The Board
The Board is responsible for creating value for shareholders, determining strategy, investment and acquisition policy, approving significant items of expenditure and consideration of significant financing and legal matters.
David Lenigas aged 51 (Executive Chairman)
Mr. Lenigas holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Mining Engineering) from Curtin University's Kalgoorlie School of Mines. Mr Lenigas has extensive operational and corporate experience in managing companies within the oil and gas, gold, coal and other natural resources sectors and currently and is the Executive Chairman of Leni Gas and Oil plc, Lonrho plc, LonZim plc, and Templar Minerals Ltd. He is a Director of Vatukoula Gold Mine plc. Previously Mr. Lenigas held the position of Chairman of Mediterranean Oil and Gas plc, which is producing gas and condensate in Italy and holds extensive oil and gas resources in Italy, Malta, Tunisia and France. Mr. Lenigas is a member of both the Audit and Remuneration committees.
Neil Ritson aged 56 (Executive Director)
Mr. Ritson has over 30 years experience working in the energy industry including 23 years with BP plc where he held roles as International Chief Geophysicist and Strategic Business Unit Manager in both Norway and Alaska. In 1999 he was appointed to run the Burlington Resources Inc. businesses in North Africa before becoming Vice President UK in 2001 and VP International in 2003. Mr. Ritson founded an energy sector consultancy business in 2004 before being recruited as Chief Executive Officer of the UK AIM listed company Regal Petroleum plc in July 2006. He resigned from Regal in late 2007 and founded Vanguard Energy. He is also a director of PetroEnergy Limited and Enovation Resources Ltd and the Chairman of Trustees of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra
Sandy Barblettaged 44 ( Non-executive Director)
Mr Barblett currently works for Charter Pacific Corporation an ASX listed investment company and has over 15 years senior management experience working with private and publicly listed companies. He was a partner in the corporate finance boutique Ironbridge Capital Partners based in London. Formerly he was employed by Pace plc the leading developer for the global pay TV industry. In his 10 years with Pace he worked in the UK, US and Hong Kong. He has advised a number of companies both private and listed on raising private equity and general fund raising, corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. He has a bachelor of business from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia and a bachelor of laws from the University of Queensland; he previously worked for Minter Ellison as a solicitor. Mr Barblett is a member of both the Audit and Remuneration committees.