Board of Directors
Board of Directors and Biographical Details
- Randy L. Bartley
- Frank A. Inouye
- Bernard de Combret
- C. Robert Black
- Olivier de Montal
- John J. Murphy
- Lloyd Barnaby Smith
- Forrest E. Wylie
- John B. Zaozirny
Randy L. Bartley, Houston, Texas, USA - Director and CEO since 2008 (4)
Mr. Bartley comes to Coastal Energy from Erskine Energy, LLC, a
private equity sponsored company, where he served as founding
partner and COO for four years. He brings 33 years of diversified
experience in the oil & gas industry, working for companies
including El Paso Corporation, Coastal Corporation and Texaco, Inc.
The last 10 years have been in Senior management positions as
President, COO, and Senior Vice President. This experience includes
the exploration and development of numerous major oil and gas
assets both onshore and offshore, U.S. domestic and international.
Mr. Bartley graduated from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in
1975 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He is professionally
affiliated with the Society for Petroleum Engineers and the
National Ocean Industries Association.
Frank A. Inouye, Guildford, Surrey, England – Executive Chairman, Director since 2004 (4)
Mr. Inouye is Executive Chairman of Coastal Energy and is responsible for over seeing the Company's strategy, corporate objectives and business development. He is also a founding director of PetroWorld Corp. the publicly traded company that acquired NuCoastal (Thailand) Limited in 2006 to form Coastal Energy and was President and Chief Executive Officer until his recent appointment to Chairman. Prior to starting Petroworld in 2005, Mr. Inouye served as managing director of Deltaic Systems Limited, a management consultancy firm that Mr. Inouye founded in 2000. Mr. Inouye was formerly head of corporate development for Premier Oil plc and responsible for developing Premier’s Far East asset portfolio including the 2.5 tcf Yetagun gas field in Myanmar. Mr. Inouye holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Geology and Geophysics from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Adelaide, and is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Bernard de Combret, Geneva, Switzerland – Senior Independent Non-Executive Director since 2006 (3)(4)
Mr. de Combret is an international consultant and former Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Total. Following senior positions in both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, he spent 24 years with Elf and Total Groups until 2002. During his industry career, Mr. de Combret has held various executive responsibilities including CEO for Trading and CEO for Refining and Marketing. In 2000, he became Deputy Chairman of Total Executive Committee and President & Chief Executive for trading, transportation and for gas and power. He now serves as an independent Non-Executive Director on the Boards of several international companies. He is a graduate of both the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (Paris).
C. Robert Black, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, USA – Non-Executive Director since 2006 (1)(2)
Mr. Black spent 41 years with Texaco, Inc. until his retirement in May 1999. At Texaco he held various roles, including President of the Worldwide Exploration and Production division and Senior Vice President in the office of the Chairman of Texaco. Mr. Black was also a member of Texaco's Executive Council, which has the responsibility for setting corporate strategies and priorities, and also served as Texaco's Corporate Compliance Officer. Mr. Black holds a Bachelor of Science (Petrochemical Engineering) degree from Texas Tech University, and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas Tech University. Mr. Black serves on the Board of Directors of Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc., Houston, Texas, the American Stock Exchange and Madagascar Oil Limited, Houston Texas.
Olivier de Montal, Paris, France – Non-Executive Director since 2006
Mr. de Montal is Administrator of Olympia Capital Holding, ODM Finance, Loze & Associés and Compagnie des Produits de Gascogne, Advisor to the LVMH Group, and Chief Executive Officer of ODM Developpement. He has served on the boards of numerous public companies, including companies in the oil and gas industry. Mr. de Montal holds a degree from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris and is a Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (France).
John J. Murphy, Dallas, Texas, USA – Non-Executive Director since 2006 (2) (3)
Mr. Murphy is currently retired. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Murphy served as a Managing Director of SMG Management LLC, a privately owned investment group. Mr. Murphy served as a director of ShawCor Ltd. between June 1997 and April 2006 and as a director of CARBO Ceramics Inc. between April 1996 and April 2007. Mr. Murphy began his career in 1952 as an engineer with Dresser Industries, Inc., a provider of products and services to the energy industry, and he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in August 1983. He remained Chief Executive Officer until 1995 and Chairman of the Board until his retirement in November 1996. During his tenure with Dresser, Mr. Murphy successfully guided the company through years of both industry decline and rebirth. He negotiated a number of successful strategic acquisitions and joint ventures, including Wheatley TXT Baroid Corporation, M-1 Drilling Fluids Co., Western Atlas International, Inc. and M.W. Kellogg Company, one of the major refinery construction companies in the world. At his retirement, Dresser had become one of the largest oilfield services companies in the world, employing over 31,000 persons in fifty countries. Mr. Murphy holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University.
Lloyd Barnaby Smith, CMG, Richmond, England – Non-Executive Director since 2006 (2)
Mr. Smith began his career at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the “FCO”) in 1968 and held a number of senior positions within the FCO including the Head of South Asia Department and the British Ambassador to Nepal. Mr. Smith is very familiar with Thailand having spent a total of 10 years in the country during three separate postings and is the former United Kingdom ambassador to Thailand, a position he held from February 2000 to July 2003. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Oxford, and is a fluent Thai speaker.
Forrest E. Wylie, Houston, TX, USA – Non-Executive Director since 2006 (1)(3)(4)
Mr. Wylie serves as the Chairman, CEO and President of Buckeye GP Holding LP, a NYSE-listed company. Since March 2005, he has served as Vice Chairman of Pacific Energy Partners LP's Board of Directors. Mr. Wylie was also President and Chief Financial Officer of NuCoastal (Thailand) Limited between May 2002 and March 2005. Prior to joining NuCoastal, Mr. Wylie served as Senior Vice President, Natural Gas Trading, for both the Coastal Corporation and its successor, El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P. Mr. Wylie also held senior positions at Engage Energy, LLC, Transocean, Inc. and American Exploration Company. Mr. Wylie holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
John B. Zaozirny, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Non-Executive Director since 2005 (1)
Mr. Zaozirny is counsel to the law firm of McCarthy Tetrault LLP and Vice-Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. Previously, Mr. Zaozirny was Alberta’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Zaozirny serves as a director and advisor to several corporations and income trusts some of which include: Bankers Petroleum Ltd., Canadian Oils Sands Trust, Fording Canadian Coal Trust, Pengrowth Energy Trust and Provident Energy Ltd.
(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Compensation Committee
(3) Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
(4) Member of the Executive Committee
