Management and Directors
Ilyas M. Chaudhary, Chairman, CEO, and President
Mr. Chaudhary has 35 years of oil and gas industry experience of working with various public and private oil and gas companies. Mr. Chaudhary has an engineering degree from the University of Alberta.
Mansoor A. Anjum, Director
Mr. Anjum has over 16 years of experience in financial management and business development and has worked in the oil and gas industry for the last 12 years. Mr. Anjum has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto.
Ray LaGarde, Director
Mr. LaGarde worked with Conoco Inc. until 1996 and subsequently held various management and negotiation positions with international oil and gas companies including Union Texas Petroleum, Burlington Resources International and Anadarko Petroleum Company. After leaving Anadarko, he was President of GFI Oil and Gas Corporation, an oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture Stock Exchange.
Saad Shaarawi, Director
Mr. Shaarawi worked with ExxonMobil for 28 years as Senior Geosciences Advisor. During this period he worked on projects in the Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, Africa, and South East Asia. He is currently the President of Lotus Resources, Inc, a private company engaged in international oil and gas business development.
William (Bill) Richards, Director
Mr. Richards was President of Dome Petroleum Limited for 26 years. He has also been a director of a number of oil & gas companies listed on TSXV.
Jim Frazier, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Frazier is a financial executive with over 20 years experience within the commercial and public sectors. Formerly, Mr. Frazier was Executive Director and Manager for Red Rock Capital, an Oklahoma based commercial lending and leasing correspondent. Mr. Frazier also served as Chief Financial Officer for a Bulletin Board NASDAQ listed international oil and gas company, from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Frazier was also a Vice President with Chase Manhattan Bank from the early 1980s to early 1990s, working primarily in securities and later commercial lending and credit services. Additionally, Mr. Frazier served on the Board of America's Challenge, a non-profit charitable organization. Mr. Frazier earned his B.A. degree in Economics and English from Fordham University in NYC.
Faisal Chaudhary, Chief Operating Officer (Pyramid GOM, Inc.)
Mr. Chaudhary has over 13 years experience in financial management and operational development and has worked in the oil and gas industry for the last 8 years. Mr. Chaudhary has a Masters in Business Administration from Chapman University, California, USA.
Marleen M. Bergman, VP Contracts and Negotiations
Ms. Bergman has over 25 years of oil and gas industry experience, beginning at Getty Oil Company and then Texaco Inc., where she held various positions, including Manager, Contracts and Negotiations - Worldwide Exploration and VP, New Ventures – West Africa. She has negotiated and drafted production sharing contracts, joint ventures, joint operating agreements, acquisitions and divestitures, and other industry agreements in many countries in Africa, Latin America, Far East, FSU, Europe, and North America. She is a graduate of the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law and is currently Regional Director for the US Chapter of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN).
Graham B. Livesey, VP Business Development (Pyramid GOM, Inc.)
Mr. Livesey has 37 years of experience in geology and exploration management both in Canada and the United States as well as internationally.
Paul Appel, VP Operations (Pyramid GOM, Inc.)
Mr. Appel has 32 years of oil & gas experience, including 28 years with Phillips Petroleum / ConocoPhillips. Mr. Appel possesses offshore operations, drilling, and management experience in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore California, North Sea and offshore Venezuela.
Walton Vance – VP Finance (Pyramid GOM, Inc.)
Mr. Vance has 25 years of oil and gas industry experience, working mostly with public companies for financial and compliance reporting. Mr. Vance also has public accounting experience with a Big Four accounting firm.