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Overview. . Nelson is listed on the TSE and AIM stock exchangesNelson participates in 5 fields in Western KazakhstanNelson has offices in London, Almaty
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2. Overview Nelson is listed on the TSE and AIM stock exchanges
Nelson participates in 5 fields in Western Kazakhstan
Nelson has offices in London, Almaty & Aktau & has operating companies in the Aktobe & Mangistau oblasts
Nelson’s board is made up of Kazakh and Western directors
Nelson’s senior management is both local and international
5. Investment and Production Overview
6. Definition of Independent Director – TSE The director has no direct or indirect material relationship with the company
Directors share ownership does not, in itself, disqualify a director from being independent.
High shares ownership may bring a directors independence into question under (1)
Legislation of British Columbia requires a director to be independent of any significant shareholder of the company to meet the definition of independence
Ownership of 10% or more of outstanding stock disqualifies a director from being independent for the audit and reserves committees
7. Directors
E. Nick Zana, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Ex Chevron Eurasia MD and Director General of TengizChevoil JV
Baltabek Kuandykov, President, Executive Director
Ex Kazakhoil President
Mirbulat Abuov, Non-Executive Director
Major shareholder of Energy Investments International (EII)
*Azziz Ait-Said, Non-Executive Director
Ex Total Senior VP Middle East
Askar Alshinbayev, Non-Executive Director
CEO of CAIH and managing director of Meridian Securities UK Ltd.
*Robert Connon, Non-Executive Director
Ex Chevron MD of Chevron Europe
*Peter Luis O. Gross, Non-Executive Director
Ex Deputy MD of Credit Swisse Group
Arvind Tiku, Non-Executive Director
Director of EII
*Gilles Thieffry, Non-Executive Director
Partner in Swiss legal firm Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry
8. Board Subcommittees Audit CommitteeR. Connon, P. Gross, G. Thieffry
Compensation CommitteeM. Aduov, A. Ait-Said, A. Alshinbayev
Corporate Governance CommitteeN. Zana, A. Alshinbayev, R. Connon, P. Gross
Reserves CommitteeB. Kuandykov, A. Ait Said, R. Connon
M&A CommitteeN.Zana, B. Kuandykov, A. Ait Said, R. Connon, A. Tiku
10. Nelson Management Structure
12. Details on Directors Directors
E. Nick Zana, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Mr. Zana has been a Director since January 2002. Before joining Nelson, Mr. Zana was managing director of the Eurasia Business Unit of Chevron from October 1997 to October 2000, responsible for upstream and related infrastructure business in the CIS countries and Turkey. Prior to this, Mr. Zana was the managing director of the ACT offshore production joint venture in China and general director of TengizChevroil JV, which operated the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan. At the time of his retirement from Chevron in April 2001, Mr. Zana was president of Chevron Petroleum Technology Corporation.
Baltabek Kuandykov, President, Executive Director
Mr. Kuandykov has been a Director since November 2001. Before joining Nelson, Mr. Kuandykov was an executive consultant to the Eurasian Group of Chevron in the United States from August 1998 to October 2001. Previously, he was the president of Kazakhoil from October 1997 to April 1998. Prior to this he was president of state-owned KazakhstanCaspiShelf from February 1993 to October 1997. He was Deputy Minister of Energy for Kazakhstan in 1993 and 1994 and was Deputy Minister of Geology for Kazakhstan from 1992 to 1993.
Mirbulat Abuov, Non-Executive Director (2)
Mr. Abuov has been a Director since October 2000. Mr. Abuov is also a major shareholder of EII. EII has nominated Mr. Abuov as a Director pursuant to its right to nominate Directors.
Azziz Ait-Said, Non-Executive Director (2) (4) (5)
Mr. Ait-Said has been a Director since November 2003. During the period from 1969 to 2001, Mr. Ait-Said held various positions with Total, including senior vice-president, Middle East, senior vice-president and advisor to the chairman.
Askar Alshinbayev, Non-Executive Director (2) (3)
Mr. Alshinbayev has been a Director since October 2000. Mr. Alshinbayev is the chief executive officer of CAIH, a member of the board of directors of Kazkommerts Securities, KKB’s investment banking subsidiary, and has other extensive business interests in Kazakhstan. Mr Alshinbayev is a managing director of Meridian Capital. CAIH has nominated Mr. Alshinbayev as a Director pursuant to its right to nominate Directors.
Robert Connon, Non-Executive Director (1) (3) (4)
Mr. Connon has been a Director since February 2003. During the period from 1964 to 2001, Mr. Connon held various positions with Chevron Corporation and predecessor companies, including managing director of Chevron Angola/Zaire and managing director of Chevron Europe. Mr. Connon served for four years as a director and for one year as president of the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association.
Peter Luis O. Gross, Non-Executive Director (1) (3)
Mr. Gross has been a Director since February 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Gross advised private and corporate clients worldwide as an attorney-at-law and financial planning consultant in succession, asset protection and tax matters. Mr. Gross was deputy managing director and marketing director of a Credit Suisse Group company from 1998 to 2001. Currently, he is the chairman and managing director of Alyco Advisory A.G., the management company of Center Finance Corp.
Arvind Tiku, Non-Executive Director (5)
Mr. Tiku has been a Director since October 26, 2000. Mr. Tiku is the managing director of EII. EII has nominated Mr. Tiku as a Director pursuant to its right to nominate Directors.
Gilles Thieffry, Non-Executive Director (1) (2)
Mr. Thieffry has been a Director since June 11, 2004. Mr. Thieffry is a lawyer qualified to practice law in the UK (Solicitor of the Supreme Court, England and Wales), USA (Member of the New York Bar) and France (Avocat). Mr. Thieffry is currently a partner in the leading Swiss firm, Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry. Prior to joining Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, he was a member of the executive board and head of the legal department of BNP Paribas (Suisse) S.A.. Previously, Mr. Thieffry was partner in charge of the Capital Markets practice at Norton Rose (London) then of Andersen Legal (Garretts) (London). Mr. Thieffry has also been the head of the legal department of BNP Capital Markets Limited.