Mr Frank Petruzzelli BBus(Acc), FNTA, PNA
Non-Executive Chairman
(Age 44; Appointed 29/06/07)
Frank joined the Board of Solimar Energy on 29 June 2007 in the role of Non-Executive Chairman. Frank is a principle of MDB, an Australian accounting firm. He is an accounting and management services specialist and advises many ASX listed companies and large private organisations. Frank is a Fellow of the National Tax and Accountants Association and a Member of the NIA and a registered Tax Agent. Frank was also a founding director of Orchard Petroleum Limited, a company whose primary involvement was oil & gas exploration in California, USA.
He is also a director of Golden Gate Resources Limited, which also specialises in oil and gas exploration, concentrating on oil and gas lease tenements in Padre Island, Texas, USA.
Mr Mark Elliott
Non-Executive Director
(Age 48; Appointed 29/06/07)
Mark has over 27 years experience in owning and running private companies in Australia and in the USA. He has extensive experience in the resources sector through investments in companies involved in that sector. He is a director of several private companies which predominantly relate to his private family business that cover building and construction, stone restoration, manufacturing of stone products and property developments.
Mr Craig Burton BJuris, LLB, MAICD
Executive Director
(Age 44; Appointed 17/12/04)
Craig is an experienced and active investor in start-up projects and businesses, both public listed and private. Over the last 15 years he has co-founded numerous development companies, with a focus upon the resources, oil and gas, mining services and agribusiness sectors. He often takes on a commercial executive role to assist the early development of such companies.
Craig is currently an executive director of Mirabela Nickel Ltd and a non-executive director of Wildhorse Energy Limited, Matra Petroleum plc, Exco Resources NL, Rewards Group Limited and Capital Drilling Limited. He was a co-founder of Albidon Limited, Sally Malay Mining Limited and Energy Ventures Limited. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Chris Bowyer BCA BA CA (NZ)
Company Secretary
(Age 39; Appointed 29/06/07)
Chris is a chartered accountant with 15 years experience in public practice as well as the private sector. Chris was the Company Secretary of Orchard Petroleum Limited which was listed on the ASX before its takeover by Eskdale Petroleum Pty Ltd in March 2007. He is an employee of MDB, an Australian accounting firm.
Steve McLean
Vice President of Operations
Solimar Energy, LLC
Steve manages Solimar Energy’s operations in California. He has over 36 years experience in all phases of oil and gas engineering, with an emphasis on drilling and completions. He has supervised onshore and offshore projects, in the United States and internationally.
Steve has worked as an owner and partner with Driltek, Inc and in senior management and engineering roles for Benton Oil & Gas Company, Unocal, Inc. and Conoco, Inc.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Geology and Petroleum Engineering. He also holds a M.A. in Business Administration.
