Dana Gas announce management changes

Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s leading publicly listed natural gas company, has announced the following key senior management appointments.

Chris Hearne was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company on 4 January 2016. Prior to joining Dana Gas, Mr Hearne was with Serica Energy plc, an international oil exploration and production company listed on the AIM market in London, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Director from 2005.

The Company also appointed Iman Hill as Technical Director in September 2015. Ms Hill additionally holds the positions of General Manager for the UAE and Egypt and is currently responsible for delivering the Zora Gas Field project and the GPEA drilling program in both countries, respectively.

Ms Hill has 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry across numerous geographies, including the MENA region, Africa, Latin America and the Far East.

Separately, Duncan Maclean has been appointed to the position of Legal and Commercial Director of the Company. Mr Maclean joined the Company in March 2014 as the Commercial and Business Development Director. Previously, Mr Maclean was a partner with the global law firm of Squire Patten Boggs based in Perth, Australia, and was the Co-Chair of the firm’s global energy and resources group. Mr Maclean is admitted to the Supreme Courts of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and the High Court of Australia. He has over 20 years’ extensive experience of practicing international energy law.