Gabriel Chiappini
Company Secretary

Mr  Chiappini was appointed Company Secretary on 6 April 2010, and is currently Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed companies.  Mr Chiappini is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  He graduated from Edith Cowan University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Finance and Accounting and has worked predominantly in London and Perth with experience in the property, investment banking and biotechnology sectors.

Dave Cliff
Exploration Manager

Mr Cliff is a Petroleum Geologist with 29 years of exploration experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. He has worked for Australian and international companies both large and small, from Woodside Petroleum to Bridge Oil. More recently he has held the position of Exploration Manager for Hardman Resources and Aminex PLC and in his last role he was Managing Director of Gas Link Global Limited. David has been involved in many oil and gas discoveries as a team member and as a manager, which have lead to commercial developments in Australia and overseas. David also spent a year working as an oil and gas resource analyst for BBY in Sydney. He is a past President of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, a long time member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ben Newton
Chief Financial Officer

Mr Newton is a CPA with over 15 years experience in the resources sector in Australia.  Before joining the oil industry in 1998 he held several accounting roles in the mining sector.  His oil and gas industry experience includes senior finance roles with Eni Australia and Amity Oil Ltd.  In 2003 Ben joined Oceaneering Australia (a subsidiary of the US oilfield services company) as Financial Controller where he was responsible for all of the financial and corporate affairs of the company in Australia.  From 2005 to mid 2010 Ben served as Managing Director for Oceaneering Australia.

Iain Smith
Commercial Manager

Originally a Petroleum Geologist, Mr Smith has 22 years experience of the upstream petroleum sector, in technical and commercial roles within Australia and overseas.  After a number of years within the New Ventures team of Premier Oil,  Iain spent ten years in sales and general management roles within the geophysical technology and services sector  before joining Woodside Energy in a commercial role. Mr Smith has completed an MSc in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics from Imperial College London, and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.