Andrew Knight
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Knight joined the Board of NZOG in January 2008 and was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive in December 2011. He is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of Waikato University with a BMs (Hons). Andrew has previously held executive management roles with Vector and NGC and worked in New Zealand and Australia with The Australian Gas Light Company, Fletcher Challenge Energy and Coopers & Lybrand.
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. 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. 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.
Chris Roberts
Corporate 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.
