JPMorgan - KASE

President of the Republic of Niger. Mr. Isautier is currently a director of a number of companies
including Lafarge SA, and Firan Corporation.
Marlo C. Thomas was appointed Executive Vice President in October 2002. He was appointed
acting president of HKM in January 1999, and officially became president in July 1999. In
September 2000 he was appointed president of HOP. Prior to January 1999, he was Director of
Construction, Maintenance and Transportation Services of HKM from March 1, 1998 to December
1998. Prior to March 1998, Mr. Thomas held various technical and supervisory positions in Russia
and Sudan with Gulf Canada Resources, Komaiarcticoil, British Gas and then State Oil. In March
1998, he was appointed Director, Construction, Maintenance and Transportation Services for
HKM.
Michael Azancot was appointed Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production in February
2000. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in
Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He has 25 years
of experience in the oil and gas industry including international exploration and production.
Prior to joining us, he held key positions with Occidental Petroleum in the UK and China and
with Lasmos plc in Indonesia and the UK where he was General Manager for Production and
Operations of their European and North African assets.
Nicholas H. Gay was appointed as our Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
effective October 1, 2001. He has 26 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry.
Prior to joining Hurricane he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bitech Petroleum
Corporation, Chief Financial Officer of PanAfrican Energy Corporation (formerly Ocelot
International), both Canadian companies, and Managing Director of Brabant Petroleum Ltd.
based in the UK. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Gay worked at Kerr-McGee PLC, where he held various
positions including Director of Finance and Administration. Prior to 1984, he worked at LL&E Inc.
and Arthur Andersen & Co. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in Economics and
Economic History from the University of Durham, and is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Chartered
Accountants and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Anthony R. Peart was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary in December 2000. He is an attorney with degrees in law and arts from the University of
Witwatersrand in South Africa. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in business administration
from the University of Ghent Business School in Belgium and has completed the program for
Management Development at the Harvard Business School. He has 24 years of experience in the
oil and gas industry in management, legal and corporate affairs. Prior to joining us, he was most
recently Managing Director of Bula Resources (Holdings) plc, an oil company listed on the London
and Dublin Stock Exchanges. He was previously Managing Director of MMS Petroleum plc, a UK
junior oil company, and prior to that Mr. Peart held various management positions at Lasmo plc,
Ultramar Exploration Ltd. and Veba Oil and Gas in the United Kingdom.
Dermot Hassett was appointed Vice President, Marketing and Transportation of Hurricane
Hydrocarbons Ltd. effective September 1, 2002. For two years prior to his appointment
Mr. Hassett was Vice President Marketing and Trading for Hurricane’s operating subsidiaries
Hurricane Kumkol Munai and Hurricane Oil Products based in Almaty in Kazakhstan. He has
24 years of international experience in the Oil and Gas Industry in the Marketing, Strategic
Planning and Finance sectors. Prior to joining Hurricane he was Business Unit Director of Elf Oil
UK Limited, Managing Director of Elmgrade Ltd and held various positions within Amoco UK Ltd
and Mobil Oil UK Ltd.
Ihor P. Wasylkiw was appointed Vice President Investor Relations in March 2000. For the
two years prior to this appointment Mr. Wasylkiw held the position of Director Investor
Relations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Manitoba. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Wasylkiw worked for Shell Canada Limited in various technical
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