MANAGEMENT

John Bell - Chief Executive Officer
John has had a diversified career in exploration and production drilling operations spanning more than 30 years. He commenced his oil industry career in 1974 as a trainee drilling engineer with British Petroleum in the North Sea. From 1978 to 1987 he diversified into drilling contracting, holding operational and management positions, working on land rigs, jack-ups, multi-well platforms and on semi submersibles in harsh environment areas. He returned to E&P companies in various international drilling supervisory roles and managed offshore drilling operations in Australia through to 1994. Most of his international experience was acquired in the Middle East, North Africa, North Sea (Norwegian and UK sectors), Yugoslavia, Canada and Australia. In 1994, John co-founded RBT Petroleum Associates and developed drilling project management as its core business, working primarily in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia and the Middle East. After the merger of RBT and ECL, he was appointed to the main board of directors of the ECL group of companies. In January 2004, he established a new independent well engineering and drilling project management company under the long-established name of Australian Drilling Associates Pty Ltd.

Osanan Barros – Chief Financial Officer
Osanan has more than 30 years experience in Corporate Administration and Finance, from his previous background as an international banker. He accumulated quite diversified experience being the Managing Director of an  International Area covering 26 countries , and lately as the Regional Managing Director, based in the UK, responsible for the financial markets of Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. He was directly responsible for expanding the network of the Bank to the United Arab Emirates and Angola, and for reshaping the regional operation in Europe, with a drive to improve results and efficiency. He was a member of the Board, accredited by the British Financial Services Authority-FSA,  of a London based Securities House. Osanan holds an MBA in Finance and Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and several specialization courses in related areas.