Directors & Management

Mr James Trimble (Managing Director and CEO)

Mr Trimble joined Grand Gulf Energy as a non-Executive Director in February, 2006 and as Managing Director, CEO in October, 2006.

Mr Trimble has more than 35 years experience in the US and international oil and gas industries specializing in engineering, operations, exploration, management, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate restructuring. Most of his career was with Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, a leading US public independent energy company, where he was Senior Vice President. Mr Trimble is based in Houston, Texas.

Mr Charles Morgan (Chairman)

Mr Morgan is an experienced resources executive who has successfully identified international opportunities and acquired large, early stage and strategic positions in a wide range of ventures around the globe. In the energy sector, he founded Hercules Energy, Wildhorse Energy Limited, Matra plc, Elixir Petroleum, Golden Triangle Energy Inc, SOCDET (now Nido Petroleum Limited), West Oil and Fusion Oil & Gas plc. Mr Morgan is based in Perth, Western Australia.

Mr Stephen Keenihan (non-executive Director)

Mr Keenihan is a geologist with more than 30 years experience in the upstream oil and gas industry and extensive international experience. He was previously exploration manager for Apache Australia and LASMO, regional managers Australia for Novus Petroleum and WMC Resources Petroleum Division. He has manages exploration, development, operations, commercial and marketing activities in the energy industry.

Mr Allan Boss (non-executive Director)

Mr Boss is a Houston-based banker and lawyer with 30 years experience providing legal services and representations to the oil and gas industry and was lead counsel to NiScience Inc, a Fortune 500 energy utility.

Mr Mark Freeman (Company Secretary)