MICHAEL N ARNETT
Executive Chairman

Mr Arnett is a consultant to and former Partner and Member of the Board of the Natural Resources Business Unit of the law firm Norton Rose (formerly Deacons). He has more than 20 years experience in the areas of capital raising, corporate, commercial, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities predominantly in the mining, oil and gas sector. He is a director of a number of public and private companies, including Cloncurry Metals Limited, Nexus Energy Limited, NRW Holdings Limited, and Queensland Energy Resources Ltd.

SIR MICHAEL R BROMLEY
Non – Executive Director

Sir Michael, KBE, born in Hereford England, has lived in numerous countries including the Seychelles, Kenya, Zanzibar, Australia, Russia, China and Papua New Guinea. After leaving school, he joined Collins and Leahy a public company trading in the Highlands of PNG and subsequently started his own company Bromley and Manton in 1973. Sir Michael sold Bromley and Manton to Collins and Leahy in 1983 and took the position of MD until 2000 when Collins and Leahy was sold to Swire. Sir Michael has extensive commercial experience in Papua New Guinea having been on the board of a number of companies including Air Niugini (Chairman in 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001 and 2002) and Orogen Minerals Limited. He is currently Chairman of Heli Niugini Limited (since 2006) and Chemica Limited (since 1996) and is on the board of Steamship Trading Company Ltd (from 1986 to 1996 and since 2000), Sek No: 35 Limited (since 1990) and Maps Tuna Limited (since 1997), Chemica Ltd and Hoia investments Ltd, all entities operating in PNG.

ANDREW L KENT
Non-Executive Director

Andrew is an experienced business manager and corporate advisor with over 40 years experience in international equities and media. He is the Chairman of Aspermont Limited and was CEO of that company from 2000 to 2005. He holds directorships in Maqyar Mining, Excalibur Mining and Water Resources Group. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

ANDREW MARTIN
Dip. Ag., Dip.Rural Business Management, MAICD
Non Executive Director

Andrew Martin is a member of the Institute of Company Directors and has a Diploma of Agriculture and a Diploma of Rural Business Management. He has operated his own business in the services and supplies sector of the resources industry in Australia, as well as operating his own pastoral interests. From 2002 to 2003 he was an independent director of Sunshine Gas Limited, before that helping Sydney Gas Ltd with logistics. Previously, he has enjoyed high level executive involvement in Queensland and National agricultural industry politics as an elected representative for 15 years. Andrew was a non-executive director of ASX listed Ord River Resources Limited from its foundation in May 2004 until 24 March 2009.

ANDREW A. YOUNG BE(Chem), MBA(Hons), MAICD, SPE
Non-Executive Director

Andrew has a BE (Chemical Engineering) from Melbourne University and MBA (Hons) from University of Rochester  NY. He has 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry having held technical, leading management and board positions in major and small Exploration and Production operating companies and contract service companies, including Esso Australia Ltd, Bridge Oil Ltd, New Zealand Natural Gas Corporation, Century Drilling (MD) Gaffney Cline and Associates, Anzon Australia Ltd/Anzon Energy Ltd (MD) and Digitalcore Pty Ltd (MD).  

He is presently a Non-Executive Director of New Guinea Energy Ltd and the not-for-profit National Safety Council of Australia Ltd. Andrew was International President of The Society for Petroleum Engineers (2003) and is a recipient of a number of International awards. 

Lucy Rowe BA, Grad. Dip. Legal Studies

Lucy has worked as Investor Relations Manager for New Guinea Energy Ltd since its incorporation in 2005 and was appointed Joint Company Secretary in May 2009. Lucy has pursued a career in the financial services industry for the last ten years, joining Johnson Taylor Potter in 1999 and gaining her PS 146 securities adviser accreditation in 2002 whilst working as Compliance Officer for Bell Potter Securities Limited until 2003. Lucy graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies in 2006. Lucy is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance.

Gillian Nairn ACIS, LLB, BA, LLM

Prior to joining New Guinea Energy Limited, Ms Nairn was the Joint Company Secretary of Anzon Australia Limited and Anzon Energy Limited. Anzon Australia Limited was an ASX listed entity and Anzon Energy Limited was an AIM listed entity. Ms Nairn's commercial experience includes working as a solicitor in mid - sized commercial law firms for around 8 years. She became a Chartered Secretary in 2009.