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Directors
Stephen Gutteridge

Chairman
Steve has 30 years experience of the energy sector with Shell, Amerada Hess, Seeboard and the International Petroleum Exchange. He has held Board positions as Chairman, Executive Director and Non-Executive Director in a number of companies. He was until recently Chairman of AIM-listed Star Energy which he chaired from IPO until its acquisition by Petronas. He is also a Director of TQ Group Ltd.  
   
 

Angelo Baskaran

Finance Director

Angelo Baskaran is a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and was formerly an investment banker with MBF Group out of Hong Kong and The Chart Group out of New York. He has broad experience in oil and gas and private equity as well as trading derivative hedge funds in the commodities markets globally..

 
   
 

Dr. Michael Cochran

Exploration Director
Michael Cochran is Senior Technical Adviser to LCM UK, and has over 40 years experience of the oil and gas business. Previously he was Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Planning and Head of Worldwide Exploration for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Prior to his time at Anadarko, Michael was with Gulf Oil Company in Africa, South America and the US.
 
   
 

John Hamilton

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee
John Hamilton is Managing Director of LCM UK and was previously Group Finance Director of Imperial Energy Corporation PLC, the Russia-focused oil exploration and production company which was acquired by the Indian state-owned energy firm, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, for US$2 billion in January 2009. Prior to joining Imperial Energy, John held senior positions at ABN AMRO.
 
   
 

Christopher Hopkinson

Non-Executive Director
Christopher Hopkinson is vice president of Western Siberian Division of TNK-BP. After 13 years with Shell, Chris held Senior appointments in Yukos and Lukoil, and prior to his current role, was Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Energy.
 
   
 

David Wake-Walker

Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee
David Wake-Walker spent over 25 years in financial services management, principally in corporate banking, prior to taking on a number of private equity, trading and corporate advisory roles. He has served as a non-executive Director for numerous companies, both in the UK and overseas, including as Chairman.
 
   
 
Senior Management

Ed Childers

Chief Operating Officer and President of US subsidiary
Ed Childers joined Meridian in December 2007. He is an engineer with over 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry, most of it in the US. He began his career managing drilling and production operations for Texas Oil & Gas Corporation in East Texas and along the Gulf Coast. Subsequently he worked in senior roles for a number of companies, large and small, with responsibility for extensive drilling, completion and production programmes and for acquisitions, capital budgets and cost controls. He has also worked in Europe, Algeria and West Africa. He has extensive experience of the geology, engineering and infrastructure in the areas where Meridian operates, in particular, Louisiana, where the East Lake Verret and Calvin Fields are located. He is based at the Company's offices in Michigan.
 
   
 

Ray Shilling

Group Financial Controller
Ray Shilling is a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. He joined the Group in May 2007 and has been responsible for implementing enhanced financial controls and reporting procedures as well as day to day administration.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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