Chief Executive Officer

Dr David Robson (Aged 48)

David's career has been primarily in operating oil and gas companies. He founded CanArgo Energy Corporation, listed on the American Stock Exchange and Oslo Stock Exchange, in 1997, and is currently Non-Executive Chairman. He was Chief Executive Officer and one of the founders of the London Stock Exchange listed company JKX Oil & Gas plc and prior to this he was employed in technical and commercial positions in Britoil plc, Hamilton Oil and Mobil. Trained as a geologist with a First Class B.Sc (Hons) degree in Geology and PhD in Geochemistry, Dr. Robson also holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde.

He has worked on oil and gas projects in the former Soviet Union since 1990, establishing the first non-state gas development project in Ukraine, the first non-state drilling in the Ukrainian Black Sea, and the first non-state exploration and development wells in Georgia.  He is a Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS), a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), holds the Order of Honour for services to the Georgian hydrocarbon extraction industry and was formerly the energy sector representative on the UK government East European Trade Council (EETC).

 

Chief Financial Officer - Bernard Murphy (Aged 52)

Bernard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (FCMA) and prior to joining the Company has been working in a network providing accounting and finance services to SME’s.  He has 30 years experience as a management accountant having previously worked for Courtaulds, BOC, BICC and for HSBC Actuaries and Consultants Limited as Finance Director, and in insurance with HSBC and Royal & Sun Alliance.  Prior to his finance career he was awarded a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from Glasgow University.

Executive Vice-President and Corporate Secretary- Liz Landles (Aged 45)

  
Liz has been an Officer and Corporate Secretary of CanArgo Energy Corporation since August 2002, having served as Assistant Corporate Secretary since December 2000. She became Executive Vice President of CanArgo in November 2005, having worked for the CanArgo since October 1997, principally in an administrative role and as a Director of several CanArgo subsidiaries including Tethys where she was appointed a Director upon incorporation in August 2003. She holds an Advanced Diploma of Business Administration and is a Fellow of The Institute of Business Administration (F.Inst.BA).

 

Julian Hammond - Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer (Aged 37)

 

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Julian Hammond is the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer.  Mr. Hammond was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Development on July 26, 2006 and COO in 2007.  Mr. Hammond is responsible for corporate development of the business of the Company, including business development advice on strategy and negotiation of acquisitions and divestments as well as management of equity, debt and trade finance for the Company’s ongoing activities.  In addition, Mr. Hammond is responsible for financial public relations and investor relations.  Mr. Hammond worked for CanArgo from April 1998 until September 2006 in various positions, including the position of Business Development Manager where he managed CanArgo’s downstream refining and retail business in Georgia, the position of Commercial Manager and the position of Vice President, Investor Relations.  Prior to working for CanArgo, Mr. Hammond worked for Credit Suisse First Boston in London, Crossfield House Investments in Calgary and Montgomery Securities in San Francisco.  Mr. Hammond holds a BA degree in Economics from University of Colorado.

 

Graham  Wall – Vice President Technical (Aged 34)  

 

Graham was appointed as Deputy Director Technical for BNM in 2005, and his appointment as VP Technical for Tethys was confirmed in July 2006.  He is responsible for exploration and production activities including drilling and testing, prospect evaluation, seismic acquisition and interpretation definition of the Group’s reserve base and forward technical plans.  Graham has worked for CanArgo since 2000, initially as senior geologist responsible for CanArgo’s exploration and development programme in Georgia. He was promoted to Head of regional exploration and reserve determination in 2005, and then exploration manager of CanArgo in January 2006.  Graham started his career as a minerals geologist working in gold projects in Australia and from September 1995 to December 1999 Graham was a mineral exploration geologist of ACA Howe International Ltd, UK working in Burkina Faso, Greece, Ghana, Russia (Siberia), UK and Georgia. Graham holds a BSc (Hons) degree in exploration and mining geology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK.  He is a Fellow of the Geological Society (FGS), and a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB). He has presented technical papers on central Georgian hydrocarbon systems and the development of fractured reservoirs.

 

George Mirtskhulava - Vice President Commercial (Aged 29)

 

Mr. Mirtskhulava is currently the First Deputy Director for BNM and Kul Bas LLP is responsible for running BNM in Kazakhstan as well as in Central Asia.  Mr. Mirtskhulava’s responsibilities with BNM also include pursuing new business ventures in Kazakhstan, obtaining relevant licence approvals, negotiating with future possible gas buyers, preparing commercial reports and liaising with local government authorities and business partners.  In August 2004, Mr. Mirtskhulava was appointed as Deputy Director in commerce and finance of BNM.  Mr. Mirtskhulava is also the General Director of TSK and TMG.  He worked for CanArgo in various positions from December 2000 until August 2005, including as a commercial analyst, a financial analyst and a senior economist.  Mr. Mirtskhulava has previously worked in finance and communication sectors from 1998 to 2000.  Mr. Mirtskhulava holds an LLM in Petroleum and Law Policy from the University of Dundee, law and engineering degrees from respective Georgian Institutes, and has a Bachelor of Business Administration and General Management, a joint degree from the European School of Management, Tbilisi, Georgia and Preston University, Wyoming, USA. He is a member of The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN).