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Carlos Enrique A. Palacios Rey
Chairman of the Board and Non-Executive Director
Mr. Palacios serves as a
Non-Executive Director of Maple Energy plc
and is a member of Maple Energy plc's
Remuneration and Audit Committees. Mr.
Palacios was a Vice-Chairman of Banco de
Lima Sudameris between May 1991 and March
1994 and Chairman between March 1994 and
September 1999. Between May 1991 and
September 1999, Mr. Palacios was a Director
of Lima Leasing and between May 1991 and
March 2003 was a Director of Inversiones
Mobilares. In addition, Mr. Palacios was a
Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the executive
committee of Banco Wiese Sudameris between
September 1999 and April 2002 and
subsequently served as Chairman between
April 2002 and March 2003 and a Director
between March 2003 and March 2004. Between
September 1999 and March 2003, Mr. Palacios
served as Chairman of Wiese Sudameris
Leasing, Depósitos S.A. and Lima Sudameris
Holding. Between September 2001 and March
2004, Mr. Palacios served as a Director of
Cía Minera Volcan. Mr. Palacios remains the
Chairman of Negocios Mancoche and Cosmos
Callao to the present day. Currently Mr.
Palacios is also the Chairman of the
Administradora Jockey Plaza Shopping Centre,
Centros Comerciales del Peru, and Franquicias
Alimentarias, a Director of Cia. de Seguros
Pacifico Peruano Suiza and a Director of
Sindicato de Inversiones y Administracion
and a Director of Nuevas Inversiones S.A.
Mr. Palacios graduated from Babson College
in Massachusetts with a degree in business
administration and is a member of the
Peruvian chapter of the Economic Council of
Latin America.
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Rex W. Canon
Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Director
Mr. Canon has served as the President of Maple since 1997 and is a member of Maple Energy plc's Remuneration Committee, where he acts as chairman, and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Canon has worked for Maple or its predecessor since 1987, holding various positions, including Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President before being promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in 1997. While at Maple, Mr. Canon led the team that developed the Aguaytía Project, and he is currently the Chairman of the Management Committee of Aguaytía Energy, LLC. Prior to his experience with Maple, Mr. Canon served as Controller and later as Vice President of Finance for an investment and venture capital firm. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and on the Advisory Board of the Center for Latin American Issues at George Washington University's School of Business and Public Management. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Canon earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1982 and a Master of Business Administration in 1985 both from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.
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Carlos A. de la Guerra Sison
Senior Vice President and Executive Director
Mr. de la Guerra serves as an Executive Director of Maple as well as Senior Vice President focused on the development of Maple's ethanol business. He is a member of Maple Energy plc's Renumeration Committee. Mr. de la Guerra began working for Maple in 1994, serving as the President of Maple Gas, a subsidiary of the company, focusing on the company’s strategic direction. Prior to joining Maple, Mr. de la Guerra served as a director of a number of companies in Peru in the real estate, oil and gas and agricultural sectors where his responsibilities included directing the strategy, business and affairs of each company. From 1986-1988, Mr. de la Guerra was President of Petro Pacifico Drilling Co. Mr. de la Guerra is also currently the President of Inmobiliaria Caroal S.A., a real estate development and operations firm in Peru, a position he has held since 1965. Mr. de la Guerra graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima with a degree in civil engineering in 1965.
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Nigel B. Christie
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Christie serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Maple Energy plc and is a member of Maple Energy plc's Audit Committee on which he acts as Chairman. Prior to joining Maple's Board, Mr. Christie served in various management positions within corporate finance departments of investment banking firms. Mr Christie began his career in 1976 at Kleinwort Benson, working in both London and New York. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Christie was a Managing Director in the corporate finance department of S.G. Warburg, New York. Between 1989 and 1991, Mr. Christie served as Managing Director of the corporate finance department of Kidder, Peabody International where he was responsible for overseeing European mergers and acquisitions. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Christie was a Director of MacArthur & Co. Limited, following which he worked for Columbus Asset Management between 1995 and 1999 and Value Investing Partners, Inc. between 1999 and 2000. From 2000 to the present day, Mr. Christie has been an Executive Director of RP&C International. Mr. Christie graduated from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.
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Gianfranco Castagnola Zúñiga
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Castagnola serves as a Non-Executive Director of Maple Energy plc and is a member of Maple Energy plc's Audit and Nomination Committees. He is a Senior Partner and Executive President of APOYO Consultoría, President of AC Capitales SAFI and President of the Investment Committee of the Investment Fund in Infrastructure, Public Services and Natural Resources which owns approximately 6.88% of The Maple Companies Limited, a subsidiary of the company. Mr. Castagnola also serves as a director on the boards of a number of companies. Prior to joining Maple Energy plc's Board, Mr. Castagnola served as a member of the board of directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Perú and the Consolidated Reserve Fund (of the Republic of Perú). Mr. Castagnola graduated from the Universidad del Pacífico in 1981 with a Bachelors decree in Economics and graduated from Harvard University in 1986 with a Masters in Public Policy.
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Ricardo Vega Llona
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Vega Llona, has served as a senator in the
Peruvian government as well as participated as a
member of the Integration Advisory Council of
the Peruvian government's Ministry of Industry,
Commerce, Tourism and Integration. Mr. Vega
Llona has also served as the executive director
of the Investment Promotion Agency -
PROINVERSION and a director of the Export
Promotion Fund - FOPEX, two organisations
focused on developing Peruvian commercial
interests and increasing international exposure
to business operations in Peru. In recognition
of his services to the Peruvian government,
Mr. Vega Llona was awarded the Grand Cross Order
of Merit in June 20, 2008. Mr. Vega
Llona has also held a number of senior positions
with high profile Latin American companies and
served as president and a member of the advisory
council of The National Confederation of Private
Business Associations - CONFIEP, an organization
that gathers and represents the Peruvian private
business community both domestically and
internationally. Mr. Vega Llona has also been
the president and a member of the board of
directors and the advisory council of ADEX Peru,
the association of Peruvian exporters. Currently
Mr. Vega Llona serves on a number of boards
of companies in the industrial and commercial
sector including Extractos
Andinos C.A., Productos de
Consumo Proconsumo C.A., Agroalegre C.A., Aurora
Corp S.A.C., Globenaturales S.A.C., Unimed del
Peru S.A., Autopista del Norte S.A.C., Obrascon
Huarte Lain S.A., Metalpren S.A., Summa
Asesores Financieros S.A. and Redondos S.A. Mr.
Vega Llona has previously been a director
of Globenatural Internacional S.A. and Edelnor.
Mr. Vega Llona holds a graduate degree in
Business Administration from the Graduate School
of Business Administration (ESAN) in Lima.
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Tony
L. Hines
Senior Vice President - Operations,
Executive Director
Mr. Hines, has served as the Senior Vice President
of Operations of Maple since 2003 and is responsible
for the management of Maple's operations including
oil and gas exploration and production and
hydrocarbon refining activities. Mr. Hines has been
employed by the Maple Group of companies since July
1986 and has held a number of positions including
acting as Project Manager for Maple's successful
Aguaytía Energy project. Prior to his employment
with the Maple Group of companies, Mr. Hines worked
as the Drilling, Production, and Reservoir Engineer
and Operations Manager at Nova Energy Corporation,
where he supervised the production and drilling
operations for oil and gas wells. Mr. Hines also
currently serves on a number of boards and
committees of boards for educational and business
organisations including the Franklin Delano
Roosevelt Charitable Trust and Rio Cristal Zinc
Corporation. Mr. Hines holds an undergraduate degree
in radiation and nuclear technology from Oklahoma
State University and completed postgraduate courses
in Petroleum Engineering at the University of
Oklahoma.
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Rafael
Guillermo Ferreyros Cannock
Vice President - Marketing and Government Relations,
Executive Director
Mr. Ferreyros, has served as General Manager of
Maple since 1999 and is responsible for the
management of Maple's activities including
exploration and production of hydrocarbons,
refining, marketing and distribution of hydrocarbon
products and the development of Maple's ethanol
project. Mr. Ferreyros has been employed by the
Maple Group of companies since August 1993. Prior to
his employment with the Maple Group of companies,
Mr. Ferreyros worked as Assistant Brand Manager for
Colgate Palmolive in Mexico working on a special
project to launch OTC products. Mr. Ferreyros
currently serves as Vice President of the National
Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy and as
President of its Hydrocarbons Chapter. Mr. Ferreyros
also serves on the board of directors of Ferreyros
Hermanos S.R.L., Compañía Destiladora del Peru and
as Regional Chair of Young President's Organization.
Mr. Ferreyros holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School and graduated from the Universidad del
Pacífico in Lima with a degree in Finance and
Marketing in 1987.
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