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Graham Lydon

Graham Lyon

Executive Chairman

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Graham Lydon

Graham Lyon

Executive Chairman

Graham is an experienced oil and gas executive with 40 years of experience across technical, operational and commercial leadership roles, including International Vice President of Petro-Canada (TSX: PCA). Graham is a Petroleum Engineer by training, and holds various directorships at listed and private energy and consulting firms.

Mohammed Seghiri

Mohammed Seghiri

Chief Operating Officer

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Mohammed Seghiri

Mohammed Seghiri

Chief Operating Officer

Over 18 years’ experience in leading complex sectors, including gas storage, oil & gas exploration and power production. Joined Sound Energy from OGIF, where he was managing partner.

David Blewden

David Blewden

Independent Non-Executive Director

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David Blewden

David Blewden

Independent Non-Executive Director

David Blewden joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2020. David is a senior oil and gas sector Executive with 40 years of international experience working as a petroleum engineer, an energy investment banker and in energy industry finance roles. He is currently CFO of Sunny Hill Energy Limited, a UK private E&P company (formerly Petroceltic International), and in recent years, has been a Non-Executive Director of Gulf Marine Services plc, an LSE premium listed oil services company and New Age (African Global Energy) Limited, a private E&P company. From 2010 to 2016, he was CFO of Sterling Resources Ltd, a TSX-V listed Canadian E&P company. David holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Christian Bukovics

Christian Bukovics

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

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Christian Bukovics

Christian Bukovics

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Christian Bukovics is a senior oil and gas sector executive with for 40 years of international experience across a variety of roles. Since 2013, he has worked as founder, advisor and Non-executive director in small-cap oil and gas companies and was part of the board of LSE premium listed JKX Oil and Gas plc. Prior to this, he held several senior positions with Shell, including VP Exploration Russia and FSU, VP Commercial in Global Exploration and GD of Shell Temir (Kazakhstan). Christian holds a doctorate.

Executives

Gary Dempster

Garry Dempster

Chief Financial Officer

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Gary Dempster

Garry Dempster

Chief Financial Officer

Garry has more than 25 years’ international oil industry experience in a variety of executive, finance, M&A, asset management, technical and commercial roles with Halliburton, Total, Shell and Orsted. He also launched and led a UK upstream focused private-equity-backed start-up, securing cornerstone equity funding and a follow-on debt package. Garry is a Chartered Engineer.

John Argent - new

John Argent

VP Geoscience

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John Argent - new

John Argent

VP Geoscience

Dr John Argent is an experienced geoscientist with global expertise from over 25 years of working domestic and international oil and gas projects with Amerada Hess, Paladin Resources, BG Group and Shell in a variety of roles. John has a proven track record in new business development and exploration success. He instigated and led BG Group’s entry into East Africa and Central America, delivering new core assets including the discovery of 16 Tcf of gas resources in Tanzania. Additionally, John has managed significant operated exploration programmes offshore Uruguay and Honduras. John has a D.Phil in Geology from the University of Oxford, is a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society.