Senior Management

Brian O'Cathain is a geologist and petroleum engineer with over 25 years experience in senior technical and commercial roles in upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies. Brian previously held the positions of Managing Director of Tullow Oil’s international business and Chief Executive of Afren plc. He has experience in working in West Africa, The North Sea, The Gulf of Mexico and South Asia.

Brian served as Petroceltic Company Chairman for almost two years prior to his appointment as Chief Executive in February 2009.

Alan McGettigan (age 48) has over twenty years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production. Prior to joining Petroceltic, Alan worked for BG International where he held senior roles in Commercial and Group Business Development. His other experience includes roles at Shell International and BP as well as four years as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Alan holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Engineering and a Master in Business Administration with distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Tom is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has in excess of 10 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and production. Prior to joining Petroceltic, Tom was Chief Financial Officer and a director of Tullow Oil plc. Prior to this, he was an Associate Director of ABN AMRO Corporate Finance (Ireland) Limited. Tom is a commerce graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is also a non-executive Director of PetroNeft Resources Plc.

Dermot Corcoran is a petroleum geologist/geophysicist with over 25 years’ experience in technical and managerial roles in upstream oil and gas exploration companies, including Exxon, Fina, Amerada Hess & Statoil. He has experience working in the North Sea, West Africa, North Africa, Chad, Syria, Pakistan, Norway and the U.S.

As Head of Exploration, Dermot is responsible for technical leadership and coordination of the company’s exploration program. He also contributes to the identification and assessment of new business opportunities and to the development of the company’s strategy.

Dave Scott is a mechanical engineer with 29 years experience in senior operations and management positions in upstream oil and gas exploration and production companies including Conoco, Enterprise, Hardy and Burlington Resources. He has experience of working in the UK, Algeria, Italy, Ukraine, India, Romania, and Australia. More recently he was Chief Operating officer of AIM listed Regal Petroleum and new start up Vanguard Energy.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Dave is responsible for all aspects of Petroceltic’s operations including drilling, production and development projects. He will ensure that the company has the necessary expertise, systems and resources at its disposal to conduct operations safely and efficiently.

Pasquale is a Petroleum Engineer with 40 years experience in the Upstream Oil & Gas industry with Geophysicist, Senior Exploration Management and General Manager positions in Major and Independent companies such as ENI and JKX.

His has experience working in Onshore and Offshore Italy, Libya and Tunisia and has participated in major oil and gas discoveries in these areas.

As General Manager of Petroceltic Italy, Pasquale is responsible for the management of the daily business in Italy in accordance with Board’s objectives. He is also responsible for maintaining relations with the Italian Authorities in order to ensure that the Company complies with Italian regulation and for keeping the Board Members informed of Italian legislation.

Due to his long experience in evaluating hydrocarbon potential in Mediterranean exploration areas, Pasquale contributes to the development of new business opportunities in Italy.