Board of Directors
Antoine Karam
Executive Chairman
- Former Chairman of the Board of Cyber I – cyber security firm
- Former Board member and CEO of ITWay Group S.P.A.
- Former Investment Banker at Merrill Lynch brings many years of board experience and business development across Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Chemical Engineering degree from Southeastern University in Louisiana,
- Masters in Finance and Economics at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Ewen Ainsworth
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Experienced AIM company director, Ewen is CFO of Coro Energy Plc and CEO of Discovery Energy Limited, an advisory, consultancy and investment company
- Worked in a variety of senior and board-level roles in the natural resource sector for over 30 years, most recently as a Non-Executive Director of Ascent Resources Plc and as Finance Director at San Leon Energy and at Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
- Qualified as a chartered management accountant, before moving into leading commercial roles
- Holds a degree in Economics and Geography from Middlesex University and is a member of the Energy Institute.
Yan Zhao
Non-Executive Director
- Ex Shell EP looking after Shell EP Asia budget back to 2000-2004
- Associate in Actis Capital London for oil & gas, mining, banking and TMT in Emerging market especially in Africa
- Partner in Sentient Resource Fund managing Asia portfolio and maintaining Asian investor relationships
- Founder and President of New Power Group focusing on lithium battery material production