Board of Directors
John Teeling - Chairman
John Teeling has been Chairman of Petrel 1997. He has been involved in oil and gas and resource projects for more than 30 years. He is the founder and chairman of Pan Andean Resources, Minco, African Gold, Persian Gold and West African Diamonds all listed in London. He is also the founder and a former director of Kenmare Resources and a former director of Arcon and holds interests in a number of industrial ventures. John Teeling holds degrees in Economics and Business from University College Dublin, an MBA from Wharton and a DBA in Business Administration from Harvard. He lectured for 20 years in business and finance at University College Dublin.
David Horgan - Managing Director
David Horgan became chief executive of Petrel in 1997 and has over 17 years of experience in oil and gas and resources projects in Latin America, Africa and Middle East. Mr Horgan is also Chief Executive of Pan Andean Resources, an oil and gas company with activities in South America and the US. He previously worked at Kenmare where he raised finance, captured the premium graphite world wide market and evaluated investment opportunities. Prior to that he worked with Boston Consulting Group internationally for 7 years. He holds a first class law degree from Cambridge and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School. David speaks several languages including Portugese, Spanish and German.
James Finn - Financial Director
James Finn has been the senior financial executive for the company since 1997. Mr. Finn has extensive experience in the administration of oil and gas and minerals companies, and has been responsible for listing several resource sector companies in London. He holds a degree in Management and an Accounting qualification.
Guy Delbès - Director
Formerly a French diplomat, Mr. Delbès is a fluent Arabic speaker and writer. He has 40 years oil experience in the Middle East and has consulted for many of the worlds leading oil and service companies. He is a member of the Académie des Sciences d'Outre-Mer in Paris. Guy Delbès is also President of the Société Littéraire du Jasmin d'Argent and an Officer of the Légion d'Honneur.
Stefano Borghi - Director
Mr Borghi is Co-founder and Managing Director of Convergenza S.A, a European private equity company investing in technology and Co-founder of Livolsi and Partners Spa, a Milan based merchant bank. He was previously Managing Director of Nokia Italia Spa, Managing Director of Cable & Wireless Italia Spa and was an executive with BP Amoco in London from 1988 to 1994. He holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and a degree from the Bocconi University.