Geoff Gander
Chairman/CEO
Geoff graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1984 where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. He has been involved in the listing and running of public companies since 1994. Geoff was appointed as a Director of Jupiter Energy Limited on 27 January 2005 and he is currently responsible for the overall Operational Leadership of the Company as well as Investor Relations and Group Corporate Development.
Baltabek
Kuandykov
Non-Executive Director
Baltabek is currently President of Meridian Petroleum, a privately held Kazakh oil & gas company. He was formerly President of Nelson Resources Limited, the oil development and production company operating in Kazakhstan which was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange until its acquisition by Lukoil in 2005. Mr Kuandykov has considerable experience in the oil and gas industry in the region, having served as President of Kazakhoil (predecessor of the Kazakh State oil company KazMunaiGas) and is a well respected consultant to Chevron Overseas Petroleum on CIS projects. He also worked in a senior capacity for Kazneftegazrazvedka and was president of Kazakhstancaspishelf. Mr Kuandykov also has extensive government experience in Kazakhstan, having served as Deputy Minister of Geology, Head of the Oil and Gas Directorate at the Ministry of Geology, and was Deputy Minister of Energy and Fuel Resources.
Alexey
Kruzhkov
Non-Executive Director
Alexey holds an Engineering Degree and an MBA and has over 10 years’ experience working in the investment industry, focusing primarily on organisations involved in Oil & Gas, Mining and Real Estate. He has served as a Director on the Boards of companies listed in Canada and Norway. He is a member of the executive team of Waterford Investment and Finance Limited. He holds British and Russian citizenships.
Alexander
Kuzev
Non-Executive Director
Alexander is an oil industry professional with over 26 years of experience.
Most of Alexander’s career has been spent working in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) with much of that time responsible for the overall management of field operations with a focus on production sustainability, technology and field maintenance.
Alexander brings an important technical advisory skill set to the Jupiter Energy Board as well as in country experience, having been involved with various Kazakhstan based oil and gas operations since the late 1990’s.
Keith
Martens
Non-Executive Director
Keith has over 40 years’ experience as an oil finder and manager around the world. Keith has served as a technical advisor and consultant to a number of Australian oil & gas companies. Keith was instrumental in the discovery of Jupiter’s Akkar East and West Zhetybai oil fields when he was consulting to Jupiter Energy between 2007 and 2014. More recently, Keith has been working on the Eastern Margin of the Permian Basin in Texas with Winchester Energy and in the Paradox Basin in Utah and Colorado as both lead explorationist and Non-Executive Chairman of ASX listed Grand Gulf Energy (GGE).