Board of Directors
From top left to bottom right: Rui de Sousa, Michael Johns, Ed Story, Roger Cagle, Olivier Barbaroux, Robert Cathery, Ettore Contini., António Monteiro, John Norton, Mike Watts
Rui de Sousa
Non-Executive Chairman
Appointment date: July 1999Committee membership: Nominations Committee (Chairman) Rui de Sousa has approximately 30 years’ experience in the energy sector. He is currently a director of Quantic Limited and the President of Quantic Mining.
Michael Johns
Non-Executive and Senior Independent Director
Appointment date: June 2011Committee membership: Remuneration (Chairman), Audit and Nominations Committees Michael Johns is a solicitor by profession with over 35 years’ experience as partner at international law firms. Until his retirement in 2009, he was a partner at Ashurst LLP, where he specialised in a broad range of practice areas including corporate, corporate finance and energy law and was Head of Energy, Transport & Infrastructure. Michael was previously a partner at Withers for 13 years and more recently has served as a Director of Aer Lingus Group plc.
Ed Story
President and Chief Executive Officer
Appointment date: April 1997Committee membership: Nominations Committee Ed Story has over 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, beginning with Exxon Corporation, where he held various positions including seven years resident in the Far East. He was formerly the Vice President and CFO of Superior Oil Company, a co-founder and Vice Chairman of Conquest Exploration Company and a co-founder and President of Snyder Oil Corporation’s international subsidiary. Ed was a non-executive director of Cairn Energy PLC until 2008 and is currently a non-executive director of Cairn India Limited.
Roger Cagle
Executive Vice President, Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer
Appointment date: April 1997Committee membership: None Roger Cagle has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry including succeeding positions of responsibility with Exxon Corporation and senior management roles with Superior Oil Company. He was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Conquest Exploration Company and the Chief Financial Officer of Snyder Oil Corporation’s international subsidiary. Roger is also a non-executive director of Vostok Energy Limited.
Olivier Barbaroux
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: July 1999Committee membership: None
Committee advisorship: Remuneration and Nominations Committees Olivier Barbaroux has over 20 years’ experience in the energy and utilities sector. He was the Chairman and CEO of Dalkia and a member of the Executive Committee of Veolia Environment until 2011. Formerly, he was the Managing Director of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, President and Chief Operating Officer of Vivendi Water S.A., the Head of the Energy Sector of Paribas and the Chief Executive Officer of the oil and gas production and exploration company Coparex International.
Robert Cathery
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: June 2001Committee membership: None
Committee advisorship: Remuneration and Nominations Committees Robert Cathery has over 40 years of City experience. He was formerly the Managing Director and Head of Oil and Gas at Canaccord Capital (Europe) Limited, Head of Corporate Sales at SG Securities (London) Ltd., director of Vickers da Costa and director of Schroders Securities. Robert is also currently a non-executive director of Vostok Energy Limited, Salamander Energy PLC and Central Asia Metals Limited.
Ettore Contini
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: December 2001Committee membership: None Ettore Contini was formerly a director of Energia E Servize SpA and an asset manager in the private banking division of Banca del Gottardo. Ettore is currently also a director of Eurowatt- Commerce.
Ambassador António Monteiro
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: June 2009Committee membership: Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees Ambassador António Monteiro has over 40 years of experience with the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Foreign Minister of Portugal, and with international organisations, including as UN High Representative for Elections in Côte d’Ivoire and as a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan. He was formerly the Ambassador of Portugal to France and the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, where posts included being President of the Security Council and of the Security Council’s Committee established by Resolution 661 (1990). António is currently also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Bank Millenium BCP (Banco Comercial Português), a non-executive member of the Board of the Angolan Bank BPA (Banco Privado Atlântico), President of the Luso-Brazilian Foundation Curator’s Council and a member of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences’ General Council of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
John Norton
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: April 1997Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chairman)
Committee advisorship: Nominations Committee John Norton is a Chartered Accountant by profession and was a partner at Arthur Andersen, heading the oil and gas practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, until his retirement in 1995. John was formerly also a member of the Oil Industry Accounting Committee and a director of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Michael Watts
Non-Executive Director
Appointment date: August 2009Committee membership: Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees Dr Mike Watts is currently the Deputy Chief Executive of Cairn Energy PLC and has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He was formerly the CEO and Managing Director of the Amsterdam listed Holland Sea Search, which was acquired by Cairn Energy PLC in 1995, and has held senior technical and management roles with Premier, Burmah and Shell.
