Board of Directors Responsibility & Committees

Ian, a Chartered Engineer, founded Argos in 1995. After an early career in the mining and energy equipment industry he became the Managing Director of Evergreen Resources Inc.'s exploration and production interests in the UK and Europe. He is director of a number of Falkland Islands and overseas companies engaged in fishing and other Exploration.

John joined the Board in 2005. John is a qualified geologist who has spent over 35 years in the oil industry. He was Chief Operating Officer of LASMO plc and Managing Director of LASMO North Sea between 1989 and 2000. Since 2000, he has been active at board level in a number of privately held and quoted energy businesses internationally.

Drew joined the Board in 2005. After qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant in Scotland, Drew managed the Pannell Kerr Foster related accounting practice in the Falkland Islands. Drew is now a Falkland Islands resident and is a director of a number of Falkland Islands companies. He is Chairman of the Falkland Islands Pensions Scheme and a member of the Board of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association and a director of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce and other organisations.

Dennis joined the Board in 2005 having served on the board of Argos Exploration since 1995. Dennis is a qualified petroleum geologist and has been involved with the North Falkland Basin since 1995. He was Chief Operating Officer of Evergreen Resources Inc. between 1981 and 2004 and, following its merger, Vice President of Exploration, Western Division for Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. until 2008. He is currently a director of a number of other private companies operating in the energy and other sectors.

Chris joined the Board in 2008. Chris graduated from Aberdeen University with an M.A. in Economics and Law and joined Morgan Grenfell in 1985. Between 1987 and 2005 he was involved in the development of the Gilt Sales Exploration of Bankers Trust, Deutsche Bank and SBC Warburg as Head of Sales of each of the Banks. From 2005 to 2009 he was Head of EMEA Flow rates, Credit and Currency Sales for RBS Global Marketing and Banks and is currently Global Head of Rates Sales for Nomura International PLC.

James joined the Board in 2008. James qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995 and, after eight years with Saffery Champness, joined Haines Watts as an audit and assurance partner in 2004. He is currently a Management Partner in Blue Spire South LLP, a Chartered Accountancy practice which became independent of Haines Watts in 2011. Alongside his audit and assurance role, James is an expert on organisational governance and lectures regularly on governance responsibilities.