BROOKSIDE ENERGY LIMITED - Key Persons


Chris Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Non - Executive Director
Chris Robertson brings over 34 years of investment experience, including 20 years in Senior Portfolio Management roles, with extensive experience in financial markets working in Australia, Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Chris has been a significant shareholder of Brookside since 2016 and has a strong understanding of the Company's strategic objectives and the opportunities to create shareholder value. He holds a Masters of Management from Macquarie Graduate School and a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University, New Zealand.

David Prentice - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
David Prentice has more than 25 years' experience in commercial management and business development within the natural resources sector, working for some of Australia's leading resource companies. This has included high-level commercial and operational roles with a number of publicly listed and unlisted resource companies. The last 10 years have seen David gather extensive experience (both corporate and operational) in the US on-shore oil and gas exploration and production sector with a particular focus on the mid-continent region.

Dr. Gracjan Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Executives Team
  • Executive General Manager Commercial
Gracjan Lambert has a wealth of technical and commercial experience in the global oil and gas industry, built over more than 25 years' working in Europe, Asia (including the Middle East), Australia, North and South America, and Africa. He spent 10 years at Exxon Mobil in diverse roles including managing global held operations and leading complex international commercial negotiations. Over the course of his career, Dr Lambert has leveraged his proven commercial track record and technical expertise to inform profitable decision making and leadership. He holds a PhD in Exploration Geophysics from Curtin University in Western Australia.

Katherine Garvey - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
Katherine is a corporate lawyer with significant experience in the resources sector. Katherine advises companies on a variety of corporate and commercial matters including capital raisings, finance, acquisitions and disposals, Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rule compliance, corporate governance and company secretarial issues and has extensive experience drafting and negotiating various corporate and commercial agreements. Katherine is presently Legal Counsel and Company Secretary to ASX listed uranium exploration and development company Toro Energy Limited, a senior associate at Cardinals Lawyers and Consultants, a West Perth based corporate and resources law firm and company secretary to the Health Insurance Fund of Australia Limited. Katherine is also Legal Counsel (Australia) to TSX listed Mega Uranium Limited and company secretary to TSX-V listed Central Iron Ore Ltd.

Michael Fry - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
Michael Fry holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and is a past member of the Australian Stock Exchange. Michael has extensive corporate and commercial experience, financial and capital market knowledge and a background in corporate treasury management. Michael is currently non-executive chairman of Technology Metals Australia Limited and Challenger Energy Limited.

Richard Homsany

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Non - Executive Director
Richard Homsany is an experienced corporate lawyer and Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) with significant experience in the resources and energy sectors. He is Executive Chairman of ASX listed uranium exploration and development company Toro Energy Limited (ASX:TOE) and Executive Vice President, Australia of TSX listed uranium exploration company Mega Uranium Ltd (TSX:MGA) and the principal of Cardinals Lawyers and Consultants, a West Perth based corporate and resources law firm. Richard is also the Chairman of ASX listed copper exploration company Redstone Resources Limited (ASX:RDS) and TSX-V listed gold and iron ore explorer Central Iron Ore Limited (TSX-V:CIO). He is also Chairman of the Health Insurance Fund of Australia Ltd (HIF). Richard was previously a partner of major law firm DLA Phillips Fox (now known as global law firm DLA Piper).

Shane Gray - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Senior Executives Team
Shane Gray is a highly accomplished CFO with a wealth of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. Shane boasts extensive expertise in working with private equity-backed enterprises, including his most recent role with El Toro Resources, a portfolio company of Wexford Capital. In addition, he has a substantial background in managing mergers and acquisitions specific to the oil and gas sector, as well as preparing companies for initial public offerings. Shane Gray is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, holding a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is also a member of the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS).