BOARD & MANAGEMENT
Paul Underwood
Executive Chairman
Mr Underwood has 30 years experience in the upstream oil and gas sector. He is the former founding Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tap Oil Limited, a position he held for eleven years. Mr Underwood presided over Tap Oil during its progression from an unlisted junior start up company into a significant participant in the oil and gas sector with a market capitalisation of several hundred million dollars.
Mr Underwood is also a Non Executive Director of Western Power, a Western Australian state owned electricity utility, a position he has held for approximately three years.
Mathew Walker
Director
Mr Walker has extensive experience in private and public company management and in the provision of corporate advice. Specialising in the natural resources sector, Mr Walker has served as executive Chairman or Managing Director for public companies with resource interests in North America, South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Australia and Asia. Currently he serves as a Director of Triple Energy Limited (ASX: TNP) and Chairman of Blue River Mining Limited (a company incorporated in England & Wales). He is also a Director of boutique investment banking firm Alto Capital and Chairman of corporate advisory firm Cicero Corporate Services.
Mr Walker serves as Managing Director of his family livestock business, which was sold in part to Australian Agricultural Company Limited (ASX: AAC) in 2006, which was described by AAC at the time as "the world's largest and most credentialed full blood herd outside of Japan and is viewed as Australia's premier Wagyu Business".
Mr Walker is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Garry Ralston
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ralston has over 35 years experience in the banking and finance sectors. Mr Ralston was co-founder and, until recently a director of Finance Systems and Technology Pty Ltd, one of Australia's largest mortgage aggregators. He is also a director and co-founder of Select Mortgage Services Pty Ltd which is one of the leading West Australian based mortgage brokers.
James Robinson
Company Secretary
Mr Robinson gained extensive capital markets experience during 10 years with one of Western Australia’s leading corporate advisory and stockbroking firms. He currently serves as a Director of Bisan Limited (ASX: BSN), Blue River Mining Limited (a company incorporated in England & Wales), Cohiba Minerals Limited (ASX: CHK) and Company Secretary of Triple Energy Limited (ASX: TNP). He is also a Director of corporate advisory firm Cicero Corporate Services.
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia.