Cheiron’s success is primarily driven by its entrepreneurial and growth oriented management. Our team of local and foreign industry veterans, who bring years of oil & gas experience to the table, have helped grow the Company into Egypt’s largest independent E&P company.

As part of the company’s strive to continuously acquire and retain the best talent, Cheiron has recently undergone a change in management, bringing on board Chief Executive Officers (currently, Mr David Thomas) with decades of international experience who can steer the company toward realizing its strategic goals. Additionally, the company has also formed the Executive Committee (EXCOM) that works to ensure our competitive advantage over our local and regional peers is maintained, and who can identify our next generation of leaders and prepare them to drive the Company down its long-term sustainable growth path.

Executive Committee Members

Cheiron Management

David Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

David Thomas

Mr. Thomas is a seasoned oil and gas industry professional with over 35 years of experience in the sector. He started his career as a petroleum engineer with Conoco, working in the UK and Dubai before moving into reservoir engineering and asset management positions. Subsequently, he joined Lasmo where he became the Group GM Operations and, following the company’s acquisition, held three regional Vice President roles with Eni managing the North Sea, Russia/Asia/Australia and West Africa asset portfolios. Subsequently, David has served on the Board of various public companies including as the President and COO of Centurion Energy, CEO of Melrose Resources and COO of Petroceltic International. He is currently acting as a Non-Executive Director on the Gulf Keystone Board. He has a BSc in Mining Engineering from Nottingham University and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College.

Mohamed Mostafa

Finance Manager

Mohamed Mostafa

With over 28 years of experience, Mr. Mostafa is the leading authority on Egyptian joint ventures. He has extensive experience with PSC’s and JV’s and an excellent relationship with EGPC. Mohamed graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Cairo University. He started his career as an Accountant in Suez Oil Company (SUCO) in 1989 and held several accounting positions in the area of materials accounting and fixed assets disciplines, before leaving his Senior Accountant position at SUCO in 1995. He joined PICO International Petroleum in 1996 as Accounting Manager. Since August 2003, he has been the company’s Finance Manager. He is responsible for all finance disciplines, including accounting, budget, taxation, as well as dealing with different partners and EGPC. Since April 2005, he has also been a Board Member of South Ramadan Marine Committee and then of SROCO, a Joint Venture with GPC and EGPC, where he follows up the operations of the South Ramadan Marine field.

Ihab Girgis

Technical Manager

Ihab Girgis

Mr. Ihab Sami Girgis holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College. He is a seasoned Oil and Gas professional with experience across the service, strategy consulting and operating sectors within the industry. With experience across Africa, Europe and Asia Ihab has a focus on cross regional and multi cultural business delivery with an emphasis on accountable leadership. Prior to joining Cheiron Ihab held several Technical and Operational leadership roles with BG-Group and later Shell. Within management consulting he worked on CEO/Board strategic projects for IOC’s and NOC’s across the globe. Ihab started his career as a wireline field engineer with Schlumberger. Ihab was formerly the General Manager and Managing Director for Gempetco and Zafco Joint Operating Companies and a Director of the Board on Amapetco and PetroWeb. Currently, Ihab is Cheiron’s Technical Manager.

Dr. Noha Mansour

Support Services Manager

Dr. Noha Mansour

With over 20 years of human resource, organizational development and administration experience, Dr. Noha started her career in the public sector where she spent 14 years in four different Ministries in Egypt, before joining the private sector in 2011. In the private sector she was exposed to different industries including oil and gas, services, trading, and investments. During her time as the Manager of Human Resources for Cheiron, she was responsible for developing and implementing training & development, performance management, employee retention, benefits management and employee relations polices and strategies. In her current role as Support Services Manager, Dr. Noha is also supervising the IT, administration and medical departments. Dr. Noha substantiated her working experience with a successful academic career. She earned her Master’s degree in 2002 and followed that with a Doctorate in Business Administration in 2011.

Amina Taha

Commercial Manager

Amina Taha

Amina Taha is Cheiron’s Commercial Manager, a position she took on in July 2018. Prior to this, she was the Deputy Commercial and Legal Manager at Cheiron. Amina has 16 years of experience in the field of economic research and policy-making having previously worked as Senior Economist at the Ministry of Trade and Industry and held positions at El Ezz Group, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies. Amina has a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo and earned a dual Master’s Degree in Economics and Public Policy and Administration from the American University in Cairo in 2009.

 

James Garvie

HSE Advisor

James Garvie

James is Cheiron’s HSE Advisor, responsible for the design and implementation of the Company-wide HSE and sustainability management framework. He has 27 years of development and operational experience. Prior to joining Cheiron, he was Group Environmental Engineering Manager for BG Group overseeing environmental performance across 25 countries. As a consultant, James has also helped BP, Shell, Centrica and the UK’s National Grid deliver developments globally. Outside the oil and gas industry, he was on the senior management team for one of Europe’s largest multidiscipline engineering and environmental consultancies and advisor to Intel Corporation’s European manufacturing hub. He has a BSc in Chemistry, Resources and the Environment from York University and a MSc in Environmental Technology with Energy Policy from Imperial College London.

Hassan Sayed

Deputy Finance Manager and Head of Treasury

Hassan Sayed

Hassan Sayed has been the Deputy Finance Manager since November 2013, and has more recently taken on the role of Head of Treasury in June 2017. As part of his roles, Hassan is responsible for all finance disciplines, including accounting, budget, taxation, as well as dealing with Cheiron’s partners, EGPC, and several financial institutions. During his time at Cheiron, he has worked on transactions, acquisitions and divesture activities, and gained experience negotiating with banks and investors. Hassan graduated from Helwan University’s Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration in 2004 majoring in Accounting. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).

Jaine Miller

General Counsel

Jaine Miller

Jaine Miller, Cheiron Energy’s General Counsel, has over 30 years oil and gas industry legal and negotiations experience across the upstream, midstream and downstream marketing spectrum. Prior to joining Cheiron in 2013, Jaine held various Legal and Governance management roles at BG Egypt, Eni Indonesia and Australia and lead regional counsel roles in Lasmo. Jaine has an LLB (Hons) England & Wales, is a Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) and has an MBA (London Guildhall)

Cheiron JV General Managers

Adel Samaha

General Manager and Managing Director for Gempetco and Zafco

Adel Samaha

Has over 35 years of diversified experience in the Petroleum industry, with bachelor’s degree in Geology, he commenced his career with a range of operational roles at EGPC and Shell in onshore and offshore areas. Samaha has extensive technical and operational experience in the Petroleum sector in both government JVs and partners organizations. He was the Deputy CEO for Exploration and Agreements at EGPC. Formerly, he was the Deputy Chairman for Exploration and Agreements at Ganope. He was also EUG Head of Steering Committee and Board member of NAPETCO, Petrofarah and EDC and worked as Assistant Vice Chairman for Exploration at Mansoura Petroleum Company. Samaha was appointed as the General Manager & Managing Director of Gempetco and Zafco in May 2022.

Mohamed Aly Hassan

General Manager and Managing Director of Amapetco and Petroweb

Mohamed Aly Hassan

Mohamed Aly Hassan is the General Manager and Managing Director of Cheiron’s Joint Operating Companies Amapetco and Petroweb. Mohamed has 35 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. Prior to this, Mohamed was the CEO of EGPC, then the Chairman of EGAS. He started his career as a petroleum engineer in Petrogulf Misr (previously known as Geiso Oil Company) in 1985. Throughout the years, he has also worked as a General Manager of Rashpetco, Chairman for Operations in NOSPCO, Chairman for Operations in PHPC, Chairman and MD of SUCO and also Chairman and MD of Rashpetco. Mohamed graduated with BSc in Petroleum Engineering from Cairo University 1982.

Shamrendra Singh

General Manager and Managing Director for Bapetco

Shamrendra Singh

Shamrendra has 20 years of experience in the oil & gas upstream business spanning time spent in India, North Sea and Egypt. He started his career as a Petroleum Engineer with Enron and then, following Enron’s acquisition by BG, the BG Group where he held various technical positions initially in India and then in the UK and Norway covering a range of E&P activities including working on offshore installations. Subsequently, he moved on to take several leadership positions in BG Group, first as Subsurface Manager for various assets in the Central and Southern North Sea areas, then as a Technical General Manager for BG Egypt, after which he moved on to become Vice President for Developments at BG India. Before joining Cheiron, he was the Asset Manager for Elgin hub and J Area assets in the North Sea for BG UK Upstream and took an active leadership role in developing a new target operating model implemented during the Shell / BG integration process. Shamrendra graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Petroleum Engineering (Gold Medalist) from the Indian School of Mines Dhanbad in 1999.”

Hamed Abdelkarim

General Manager and Managing Director for Petrogulf Misr and SROCO

Hamed Abdelkarim

Mr. Abdelkarim is the General Manager and Managing Director of Cheiron’s Joint Operating companies Petrogulf Misr, a position he took on in September 2016, and SROCO. Prior to this, Hamed was the General Manager and Managing Director of Gempetco, another of Cheiron’s JV companies. He joined Cheiron in early 2006 as Exploration Manager. Hamed started his career in the oil and gas industry in 1980 working as a Well-site Geologist and later as a Senior Geologist for GUPCO before moving on to work as Senior Sales Representative for Numar UK Ltd. Before joining Cheiron, he spent eight years at Halliburton Egypt, holding various position and ending his service with the company as Senior Account Manager. Hamed graduated with a BSc in Geology from Cairo University in 1979.

Ashraf Gad

General Manager and Managing Director for Norpetco

Ashraf Gad

Ashraf Gad has been the General Manager and Managing Director of Cheiron’s Joint Operating Company Norpetco since 2017. Ashraf joined Cheiron in 2010, working first as the Deputy Field Manager and later as the Deputy General Manager for Petrogulf Misr, one of Cheiron’s Joint Operating Companies. Mr. Gad began his oil and gas industry career first working as a Drilling Fluids Engineer for Admasco and later holding several positions from Senior Production Engineer to Offshore and Onshore Production Department Manager with ESSO. Before joining Cheiron, Ashraf spent 7 years as Assistant General Manager for the Petroleum Engineer Department at East Zeit Petroleum Company. Ashraf earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Cairo University in 1985 which he then complemented with a post-graduate diploma in enhanced oil recovery from Cairo University in 1990.