Exploration driven growth to produce Helium
Board and management
Board
James Smith
Non-Executive Chairman
Lorna Blaisse
Chief Executive Officer
Nigel Friend
Non-Executive Director
Nishant Dighe
Non-Executive Director
Sarah Cope
Head of Governance and Compliance
Graham Jacobs
Finance and Commercial Director
James Smith
Non-Executive Chairman
30+ years of experience as a senior oil and gas executive. Has held senior positions at Chevron Corporation, PanOcean Energy and as VP Exploration at Orca Exploration.
Lorna Blaisse
Chief Executive Officer
Skilled explorationist with 17+ years oil and gas experience in Africa. Successfully led exploration drilling campaigns in East and Central Africa, with extensive geological knowledge of the East Africa Rift System.
Nigel Friend
Non-Executive Director
Former CEO and CFO of Orca Energy with 35+ years of experience in successfully growing companies through a clear focus on cash generation.
Nishant Dighe
Non-Executive Director
A chemical and petroleum engineer with 30 + years as a senior oil and gas executive, including COO and interim CEO of Oslo-listed Panoro Energy and most recently, he served as CEO of RAK Gas, the National Oil and Gas Company of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and as CEO of the RAK Petroleum Authority.
Sarah Cope
Head of Governance and Compliance
20+ years of experience in investment banking and as Nomad / Broker at Cantor Fitzgerald, RFC Ambrian, FinnCap Ltd and RBC Capital Markets.
Graham Jacobs
Finance and Commercial Director
An experienced financial and commercial executive with over 30 years of experience in the natural resources sector. He has extensive expertise in the oil and gas industry having held a number of senior positions in E&P companies.
Management
Mike Williams
Director of Operations
Chris Eyre
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Williams
Director of Operations
A Technical Engineering and Operations Manager with 16+ years experience working on remote projects globally including Southern and Eastern Africa. Delivering cost effective drilling operations whilst focusing on performance and safety. Extensive knowledge of well engineering and drilling exploration and appraisal projects.
Chris Eyre
Chief Financial Officer
Financial Executive based in Tanzania with 15+ years experience in senior positions across East & Southern Africa. Previously Financial Director for Tata East Africa region & Financial Controller heading the South African office for Traxys