About Vanguard: The Management Team

An experienced Chief Executive with over 30 years working in the energy industry including 23 years with BP plc where he held roles as International Chief Geophysicist and Strategic Business Unit Manager in both Norway and Alaska.  In 1999 he was appointed to run the Burlington Resources Inc. businesses in North Africa before becoming Vice President UK in 2001 and VP International in 2003.  Neil founded an energy sector consultancy business in 2004 before becoming Chief Executive Officer of the UK AIM listed company Regal Petroleum plc in 2006. Neil and his team were responsible for a four-fold increase in the market capital of Regal in 2007 which reached over $700 million. He resigned from Regal in late 2007 to found Vanguard Energy. Neil has a distinguished record of delivery in exploration technology, exploration discoveries, major construction projects and in M&A transactions.  Neil is 53 years old and in addition to Vanguard Energy is a director of PetroEnergy Limited and is the Chairman of Trustees of the Kensington Symphony Orchestra.