| Experience |
Mr. Kelso has 45 years experience as a lawyer and geologist. He started his career as a hard rock geologist and after 7 years switched to law in 1975. He practised as a barrister and solicitor focussed on commercial, resources and environmental law. He has international oil and gas experience having worked on exploration, development, acquisition and commercialisation projects in Australia, North America, South East Asia and Europe.Until 2007 Mr. Kelso was Managing Director of Drillsearch Energy Limited. He managed the group's growth through project and equity financing as it participated in a major oil development project in the Cooper Basin and land and equity acquisitions which laid the grounding for its major growth as a Cooper Basin oil producer and in development of its assets in the Western Canada Basin.He was Chairman and Director of Dome Resources NL and has overseen mine development and operations.He was appointed CEO of Bounty Oil in March 2008 and has overseen its acquisitions and oil and gas development projects focused on Australia. |
