James Parsons

Executive Chairman

In addition to his role as Executive Chairman at Ascent Resources plc, James is currently Chairman of Coro Energy plc and a non-executive director of Echo Energy plc. James has over 20 years’ experience in the fields of strategy, management, finance and corporate development in the energy industry. He started his career with the Royal Dutch Shell Group where he spent 12 years with Shell working in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and London. James was previously Chief Executive at Sound Energy Plc for 8 years, is a qualified accountant and has a BA Honours in Business Economics.

James Parsons

Andrew Dennan

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew has a wealth of corporate finance, merger, asset funding and corporate transaction experience on AIM. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of Coro Energy Plc, and he is also a Non-Executive Director of Guardian Global Security Plc.

Malcolm Graham-Wood

Non-Executive Director

Malcolm has over 40 years’ experience in the energy business and is a well known corporate broker and market commentator to both private and institutional audiences. Malcolm is a Founding Partner of HydroCarbon Capital which provides independent advisory services to the oil & gas sector and is also a Director of the Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC, a venture capital trust listed on the premium sector of the London Stock Exchange where he chairs the risk committee.

Malcolm is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Marco Fumagalli

Non-Executive Director

Marco is a founding partner at Continental Investment Partners SA, a Swiss-based investment fund, and a well-known Italian businessman and industrial investor who was previously a group partner at 3i. He is a qualified accountant and holders a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.

Marco is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee

Jean-Michel Doublet

Non-Executive Director

Jean-Michel has over 25 years of international experience in corporate finance, with strong M&A experience, working notably with independent oil and gas companies, focussing on emerging markets.