Qualifications:
BSc Hons (Geology) University of London, FGS,
AAPG
Experience:
Mr Martin Berry joined Icon Energy Limited as
Exploration Manager inAugust 2013. Martin has
over 30 years’ experience in the Petroleum Industry
inAustralia, NorthAmerica, Europe and the Middle
East. Martin graduated from the University of
London in 1975 and began working in the British
and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. In 1983,
Martin moved toAustralia and worked as a Senior
Geologist for Magellan Petroleum and as Consultant
Geologist for numerous active exploration
companies. Most recently, Martin was employed
as Chief Geologist for Celtique Energie Holdings
Limited, in London, working on exploration projects
in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland,
Germany, Poland, Italy and Romania. Martin has a
broad range of technical experience, having worked
on exploration and development projects in a
variety of sedimentary basins, gaining extensive
experience in the evaluation and exploitation of
clastic and carbonate reservoirs, CSG, fractured
reservoirs and unconventional resource plays. He
also has considerable experience in field operations
and drilling, including under-balanced drilling
technologies. Martin is a Fellow of the Geological
Society of London and a member of theAmerican
Association of PetroleumGeologists.
EXPLORATION MANAGER
MR MARTIN BERRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Qualifications:
BSc Physics (Geology, Maths) University of
NSW,T.C. University of Sydney, FAIM, FAICD
Experience:
Mr Ray James has been the Managing Director
of Icon Energy Limited and its subsidiaries
since 1993. He is also the President of Icon Oil
US LLC a position held since 1999. Ray has
over 40 years experience in the petroleum
industry in Australia, USA, Indonesia, South
East Asia, Middle East and Russia. He worked
with Chevron in Perth and Houston from 1969-
74 and with Gulf Oil from 1974-80. He was the
Managing Director of Australian Hydrocarbons
from 1980-81 and the Managing Director of
Omega Oil from 1987-91.
Ray was a Director of Australian Petroleum
Production & Exploration Association Ltd
(APPEA) from 1999-2007 and Vice Chairman of
APPEA from 2003-2005.
Ray is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Management. He is a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors and Vice
Chairman of the Gold Coast Committee.
Ray is a member of the Advisory Council of
the Griffiths School of Business and Board
member of the Gold Coast Waterways
Authority.
MR RAYMOND JAMES
ABN 61 058 454 569
ICON ENERGY LIMITED
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Qualifications:
BA, MBA, MAcc, PhD(Bond), CPA, FAIM,
FAICD
Experience:
Kevin Jih joined Icon Energy as Deputy Chief
Financial Officer in November 2008 and was
promoted as Chief Financial Officer in July 2010,
Dr Jih was appointed an Executive Director
in December 2011 and appointed Company
Secretary in May 2015 following an internal
restructure of the Company.
Kevin graduated with a Master of Business
Administration in 1994 and a Master of
Accounting both from Bond University. In
2008 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy
in Accounting from Bond University. He is a
Certified Practising Accountant and has wide
experience in the private and public sectors
specialising in management accounting,
financial accounting, human resource
management and corporate governance.
Kevin has held no other Australian listed
company directorships during the past three
financial years. He is a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Management and the Australian
Institute of Company Directors, as well as a
member of the CPA Australia.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DR KEVIN JIH
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
