THERMAPRIME - Key Persons
Mr. Anthony Beckett has more than 40 years of experience in oil services and drilling, in various roles, and in different locations. He earned his spurs in drilling in Amoco Production Company in the 1980s and subsequently worked around the world for prominent companies like British Gas, Transocean and Baker Hughes. He was engaged by EDC in 2008 to do a study of drilling operations and present recommendations for restructuring and performance improvement. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Australian Naval College, a MS and a doctorate degree in Petroleum Engineering from Tulsa University.
Job Titles:
- Drilling Operations Adviser
Mr. Dean Coventry has 30 years of management experience in the oil & gas industry and has worked in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkmenistan where he assumed mostly Procurement and Logistics leadership roles. Mr. Coventry has been Country Manager of Parker Drilling for 4 years in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Head of the Infrastructure Business Development of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Dr. Fiorello R. Estuar is Head of the Infrastructure Business Development of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, Vice-Chairman and CEO of First Balfour, Inc. He was President of Maynilad Water Services, President of First Balfour, President of Terraprime, Inc., and a Board Member of Security Land Corporation. He was Head of Agency of four major government agencies, namely, NIA, PNCC, ESF and DPWH. He earned his PhD degree in Civil Engineering at the age of 27 while serving as a faculty and research staff at Lehigh University USA.
Job Titles:
- Chief Finance Officer
- Vice President
- Vice President for Finance and Treasury of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Ms. Emelita Sabella is Vice President for Finance and Treasury of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) as well as Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer of other FPH subsidiaries. She holds an EMBA degree from the Asian Institute of Management and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Head of Health, Safety and Environment
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President and Chief Operating Officer of First Balfour, Inc
Mr. Anthony L. Fernandez is President and Chief Operating Officer of First Balfour, Inc. and is currently the Vice Chairman of the ASEAN Constructors Federation. He is also a Board Member of Philippine Domestic Construction Board and Construction Manpower Development Corporation. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from De La Salle University in 1981 and finished the Management Development Programme of the Asian Institute of Management.
Job Titles:
- COO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- Senior Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Mr. Anthony M. Mabasa is Senior Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, President of First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) and ThermaPrime Drilling Corporation and a Director of First Balfour, Inc. He was President of Tollways Management Corporation (2003-2008), President of FPIC (2000-2003), Executive Vice President of First Balfour (1998-1999) and President & Chief Operating Officer of ECCO-Asia (1994-1999). He has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree, Major in Management of Financial Institutions, from the De La Salle University. He pursued his Master of Business Administration degree at the University of the Philippines.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Mr. Federico R. Lopez is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, First Gen Corporation, Energy Development Corporation, and the various companies under the First Gen Group. He is also Chairman of First Philippine Industrial Park, First Philippine Electric Corporation, First Balfour, Inc., and First Philippine Industrial Corporation. He is Vice-Chairman of Rockwell Land, Treasurer of Lopez Holdings, and a Director of ABS-CBN Corporation. Mr. Lopez chairs the Board of Trustees of the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, as well as the Sikat Solar Challenge Foundation. He is also a Trustee of the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Philippines, and Philippine Disasters Recovery Foundation. He earned his BA (cum laude), with a double major in Economics & International Relations, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director, Chief Finance Officer, and Executive Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corportion
Mr. Francis Giles B. Puno is Director, Chief Finance Officer, and Executive Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corportion. He is also President & Chief Operating Officer of First Gen and a director and officer of First Gen's subsidiaries and affiliates. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Mr. Joaquin E. Quintos IV is Senior Vice President of First Philippine Holdings Corporation. He is also a member of the board of iPeople, Skycable, STI Education Services, Vicsal Investment, AB Capital and Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company. He is Co-Chairperson of the Foundation for Adolescent Development, a trustee of Knowledge Channel Foundation, and Vice-Chairman of the Credit Information Corporation. He was President and CEO of Prople, Chairman and Country General Manager of IBM Philippines Inc., Chairman of the ICT Panel of the Joint Congressional Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, Chairman of De La Salle University Manila and Co-Chairman of the De La Salle Philippines board. He is a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, cum laude.
Mr. Romerico Gonzalez has over 30 years of experience in geothermal exploitation and resource management, geothermal resource assessment studies, geothermal development strategy formation, well drilling design and geological logging. He obtained his BS Geology degree from the School of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy of Mapúa Institute of Technology (1980). He also has a diploma in Geothermal Energy Technology from the College of Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand (1985).
Job Titles:
- Head of Business Development
- Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business Development of Both First Gen Corporation
Mr. Ronald Tablante is Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business Development of both First Gen Corporation and Thermaprime Drilling Corporation. Mr. Tablante has extensive experience in corporate finance and in acquisitions involving geothermal energy. Prior to joining the Lopez Group in 2001, Mr. Tablante worked for various banking institutions including Chase Manhattan Bank and ING Bank. Mr. Tablante graduated with a BS degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University (1989).
Job Titles:
- Head of Drilling Operations
Mr. Wilfredo Capil has 31 years of experience in services activities for geothermal well drilling and management, materials and supply management and contract management for third party services. He has been the Company's single point of contact for the Lihir Geothermal Drilling Project serving as the company's drilling contract negotiator from 2006-2010. He is a registered Mechanical Engineer and obtained his bachelor's degree at Mapua Institute of Technology in 1980. He also completed his Management Development Program at Asian Institute of Management in 2000.