William Bloking
  B.S Mechanical Engineering (Summa cum Laude)
  Chairman of the Board
  Chairman of Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Bill was appointed Chairman of the Board at Nido on 15 May 2009 moving from his previous position as non-executive director (appointed 6 February 2008). He also serves as Chairman for the Remuneration and Nomination Committee (appointed 8 September 2008) and served as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee until his resignation on 15 May 2009.

Bill has served as a senior executive in positions across Australia, Asia, South America and the United States. He was president of Australia/Asia Gas at BHP Billiton Petroleum until 2007, and is currently the executive chairman and President for KAL Energy Inc (appointed 26 June 2007), a non-executive director of the John Holland Group (appointed 1 January 2007) and a non-executive director of Miclyn Express Offshore Limited.

Bill also currently serves as a non-executive director of the Lions Eye Institute (appointed 1 October 2003) and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (appointed 19 August 2005). He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and an adjunct professor at Murdoch University.

Previously Bill was Chairman of Cool Energy Ltd (from 10 January 2007 until he resigned 6 March 2009), the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (from 1 March 2008 until resigning 25 August 2009), Norwest Energy NL (from 12 February 2007 until resigning 30 June 2009) and Cullen Wines (Australia) Pty Ltd (from 27 May 2006 until retiring 21 November 2009).

Bill graduated from the University of South Carolina in the United States with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and has served for more than 35 years in the energy sector.

  Dave Whitby
  B.E Mech
  Non-Executive Director
  Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Dave was appointed as a non-executive director of Nido on 15 May 2009.

He was chairman of Nido from 6 February 2008 until resigning on 15 May 2009. He had the role of managing director from 21 July 2004 until resigning on 6 February 2008 and was appointed member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee on 21 January 2010. Dave was also formerly a director of Cool Energy Pty Ltd from 11 June 2007 until his resignation on 9 February 2009.

Dave spent 12 years developing the gas industry in Indonesia which led to the installation of some 1800km of high-pressure gas lines, thereby revolutionising the domestic gas industry of that country. He graduated from the Royal Military College in Canada with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and has served for 27 years in the oil and gas industry.

  B.Sc Geology
  Non-Executive Director
  Member of Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and
  Nomination Committee

Ed was appointed a non-executive director of Nido on 20 February 2009. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee (appointed to both on 20 February 2009).

Ed has served in many parts of the world with Phillips Petroleum (now ConocoPhillips) and was integral to the success of Phillips' initial entry into the Palawan Basin. He served as CEO of the Philippine National Oil Company and PNOC Exploration Corporation and was chairman of PNOC Energy Development Corporation, a role in which he was the force behind the re-establishing of PNOC's credibility in both local and global oil industries.

In 2006 Ed established TransEnergy International Ltd, a company based in Hong Kong of which he has been principal consultant and remains president (appointed December 2006).

Ed was appointed non-executive director of Basic Energy Corporation on 1 October 2009. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Post Graduate degree in Petroleum Geology.

  B. Com
  Non-Executive Director
  Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee

Andrew was appointed non-executive director and chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee at Nido on 11 December 2009.

Andrew is a former managing partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Perth Office (PWC), former national vice president of the Securities Institute of Australia (now the Financial Services Institute of Australasia) and former president of the Western Australian division of that institute. He has served as state chairman of the local Education Committee for the Institute of Chartered Accountants and was former member of its National Education Committee.

He currently serves as a board member of Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (appointed 18 December 2009), Activ Foundation Inc (appointed 27 October 2008), Mermaid Marine Vessel Operations Pty Ltd (appointed 1 February 2009), Mermaid Marine Supply Base Pty Ltd (appointed 1 February 2009) and Mermaid Marine Charters Pty Ltd (appointed 1 February 2009).

Andrew graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

  PhD (Fluids)
  BSc (Civil Engineering)
  Non-Executive Director, Independent (Appointed 1 October 2011)
 

Dr. Ollis has over 30 years of oil and gas experience including 16 years with BHP Billiton Petroleum in a variety of senior executive roles.  Prior to his retirement from BHP Billiton Petroleum, Dr. Ollis held the position of Vice President, Australia Operated Assets, in which he had overall management accountability for all of BHP Billiton Petroleum’s operated exploration, appraisal, and development of the Stybarrow and Pyrenees oil fields.

Dr. Ollis commenced his career as an Operations Engineer in the Petroleum Engineering Department of Shell Expro in the United Kingdom.  Senior positions held by him during his career included Senior Operations Engineer for Shell Brunei; Senior Drilling and Completions Engineering Supervisor for Hamilton Oil; Drilling Manager – Gulf of Mexico – for BHP Petroleum; Drilling Technology Manager for BHP Petroleum; and Drilling Manager Americas for BHP Petroleum.

Dr. Ollis is a current member of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) Advisory Board, having been appointed in March 2009.  The NOPSA Advisory Board is responsible for giving advice on matters pertaining to the offshore safety regime to the CEO of NOPSA, the Commonwealth Minister for Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, and relevant State and Territory Ministers.

Michael graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc (Civil Engineering) and holds a PhD (Fluids) from the University of Bristol.

Dr. Ollis brings with him a wealth of executive engineering experience and his background is an excellent strategic complement to the existing Board.