AED OIL LIMITED

David Dix
Executive Chairman
B.Ec; LLB; Grad Dip (Tax Law)

David Dix has a background in economics, law and taxation and has extensive experience in the resources industry. He has held various positions with Shell Australia Ltd and worked for 16 years in Corporate Advisory at UBS AG and Macquarie Bank. At UBS AG, Mr Dix was employed as Head of Resources for Asia Pacific and Head of Mining in London . Mr Dix is a non executive director of Aquarius Platinum Limited which is listed on ASX and is also the non executive chairman of Quadrem Limited, a major global e-procurement company with offices in seven countries.

Kenneth Tregonning
Managing Director
BSc (Physics) (Hons), PhD (Theoretical Physics)

Kenneth Tregonning has over two decades of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has had broad international experience working for Shell International in Europe and as a consultant in Australia , Europe , Asia and North America . He has also had extensive experience in oil and gas projects based in the Timor Sea . Dr Tregonning is a former managing director and chief executive officer of Carnarvon Petroleum NL which is listed on ASX. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and has held positions including chairman of the NSW/ACT Chapter and member of the Kuala Lumpur Executive Committee. He is also a member of SEAPEX, the South East Asian Petroleum Exploration Society.

George Edward (Barry) McGuiness
Non Executive Director
Diploma of Public Administration

Chairman, Audit Committee Barry McGuiness has extensive corporate and board experience. He has acted as managing director and chief executive officer of Australian National Line, managing partner of the consulting division of Arthur Andersen (now Accenture), a member of the Business Council and Committee for Melbourne . Barry has served as the managing partner of Minter Ellison, Melbourne, and international managing partner and chairman of partners for Minter Ellison Melbourne and remains a consultant to the firm. Barry was previously the deputy chairman of SPC Limited and is currently a director of Vision Systems Limited and City Wide Services Pty Limited and the chairman of both Applied Australia and William Buck & Co.

John Branson
Non Executive Director
LLB

Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration Committee John Branson has a background in law and corporate finance and has over 30 years experience in the professional services and resources industries. A former senior partner of Fisher Jeffries, he has held various positions at McGuigan Simeon Wines Limited, Pipeline Authority of South Australia and South Australian TAB. Currently, John is the chairman of Stuart Petroleum Limited, Australian Zircon NL, Flinders Technologies Pty Ltd and Pembrook School Inc. John is also a director of the Bank SA Advisory Board.

Peter Behrenbruch
Non Executive Director
B.Sc (Physics), M.Sc (Nuclear Engineering)

Peter Behrenbruch has over 30 years experience in the petroleum industry, having held various technical positions with Shell International Petroleum, and senior management positions with BHP Billiton Limited, including member on the executive committee of BHP Petroleum Limited. During his employment at BHP Billiton Limited, Peter was heavily involved in petroleum projects worldwide but most notably Australian FPSO developments. Being a strong supporter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), he was a director of the board (SPE International) and director for the Asia Pacific region. Peter was the founding head of the former school of Petroleum Engineering and Management (Adelaide), now the Australian School of Petroleum where he is currently Professor ( Santos Chair).

Trevor Slater
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
B.Bus ( Acctg) FCPA FCSA

Trevor Slater has over 25 years experience in the resources, construction, IT and services industries. He has held senior finance positions within public listed entities for over 13 years. Prior to joining the Company Trevor held senior finance positions with Ballarat Goldfields NL, Coal Corporation of Victoria , North Limited ( King Island ), Bestobell Limited and the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries. He is presently a member of the Australian Taxation Office – Small Business Advisory Group.

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