Management

Directors

C.E.O. & Director
Peter Simpson. - Mr. Simpson is an Australian and is also the Chairman of the Australian petroleum production and exploration company, Drillsearch Energy Limited (ASX: DLS), the major shareholder of Circumpacific. Mr. Simpson has substantial and diverse, business experience and is also a director of an international equities company, Bentley International Limited (ASX: BEL). He was the Executive Chairman of Bridge Finance (Australia) Pty Limited, of which Mr. Simpson’s family remains the major shareholder, and this experience provides him with the merchant banking expertise to lead Circumpacific to enlarge its shareholder base, resources and capital base during this time of receptive oil prices. His interest and experience include brand development, sales and marketing, governance (including audit review and risk assessment), and, very importantly, creating shareholder value.

Chairman & Director
Christopher B. Ryan - Mr. Ryan is the principal of Westchester Corporate Finance, an Australian Boutique corporate advisory firm, specializing in advising listed companies on fund raising, mergers and acquisitions, and associated transactions. Prior to forming Westchester in July 1996, Mr. Ryan was with Schroders Australia for 27 years. At Schroders, he served for three years in the investment division, two years as an economist monitoring influences on interest and exchange rates, and 22 years in the corporate finance division of which he was a director for 19 years specializing in project financing and mergers and acquisitions, mainly in the minerals, and oil and gas sectors. Mr. Ryan has a keen eye for value assets and for extracting value. He is currently the Chairman of Golden Cross Resources Limited (ASX:GCR) and Blue Ensign Technologies Limited (ASX:BLE).

President & Director
Malcolm B. Fraser - Mr. Fraser has over 40 years experience in mineral exploration, project financing, mine development, non-ferrous, precious and industrial minerals marketing, and international law. He holds degrees in Geological Engineering from Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, in Economic Geology from Harvard, and in Law from Osgood Hall, Toronto.

C.F.O. & Director
Charles E. Ross. - Mr. Ross has extensive management experience with oil and gas companies. Having served as the CFO and Secretary of numerous and varied resource companies, he is well versed in the ever changing fields of securities, administration and finance. Mr. Ross is focused on the sourcing and financing of acquisition targets.

Director
Paul Nicholas Johns - Mr. Johns is the principal of Nexusfactor Pty Limited. He has a vast experience in advertising, strategic planning, transport, logistics, investor and government relations. He has collaborated and assisted a number of Global and Australian national companies with market intelligence, business profiling, business/target identification, together with the commercial analysis to identify commercial ‘bolt on’ opportunities within the client’s sectors. Areas of interest and experience include strategic planning, business and asset performance analysis, company positioning and profiling, succession planning and investor relations.

Director
Roger Paul Tidmarsh - Mr. Tidmarsh has been involved as a principal and director in the supply and manufacturing of mining equipment. He is currently the executive chairman of Roverworks, a leading contract construction company that provides specialized mining and exploration equipment to Australian resource and construction companies. He was the founder and is now the chairman of the Australasian national publishing group, Image Digital, which uses patented technology to produce traditional and online publications for a variety of international media companies operating in 17 countries. Mr. Tidmarsh’s areas of interest lie in company reconstructions and mergers and acquisitions by taking maximum advantage of global trends, ideas and business opportunities.

Director
Malcolm J. Lennox - Mr. Lennox is a geologist with 40 years experience in mining and oil and gas exploration. He acts as a consulting geologist and project manager for companies working in Africa, Southeast Asia and Australasia, including Drillsearch Energy Limited. In addition to his technical experience, Mr. Lennox has also been involved in investor relations, initial public offerings, and joint-venture financings. He is also a director of various companies, including Sedgwick Mineral Resources Limited (UK) and Sedgwick Resources Limited (Zambia). Mr. Lennox graduated from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London.