David Salisbury
Chief Executive and Managing Director
David Salisbury joined NZOG in April 2007. He obtained his LLB and BCA from Victoria University in Wellington and worked as a commercial solicitor before joining Petrocorp Exploration (later Fletcher Challenge Energy) as a business analyst. His career includes senior positions with Preussag Energie and OMV. Before joining NZOG he was vice president Business Development for OMV based in Vienna, with responsibility for OMV's worldwide business development activities.
Craig Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Craig Jones joined NZOG in April 2009. He has 20 years broad experience in the corporate and financial management of listed companies. Craig joined NZOG from Petsec Energy Ltd, a Sydney-based ASX listed oil & gas exploration and production company with interests in the USA and China. He is a Fellow of both the Australian Society of CPAs and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and has a Business degree from the University of Southern Queensland.
Ralph Noldan
General Counsel
Ralph Noldan joined NZOG in November 2009. After graduating with a BCA from Victoria University of Wellington, Ralph worked as an accountant in the petroleum industry in New Zealand and the UK. In Sydney, Ralph graduated as a lawyer and was Company Secretary for an ASX listed petroleum exploration company for over 8 years. He then moved into private legal practice, working in the resources group of one of Australia's pre-eminent law firms, Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Prior to returning to New Zealand, Ralph was a partner at another Australian national law firm, Holding Redlich.
Mac Beggs
Exploration Manager
Mac Beggs joined NZOG in May 2009 in an acting capacity and accepted the permanent role in October 2009. He was founder and Managing Director of GeoSphere Ltd, an exploration geoscience consultancy. Prior to that he was Group Manager Resources with GNS Science and a petroleum geologist with its predecessor DSIR divisions from 1988 to 1997. Earlier he worked as a petroleum exploration geologist for the US affiliate of BP in Texas. Mac has BSc and MSc degrees in geology from the University of Otago and a PhD in geological sciences from the University of California.
Markus Schuh
Reservoir Engineering Manager
Markus Schuh joined NZOG in November 2007 after working with various companies across Central Europe, Asia and New Zealand. He started his career with ExxonMobil and subsequently joined OMV and was responsible for OMVs' assets in Pakistan as Chief Reservoir Engineer. Before joining NZOG he was working for Shell Todd Oil Services in New Plymouth. Markus holds a MSc. in Reservoir Engineering from Mining University Leoben, Austria.
Hugh Steed
New Ventures Manager
Hugh Steed joined NZOG in August 2008. He obtained a Joint Honours degree in Physics and Geology from Manchester University, a PhD in Geophysics from Cambridge University, and attended the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University, Chicago. He has 30 years of international experience in the energy industry covering exploration, production, business development and strategic planning with BP, Fletcher Challenge Energy, Shell and Transpower.
Chris Roberts
Public Affairs Manager
Chris Roberts joined NZOG in September 2007. After graduating with a BA in Politics and History from University of Waikato, Chris worked as a journalist for more than ten years, becoming a senior editor at Radio NZ. He then spent three years as a Parliamentary Press Secretary followed by five years in senior public affairs roles at Transpower NZ Ltd. Chris is on the Executive Committee of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ).
