Mr. Mayson is a senior E&P executive with over 45 years in business management, leadership and technology underpinned by a strong technical and operational background. His career has touched most of the world s major oil and gas producing areas. He has been a keen advocate of technology ever since he wrote his Master s thesis on fracture mechanics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) and technology has been an important thread throughout his career. He has a background in reservoir engineering, and he has been responsible for the technical due diligence of major M&A deals as well as field and basin commercialization. More recently, he has also been involved in E&P activities associated with geologic hydrogen. Mr. Mayson has held leadership positions in the U.S. and abroad, often times in unfavorable settings. He led BP s E&P Technology organization and was also responsible for the global Subsurface and Wells Function which included Corporate Reserves, and led more than 2,500 technical professionals. He has shown strong commitment to environmental protection in professional settings, particularly overseas, where standards can be lax. On a personal front, he is an avid outdoor enthusiast who most enjoys mountaineering and long-distance trail running. Some of his many accomplishments in the last decade include climbing all 58 of Colorado s peaks higher than 14,000 feet and finishing more than 100 marathons/ultramarathons. CURRENT ROLES Science Advisory Board Member, Koloma Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers PREVIOUS ROLES Various leadership roles with BP p.l.c., including: SVP, E&P Technology CEO, BP Russia Business Unit Leader, BP Angola Director, BP s E&P Global Technology Group Senior roles in lower 48 and Alaska Chair, Industrial Advisory Board, Institute of Petroleum Engineering Director of private energy-related companies in the U.K., Canada, and U.S.A. Advisory Board member and Operating Partner, Azimuth Capital Management LLC Operational roles early in career with Schlumberger across the Middle East EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS Graduate, Wharton Advanced Management Program, University of Pennsylvania MSc, Mechanical Engineering, MIT BEng (Hons), Engineering, University of Sheffield RECOGNITION Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering by Scotland s Heriot-Watt University Presented with the Mappin Medal by the University of Sheffield SKILLS AND EXPERTISE Environment & Safety Governance/ Public Company Board Experience Human Capital Management Industry Public Policy & Government Relations Reserves Risk Management Technology & Innovation CEO/ Sr. Officer Experience