Management

George Yates is the president and CEO of HEYCO Energy Group, Inc., an exploration and investment company, with offices in New Mexico, Texas, and Spain.Yates has served as chairman of several industry organizations, including the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Natural Gas Council, Mountain States Legal Foundation, the Business Industry Political Action Committee, and the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico. Yates sits on the board of Matador Resources Company, a public energy company.He won the oil and gas industry’s prestigious Chief Roughneck Award in 2004, was inducted into the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Hall of Fame in 2009, and into the New Mexico Military Institute’s Hall of Fame in 2015.Yates holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management executive education program.

Mark is a founding Director of Egdon Resources plc. He worked for the British Geological Survey from 1985 to 1992, British Gas Exploration and Production Limited from 1992 to 1996 and Anadarko Algeria Corporation from 1996 to 1997. He is a council member of UKOOG and a trustee of the UK Onshore Geophysical library. He is also a Director of MA Exploration Services Limited and Bishopswood Pavilion Limited. Mark is an experienced geophysicist and project manager with in-depth knowledge of the Company’s assets. He has significant experience in all aspects of running an AIM listed oil and gas business.

Martin graduated from the University of Wales in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology and also holds a Master of Science Degree in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, London University (1982). Martin has significant industry experience gained through companies including the Louisiana Land and Exploration Inc, LASMO Plc, Eni and Northern Petroleum Plc. During this time he has held senior technical and management roles for exploration and field development projects. Martin was a founding director of Union Jack Oil Plc a position he held until his appointment to Egdon in September 2014. Martin is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and in 2012 he was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB). Martin is a past President of the PESGB (2019).

Walter is a highly experienced oil and gas lawyer with an engineering background. He qualified as a solicitor with Simmons & Simmons before joining Phillips Petroleum in 1980. In 1986 he set up the legal department for Lasmo in Australia and later became the principal UK joint venture negotiator for Talisman. He is an Executive Director of Pinnacle Energy Limited. Walter provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in both company law and the legal and commercial aspects of the oil and gas business.

James has 28 years’ experience in Industry, Banking and Consulting. Former CEO of TSX-V listed Realm Energy International Co. 2009/10 driving the company’s acquisition of a significant acreage position for shale gas and tight oil in Europe following in depth basin by basin technical review and ranking. Spent initial 5 years working onshore E & P as an engineer at NAM bv in The Netherlands.

Martin worked in various industries in the implementation and management of specific Production, Health, Safety and Environmental mechanisms and ensuring compliance with ISO14001, prior to joining Egdon in 2007. He now has over 15 years’ experience of managing onshore oil and gas production activities including commissioning the Kirkleatham gas field development. He oversees Egdon’s Planning and Environmental Permitting for the company’s UK onshore drilling activities and is also responsible for developing and implementing the Company’s HSE Management Systems at both corporate and site-specific levels.