
Michael Doyle
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Doyle is a Professional Geophysicist and a Certified Corporate Director with more than 35 years industry experience. Mr Doyle is a principal of privately held CanPetro International Ltd and its affiliates. He has been a director of Equal Energy Ltd since 1997.
Mr Doyle was previously a principal and Chief Executive Officer of Petrel Robertson Ltd where he was responsible for providing advice and project management to clients throughout the world. Prior to that, he held a variety of exploration positions at Dome Petroleum and Amoco Canada. Mr Doyle holds a Bachelor of Science (Maths and Physics) from University of Victoria.
Mr Doyle was a founding director and Chairman of Madison PetroGas from its inception in 2003.

Mark Reid
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr Reid has over 20 years’ experience in numerous sectors including the Financial Services, Investment Banking and Oil and Gas industries. He has had significant exposure to M&A transactions and the equity and debt capital markets. Most recently, between 2009 and 2015 he was Finance Director at AIM listed Aurelian Oil and Gas PLC and Chariot Oil and Gas Limited. Prior to this, he spent 7 years as an Emerging Markets E&P banker and was Head of Oil and Gas in the London office of BNP Paribas Fortis. He has also spent 7 years with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance advising on M&A, IPO and other fundraising transactions.
Mr Reid has an MBA (Distinction) from Strathclyde University, is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Nicholas Box
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr Box leads SDX’s finance team and is a qualified Chartered Accountant as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to joining SDX Energy Plc as Group Financial Controller in 2016, he worked for PwC in the UK, Australia and Mongolia, primarily in the natural resources sector, and has over 13 years’ professional experience in accounting, capital markets transactions, post-merger integrations and internal controls.
Mr Box was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Director of SDX Energy Plc in November 2019.

David Mitchell
Director
Mr Mitchell is a successful oil and gas executive with more than 35 years proven track record in the international arena, including with BP and Nexen.
During this time, Mr Mitchell discovered and built projects with his teams in the Middle East, West Africa, Latin America and the North Sea. He has lived and worked in a number of countries including a year with BP Egypt. Mr Mitchell received his BSc Honours, Geology from the University of London and his MPhil Mining Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Mr Mitchell was appointed CEO of Madison PetroGas on joining in 2008, building the company prior to the merger with Sea Dragon Energy.

Timothy Linacre
Director
Mr Linacre is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an experienced City practitioner. After qualifying with Deloitte Haskins and Sells he spent 5 years with Hoare Govett before moving to Panmure Gordon in 1992, working at that firm for 20 years including 8 years as CEO. Tim is currently Senior Managing Partner at Instinctif Partners, a leading Business Communications firm.
During his career in the City Tim has advised a range of businesses in a variety of sectors, including oil and gas, from FTSE 100 companies to fast growing listed and private companies.

Amr Al Menhali
Director
Amr Al Menhali joined Waha Capital as Chief Executive Officer in September 2019.
Mr Al Menhali has a track record of over 20 years in the financial services industry in a variety of leadership positions, including his prior role as the CEO of one of the leading banks in the UAE.
During his career, he has developed strong leadership skills and expertise in strategy, finance, risk, credit and corporate governance. In his previous roles, he has led several strategic transformation projects, building high performance businesses to achieve sustainable growth.
Mr Al Menhali currently sits on the boards of several local and international companies in diverse sectors. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree, with Honours, in Business Administration, and also completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School in Boston.

Catherine Stalker
Director
Ms. Stalker is an experienced non-executive director and consultant to the boards of FTSE companies, public sector bodies, regulators, pension funds and not-for-profits. She started her career at the Bank of England in 1991. From 1995-2007, she worked at PwC in Moscow and Berlin, heading the HR consulting practice. She is currently a partner at Independent Audit Limited, a leading board evaluation firm with offices in London, Brussels and Dublin. She sits on the boards of two subsidiaries of DTEK, a Dutch energy company with vertically integrated assets in Ukraine. She is also a non-executive director on the Board of the Ukrainian retail bank, PUMB.
Ms. Stalker holds an MSc from the London School of Economics in International Political Economy and a BA (Honours) from Heriot Watt University in Russian and French.

Mark Reid
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr Reid has over 20 years’ experience in numerous sectors including the Financial Services, Investment Banking and Oil and Gas industries. He has had significant exposure to M&A transactions and the equity and debt capital markets. Most recently, between 2009 and 2015 he was Finance Director at AIM listed Aurelian Oil and Gas PLC and Chariot Oil and Gas Limited. Prior to this, he spent 7 years as an Emerging Markets E&P banker and was Head of Oil and Gas in the London office of BNP Paribas Fortis. He has also spent 7 years with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance advising on M&A, IPO and other fundraising transactions.
Mr Reid has an MBA (Distinction) from Strathclyde University, is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.

Nicholas Box
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr Box leads SDX’s finance team and is a qualified Chartered Accountant as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to joining SDX Energy Plc as Group Financial Controller in 2016, he worked for PwC in the UK, Australia and Mongolia, primarily in the natural resources sector, and has over 13 years’ professional experience in accounting, capital markets transactions, post-merger integrations and internal controls.
Mr Box was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Director of SDX Energy Plc in November 2019.

Mohamed Farid
Country Manager - Egypt
Mr Farid has 28 years of experience the majority of which is in oil and gas (upstream & downstream) having worked for BG and BP in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East where he acquired significant exposure to M&A in the energy sector.
Mr Farid most recent role was the CEO for the upstream entities owned by one of the biggest private equity group in North Africa. Mr Farid managed a total investment of USD 1.5 bn with assets in Egypt, Sudan and Pakistan.
Mr Farid is a certified public accountant from the state of Illinois since 1996 and also a Chartered Accountant in Egypt. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting & Finance from Alexandria University.

Lonny Baumgardner
Country Manager - Morocco
Mr Baumgardner joins us with a wealth of experience across many elements of the oil and gas business, totalling over 25 years. His career commenced as a Drilling Engineer in Canada, where he and his family originate, and he quickly moved up the Operations Management chain.
Mr Baumgardner started his international experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and has since worked in Tanzania, Greece, Australia, and on two ventures in Egypt.
Mr Baumgardner has a broad spectrum of technical, operational and general management experience. He has a strong focus on HSE, business ethics, and empowering individuals who support the creation of value.