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About Nido: The Team: OLD/the Board
Gregor Dixon B.Sc. (Hons) Geology (Queen Mary College, University of London)
Chairman
Gregor is an energy consultant with 36 years of energy industry experience, of which 26 years were with Unocal Corporation. Gregor's career with Unocal included postings in Jakarta, Bangkok, Balikpapan, Brunei, Cairo, London and Los Angeles. Prior to retirement from Unocal he held the position of Vice President, Business Expansion Projects for Unocal's Asean business unit.
Gregor is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA), South-East Asian Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
David Whitby B.E. Mechanical (Royal Military College, Canada)
Managing Director
David has 23 years oil industry experience focussing on management, gas marketing, business development and reservoir engineering. His prior work experience included appointments as Project Director of the West Java Gas project with Conoco-Phillips in Jakarta, Vice President of Business Development for Gulf Indonesia Resources in Jakarta, Managing Director of Gulf (Australia) Resources in Perth and Vice President of Heavy Oil for Husky Oil in Canada. Prior to entering the oil patch, David was an officer in the Canadian Armed Force military engineering branch.
James Brown B.E. (Hons) Civil (Adelaide University)
Non-Executive Director
James is an energy consultant with 23 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific finance and energy sectors. He was formerly a First Vice President of Merrill Lynch and head of Merrill Lynch's energy research group, based in Sydney and Singapore. His prior finance industry experience included positions with Morgan Stanley and Baring Securities in Sydney. He worked with ExxonMobil in Australia for six years where he held positions in the areas of drilling engineering, reservoir engineering and gas marketing.
James is a member of the South-East Asian Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX).
Vincent S Pérez B.Bus. Econs (University of Philippines), MBA (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)
Non-Executive Director
Vince has over 17 years experience in debt restructuring, capital markets, and private equity in emerging markets, including appointments in Pittsburgh, London, New York and Singapore with Mellon Bank and Lazard Freres, where he was the first Asian partner.
In early 2001 he served as Undersecretary for Industry at the Department of Trade and Industry and as Managing Head of the Board of Investments. He then served as Philippine Energy Secretary over the period June 2001 to March 2005 renewing interest in oil exploration and aggressively promoting the usage of clean, indigenous energy sources such as natural gas, geothermal and biofuels.
Vince was a World Fellow at Yale University where he currently lectures on renewable energy. He is an Independent Director of SM Investments Corporation, ST Telemedia, and is also a member of the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund - US.