a consultant. Jon has a BSc in Geology & Geophysics from Durham University and is a Fellow of the Geological Society.
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Keith Bush
Director
Keith is an experienced quoted company director having worked for over 30 years in the energy industry. He has a petroleum engineering background, with significant experience in the oil and gas sector. Previously he has worked for Amerada Hess, Burlington Resources and E.ON Ruhrgas, before joining AIM quoted Northern Petroleum plc, initially as COO and later as CEO. Keith is currently COO at TelosNRG Limited, an advisory consultancy which he co-owns. He holds a degree in Physics from the University of Manchester.
Keith is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee