People: Hyperdynamics Corp (HDY.N)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Solberg |
66 | 2009 | Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board |
Ray Leonard |
59 | 2009 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Paul Reinbolt |
57 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
David Wesson |
53 | 2011 | Principal Accounting Officer, Controller |
Jason Davis |
40 | 2011 | Vice President - Finance, Treasurer, Secretary |
Ian Norbury |
61 | 2013 | Director |
Herman Cohen |
80 | 2009 | Independent Director |
David Owen |
74 | 2009 | Independent Director |
William Strange |
69 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Fred Zeidman |
66 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Robert Solberg |
Mr. Robert A. Solberg is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Hyperdynamics Corp. He was the president of Texaco Inc.'s Worldwide Development division from 1998 until his retirement in 2002. Prior to 1998, Mr. Solberg held senior management positions at Texaco, Inc. for operations in the U.S., the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, West Africa and Europe. Mr. Solberg retired in July 2010 after serving as a director and the non-executive chairman of Scorpion Offshore, an offshore drilling company that was traded on the Oslo, Norway stock exchange. Mr. Solberg is also a director and equity participant in JDR Cables Ltd, a privately owned company which supplies custom subsea connection equipment and power cables. Mr. Solberg is a licensed petroleum engineer, and he holds a B.S Degree in Civil Engineering—University of North Dakota (1969). |
Ray Leonard |
Mr. Ray Leonard is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Hyperdynamics Corp. Mr. Leonard most recently served as the Vice President of Eurasia & Exploration for the newly formed Kuwait Energy Company from December 2006 to June 2009. From January 2005 to November 2006, Mr. Leonard served as the Senior Vice President of International Exploration and Production of MOL Plc. Mr. Leonard also served as Vice President of Exploration & New Ventures for YUKOS, Russia's second oil company, based in Moscow, Russia from February 2001 to December 2004. Prior to joining YUKOS, Leonard held the title of Vice President of Exploration with First International Oil from June 1998 to January 2001. Previously, Mr. Leonard spent 19 years with Amoco, where he began as a geologist and was promoted to the executive level as Vice President of Resource Acquisitions. During his tenure at Amoco, he held a three-year assignment as Division Geologist in West Africa. Mr. Leonard holds a Master of Arts in Geology from the University of Texas-Austin and a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences from the University of Arizona. |
Paul Reinbolt |
Mr. Paul C. Reinbolt is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Hyperdynamics Corp. He has over 30 years of previous experience with Marathon Oil Corporation in various management positions in finance, treasury and accounting. Mr. Reinbolt was appointed Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Marathon Oil Corporation effective January 2002. Mr. Reinbolt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is on the Board of Directors of Oil Investment Corporation Ltd. and Oil Casualty Investment Corporation Ltd. He also serves as a member of the Business Advisory Council for the Farmer School of Business at Miami University. |
David Wesson |
Mr. David W. Wesson is Principal Accounting Officer, Controller of Hyperdynamics Corporation. From 1988-2009, he was employed by Swift Energy Company, serving as Controller from 2001-2009. He previously worked at Tenneco Oil Company as a Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst. Mr. Wesson received a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University. He is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. |
Jason Davis |
Mr. Jason D. Davis, CPA, is Vice President - Finance, Treasurer, Secretary of Hyperdynamics Corporation. He currently serves as the Vice President of Finance, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Davis is a licensed certified public accountant and has served in various financial positions for several companies including the Assistant Controller at Isolagen, Inc (AMEX: ILE) from March 2004 to August 2005, the Manager of SEC Reporting at Texas Genco, LLC from August 2005 to June 2006, and the Controller at Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. (PDRT.PK) from June 2006 to June 2009. Mr. Davis also served as the interim Chief Financial Officer for Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. from January 2009 to June 2009. Mr. Davis was an accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP after obtaining his BBA in Accountancy and Taxation from the University of Houston in 1997 until 2003. |
Ian Norbury |
Mr. Ian Norbury has been appointed as the Director of Hyperdynamics Corp. Mr. Norbury is a Director of Hannon Westwood, a United Kingdom firm providing consultancy services for the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Hannon Westwood in 2003, Mr. Norbury was an independent consultant advising clients on United Kingdom North Sea and international upstream exploration and production business strategies, business development, acquisitions and disposals, and prior to that, held various positions with Amoco Norway, Conoco and Amerada Hess International, most recently as Executive Manager Exploration for Amerada Hess International with responsibility for worldwide exploration, including West and North Africa. |
Herman Cohen |
Ambassador Herman J. Cohen is Independent Director of Hyperdynamics Corp. Mr. Cohen has been the owner of Cohen & Woods International since 1998. At Cohen & Woods International, Mr. Cohen specializes in providing strategic planning services to African governments and companies doing business in Africa. Mr. Cohen also served as a Senior Advisor to the Global Coalition for Africa from 1993-1998 under contract to the World Bank. Previous to his position at the World Bank, Mr. Cohen served in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1955-1993. During his diplomatic career, Mr. Cohen served as the U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Gambia from 1977 to 1980, and from 1989 to 1993 Mr. Cohen served as assistant secretary of state for African Affairs under President George H.W. Bush. |
David Owen |
The Retired Honorable Lord David Owen is Independent Director of Hyperdynamics Corporation. Since 2002, Lord Owen has been the non-executive chairman of Europe Steel, Ltd., and from 1996 to April 2011, the non-executive director of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: ABT). He was also the chairman of YUKOS International U.K. B.V., part of the former Russian oil company, YUKOS, from 2002 until 2005. Prior to that, he was Executive Chairman of Global Natural Energy Ltd, a metals trading company with interests in gasoline stations in the United Kingdom. Lord Owen was also a member of the advisory board of Terra Firma Capital Partners from 2004 until 2008. He served as a Member of the British Parliament for 26 years and is currently a Member of the House of Lords. In Government Lord Owen was appointed to a number of posts in the British Government including Navy Minister, Health Minister and from 1977 to 1979 British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. During that time he was heavily involved in diplomatic activity in both South and West Africa. Lord Owen was the opposition Labor Party spokesman on Energy from 1979 until 1980. He co-founded the British Social Democratic Party in 1981 and served as its leader from 1983 until 1990. From 1992-95 he was the EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia. |
William Strange |
Mr. William O. Strange is Independent Director of Hyperdynamics Corporation. Mr. Strange was an audit partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP prior to his retirement in May 2005. He joined the international accounting firm in 1964 and became a partner in 1976. During his 41 years with Deloitte & Touche LLP he specialized in audits of SEC registrants for a variety of publicly traded energy clients in exploration and production, petrochemicals, pipelines and oil services. Since 2005 he has been engaged in independent financial and accounting consulting services. Mr. Strange is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and lives in Houston. He is on the Finance and Audit Committee of the Presbytery of the New Covenant, the governing body for Presbyterian Churches in the Gulf Coast area. He has served as the President of the Petroleum Club of Houston and as a member of the Cases Committee of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. |
Fred Zeidman |
Mr. Fred S. Zeidman is Independent Director of Hyperdynamics Corporation. Mr. Zeidman was appointed by President George W. Bush as the Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and served in that position from 2002 through 2010. Mr. Zeidman also serves as Chairman of the University of Texas Health Science System Houston and is on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Health Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR). He further serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the University of St. Thomas and chairs its Audit and Finance Committee. Mr. Zeidman currently is Chairman of the Board of Petroflow Energy and Gravis Oil Corporation. He was formerly Chief Restructuring Officer of Transmeridian Exploration, Inc., Bankruptcy Trustee of AremisSoft Corp., CEO and Chairman of the Board of Seitel Inc., Interim President of Nova Bio Fuels, Inc. and Senior Director Governmental Affairs Ogilvy Government Relations in Washington, DC. Mr. Zeidman also serves on the Board of Prosperity Bank in Houston. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Robert Solberg |
-- |
Ray Leonard |
961,003 |
Paul Reinbolt |
2,363,720 |
David Wesson |
356,947 |
Jason Davis |
408,071 |
Ian Norbury |
-- |
Herman Cohen |
-- |
David Owen |
-- |
William Strange |
-- |
Fred Zeidman |
-- |
As Of 29 Jun 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Robert Solberg |
0 | 0 |
Ray Leonard |
400,000 | 1,260,000 |
Paul Reinbolt |
0 | 0 |
David Wesson |
0 | 0 |
Jason Davis |
45,000 | 0 |
Ian Norbury |
0 | 0 |
Herman Cohen |
30,000 | 130,800 |
David Owen |
0 | 0 |
William Strange |
0 | 0 |
Fred Zeidman |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
1,400 | $0.44 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
18,600 | $0.44 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
300 | $0.47 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
24,700 | $0.47 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
55,000 | $0.55 |
WESSON DAVID W |
34,000 | $0.57 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
44,292 | $0.54 |
OWEN DAVID A L |
395,077 | $0.57 |
NORBURY IAN |
24,000 | $0.64 |
REINBOLT PAUL C |
100,000 | $0.62 |
LEONARD RAY |
30,000 | $0.49 |
PALMER MICHAEL W |
5,000 | $0.59 |
PALMER MICHAEL W |
100 | $0.56 |
PALMER MICHAEL W |
4,000 | $0.58 |
PALMER MICHAEL W |
10,900 | $0.56 |
OWEN DAVID A L |
29,750 | $0.58 |
PALMER MICHAEL W |
10,000 | $0.60 |
COHEN HERMAN JAY |
10,000 | $0.72 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
196,600 | $0.00 |
COHEN HERMAN JAY |
10,000 | $0.79 |
SOLBERG ROBERT A |
196,600 | $0.00 |
LEONARD RAY |
140,000 | $0.49 |
LEONARD RAY |
110,000 | $0.49 |
LEONARD RAY |
80,000 | $0.49 |
LEONARD RAY |
400,000 | $0.49 |
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