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Board of Directors
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Gerry Aherne
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Gerry has a wealth of career experience in insurance and financial markets, having been a founding director of PRI Group plc, a directors’ and officers’ liability insurer, and having held non-executive directorships with Henderson Group plc, Mecom Group plc, Omnis Investments Ltd and Iveagh Ltd. He was Investment Director at Schroder Investment Management for 16 years, managing pension funds and unit trusts, Chairman of Electric & General Investment Trust plc, and also Chairman of Cenkos Securities plc from 2012 to 2018. He is currently Managing Partner of Javelin Capital Partners LLP.
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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
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Dr John Chessher
Independent Non-Executive Director
John is a highly experienced investment industry professional who has held CEO and director-level positions at leading asset management and investment banking firms. John has extensive knowledge and experience of corporate research and capital raising, including as CEO of Cenkos Securities Asia and Head of Asia Pacific Research at Schroder Investment Management. He holds an MA in Engineering Science from Oxford University and DBA, MSc and MBA qualifications from Henley Business School. He is a CFA charter-holder and currently combines non-executive and advisory roles with his position as a lecturer at Henley Business School.