Tullow Oil

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Description

Tullow Oil are headquartered in London, England and employ over 900 people worldwide. The company have interests in 90 licences in 22 countries, are a constituent of FTSE 100 index with shares quoted on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges.

Tullow Oil's operations are global and span Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. In recent years, in particular, activities and investment have been focused on major projects in Ghana and Uganda, which together with an exciting exploration portfolio across Africa, establishes Tullow as Africa's leading independent oil company.

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Our people
We recognise that people are central to our success and have built up a strong management, technical and business team to manage and grow our business. Each of our employees contributes to the Group's success and our Human Resource and Remuneration policies reward the highest levels of performance, allowing everyone to share in our success and sustain our competitive advantage.

Our Organisation
Tullow has a strong management team and flat decision making structures. The team comprises a balanced mix of professional management and industry experts, giving Tullow a depth of expertise and knowledge that enables the Group to deliver added value and strong operational performance from its assets.

Our Culture
Our culture promotes honesty, trust and loyalty with individual and collective responsibility. We aim to reflect the multiplicity of the communities in which we work and to respect cultural, national and religious diversity. We are committed to an environment in which every employee is treated with respect and has the opportunity to realise their potential.

Recruitment
We strive to recruit the best candidate for any position in Tullow and this goal is underpinned by our attractive market-based remuneration and employment policies. Our selection decisions are based on merit and we do not discriminate on any grounds. In return we expect all our employees to be passionate about our business and want to make a difference.

All job offers are made directly from the offices of Tullow Oil plc. All email and telephone correspondence regarding an offer is through the contact email addresses and telephone numbers on the company's website.

Training and development
We offer focused training and development opportunities, along with a wide variety of interesting projects in our core areas of operation. Our Board and management are committed to providing clarity where all employees know what is expected of them and know what the priorities are.

Who's Who

Aidan Heavey
Chief Executive Officer
A founding Director and shareholder of the Group, Aidan Heavey has played a key role in the development of Tullow since its formation in 1985. He is a member of the Nominations Committee. A Chartered Accountant, he previously held roles in the airline and engineering sectors in Ireland.

Matthew O'Donoghue
General Manager Projects
Matthew O'Donoghue was appointed to the Board as Operations Director in 1998 having joined Tullow in 1987 as General Manager in Senegal. An engineer, he has over 35 years experience in the oil and gas exploration sector and held a number of senior roles with Schlumberger Wireline, working in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. A core member of the original team that has developed the Group's business and international operating capability, he was appointed to his current position in 2004.

Paul McDade
Chief Operating Officer
Paul McDade was appointed to the Board in March 2006. Mr McDade joined Tullow in 2001 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer following the Energy Africa acquisition in 2004, having previously managed Tullow's UK gas business. An engineer with over 20 years' experience he has worked in various operational, commercial and management roles with Conoco, Lasmo and ERC. He has broad international experience having worked in the UK North Sea, Latin America, Africa and South East Asia and holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Petroleum Engineering.

Rohan Courtney
Senior Independent Director
Rohan Courtney has been a non-executive Director since 1993 and Senior Independent Director since 2000. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Mr Courtney was a career banker for 27 years and held senior positions in London and Hong Kong, including that of Chief Executive Europe of the State Bank of New South Wales from 1982 to 1990. Between 1991 and 1996, he advised and represented major shareholders on the boards of several private and public companies. From1996 to 2001, he was Executive Chairman of West 175 Media Group Inc. He is currently a director and partner in the UCG, a trade association established to promote underground coal gasification around the world.

Clare Spottiswoode CBE
Non-Executive Director
Clare Spottiswoode was appointed as a non-executive Director in 2002. She is a member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. An economist by training, Ms Spottiswoode began her career in the Treasury before starting her own software company. Between 1993 and 1998 she was Director General of Ofgas, the UK gas regulator. She is currently Deputy Chairman of British Energy Group plc and Chairman of Economatters Limited. She is also a non-executive director of Biofuels Corporation plc, Bergesen ASA and Petroleum Geo-Services ASA. In January 2006, she became the nominated Policyholder Advocate for Aviva plc.

Steven McTiernan
Non-Executive Director
Steven McTiernan was appointed as a non-executive Director in 2002. He is a member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Mr McTiernan began his career as a petroleum engineer, working with BP, Amoco and Mesa in the Middle East and the UK. In 1979, he joined Chase Manhattan Bank, where he became Senior Vice-President and head of the bank’s energy group based in New York. From 1996 to 2001 he held senior energy related positions at NatWest Markets and then CIBC World Markets. He is currently principal of Sandown Energy Consultants Limited, a natural resources advisory firm based in London.

David Bamford
Non-Executive Director
David Bamford was appointed as a non-executive Director in July 2004. He is a member of the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. With a PhD in Geological Sciences from the University of Birmingham, he has had over 23 years’ exploration experience with BP where he was Chief Geophysicist from 1990 to 1995, General Manager for West Africa from 1995 to 1998, and acted as Vice President, Exploration, directing BP’s global exploration programme, from 2001 to 2003.

David Williams
Non-Executive Director
David Williams was appointed as a non-executive Director on 1 June 2006. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. A Chartered Accountant, he brings a wealth of public company experience to Tullow from 15 years with Bunzl plc, where he was Finance Director, and prior to that as Finance Director of Tootal Group plc. He was a non-executive director of The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company plc until its acquisition in 2006. He is currently a non-executive director of Meggitt PLC and of George Wimpey plc, where he is also the Senior Independent Director.

Graham Martin
General Counsel
A solicitor, Graham Martin joined Tullow as Legal and Commercial Director in 1997 from Vinson & Elkins, a leading international law practice, where he was a partner. Prior to that, he was a partner in Dickson Minto WS, a UK corporate law firm. He has over 25 years' experience of UK and international corporate and energy transactions. He has been the principal legal adviser to Tullow since its formation in 1985 and was appointed to his current position as General Counsel in 2004.

Angus McCoss
Exploration Director
Angus McCoss was appointed to the Board in December 2006. He joined Tullow in April 2006 as General Manager Exploration. A geologist with a BP sponsored PhD; Dr McCoss has 20 years of wideranging exploration experience, working primarily with Shell in Africa, Europe, China, South America and the Middle East. He has held a number of senior positions within Shell including Americas Regional Vice President Exploration and ultimately as the General Manager of Exploration throughout onshore and offshore Nigeria.

Pat Plunkett
Chairman
Pat Plunkett joined the Board as a non-executive Director in 1998 and was appointed non-executive Chairman in 2000. He is also Chairman of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Mr Plunkett is an accountant with over 30 years' experience in the financial services sector and is a former director of the Irish Stock Exchange. He managed the stockbroking and corporate finance businesses of ABN AMRO Bank in Ireland from 1993 to 1998. Since then he has been providing strategic advice and non-executive director services to a number of private companies.

Ann Grant
Non-Executive Director
Tullow announced the appointment of Ann Grant as a non-executive Director of the Group with effect from 15 May 2008. Ann, who is currently Senior Adviser on Africa and development issues to Standard Chartered Bank, has had an extensive diplomatic career with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including over four years as British High Commissioner to South Africa. Her experience will be an invaluable addition to our Board as Tullow continues to expand its business in the coming years.

Ian Springett
Chief Financial Officer
A Chartered Accountant, Ian Springett was appointed Chief Financial Officer and to the Board on 1 September 2008. Prior to joining Tullow he worked with BP plc for 23 years where he gained a wealth of international oil and gas experience. Most recently he worked as Group Vice President for Planning, reporting to the Group CEO and Executive Team. He also held a number of other senior positions within BP including Upstream CFO, Commercial Director of BP’s supply and trading business and Vice President for Finance in the USA, where he led the Group Treasury function and was simultaneously BP’s CFO in the Americas. Before joining BP he worked with Coopers and Lybrand between 1979 and 1985.

Pete Dickerson
Head of Corporate Planning


Tim O'Hanlon
Vice President African Business


Peter Sloan
Senior Legal Adviser


Andrew Windham
Managing Director Africa


Doug Cherry
Chief Explorationist


John Faulks
Finance Manager Exploration


Chris Flavell
Exploration Manager Europe and North Africa


Jerry Jarvis
Exploration Manager Global New Ventures


Jerome Kelly
Global Geological Adviser


John McKenna
Exploration Manager South Asia and South America


Jan Maier
Exploration Manager South and East Africa


Joe Mongan
Geophysical Operations Manager


Robin Sutherland
Exploration Manager Gulf of Guinea


Bob Winter
Portfolio Manager


Manu Wope
Exploration Manager Central and West Africa


Offices

United Kingdom
Head Office
Tullow Oil Head Office
9 Chiswick Park
566 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 5XT
Tel: +44 (0) 203 249 9000
Fax: +44 (0) 203 249 8801
information@tullowoil.com

South Africa
Tullow South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Convention Tower
11th Floor
Cnr.Heerengracht Street and Coen Steytler Avenue
Foreshore
Cape Town
Tel: +27 (0) 21 400 7600
Fax: +27 (0) 21 400 7660
request@tullowoil.com

Ireland
Tullow Oil Ltd Dublin
Number 1, Central Park
Leopardstown
Dublin 18
Tel: +353 (0) 1 213 7300
Fax: +353 (0) 1 293 0400
info@tullowoil.com

Netherlands
Tullow Overseas Holdings B.V.
Scheveningseweg 58
2517 KW
The Hague
Tel: + 31 (0) 70 338 7546
Fax: + 31 (0) 70 338 9136
infoTOH@tullowoil.com

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