Management

Jose Cotello

CEO

José has more than 30 years of experience in the Oil & Gas sector. He was most recently the President of Ecopetrol Oleo e Gas do Brasil. Within Ecopetrol he previously held the position of Regional Vice President at Orinoquia. Prior to joining Ecopetrol he was the Chief Operating Officer at Petra Energia and held various positions around the world in a 22-year career at Schlumberger where, as IPM Vice President led a team that has drilled and completed more than 1,200 wells. He has a degree in Computer Engineering & Electronics from the Instituto Militar de Engenharia in Brazil.

Thomas Kandel

Interim CFO – Investment Director

Thomas Kandel has more than 10 years’ experience from the oil industry. He previously served in M&A and Portfolio Management at Seacrest and Engie. He holds master’s Engineering degrees from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and from IFP School.

Giovanna Siracusa

Corporate Development Manager

Giovanna Siracusa has over 10 years’ experience in business administration and financial analysis. She has previously worked in M&A and equity research within the oil and gas industry. She holds Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil.

John de los Santos

Head of Investor Relations

John de los Santos has more than 10 years of experience in finance and investment research. Before joining Seacrest Petroleo he was an equity research analyst at Redburn, where he covered the Oil Majors, European E&Ps and Carbon Capture; and at UBS, where he covered Oil Macro and a wide range of Oil & Gas companies in London and New York. He has an MBA from Columbia Business School and prior experience in credit analysis covering the Asia Pacific TMT sector in Citibank.

Peter O’Driscoll

Group General Counsel

Peter O’Driscoll has served as Group General Counsel since June 2019. For the period from June 2005 to June 2019, he was a partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, and prior to that worked in other recognised international law firms. Mr. O’Driscoll was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 1988. He obtained his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1987, and a BA in English Literature from Oral Roberts University in 1984.