DANA PETROLEUM - Key Persons


Dr Roy Elliot

Job Titles:
  • Independent Non - Executive Director
Dr Elliot has over 35 years experience in the oil and gas industry and has previously worked for a wide range of oil companies in the UK and internationally, most recently with the Korea National Oil Corporation

Mr Brian Rodger - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Brian joined Dana Petroleum in October 2023. He was formerly General Manager of Production Operations at CNOOC in Aberdeen, before which he managed the company's Buzzard Field. A former OIM with Total, Brian has 35 years of North Sea oil and gas experience.

Mr DongYoung Bae

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Mr Dong Young BAE joined KNOC in 1998. He holds a bachelor's degree in mineral and mining engineering from Dong-A university, South Korea. He has spent most of his career as engineer and manager for overseas drilling & completion operations in Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Yemen, UAE, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Canada and Korea. He also worked as rig operations manager for semi-submersible drilling rig and covered HSE, operations, maintenance, ship classification and other related works.

Mr Ewan Wildgoose - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Dana in 2011 As Financial Controller
Ewan joined Dana in 2011 as Financial Controller. He previously worked at Maersk Oil and ExxonMobil. Ewan has an honours degree in accountancy from the University of Dundee and is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Mr Haeje Seong

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Seong, Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting Department of KNOC, joined the company in 1992 and has built 30-year career in the fields of accounting, tax and internal audit, mainly with senior roles, such as Controller, General Manager of tax team. He majored in Business Administration and Accounting in Chungnam National University, having a bachelor's degree.

Mr Jaegu Nam - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Mr Nam was appointed Chief Executive of Dana Petroleum in September 2022. He was previously Senior Vice President in charge of the Overseas Business (II). Mr Nam first joined KNOC in 1992, and was formerly President & Chief Executive Officer and Director of Harvest in Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Kyungpook National University.

Mr Jongchan Lim

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Lim has a bachelor's degree in Mining and Mineral Engineering from Inha University in Korea. He joined KNOC in 1993 and has worked mainly in exploration and production of oil and gas projects. He was appointed SVP of KNOC's Overseas Business Dept. I in 2022 and is currently SVP of Exploration and Production within the Overseas Business Dept. II.

Mr Jongweon Choi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • Director of Strategy and Technology
Mr Choi has a bachelor's degree in Geology from Korea University and joined KNOC in 1996. He has worked on various oil & gas projects and has held a number of senior roles within KNOC. He was VP of Ankor E&P Holdings (KNOC's subsidiary in US for GOM Operations) from 2014 to 2018. Most recently he was General Manager of New Ventures.

Mr Keon Mug Lim - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Mr. Lim has M.Sc. degrees in Mineral and Petroleum Engineering Department from Seoul National University in South Korea. He joined KNOC in 1992 and has worked mainly in exploration and production of oil and gas projects. Mr Lim was Managing Director of KNOC's Kazakhstan office from 2016 to 2018 and is currently Senior Executive Vice President for the Exploration and Production Division at KNOC.

Mr Kyoungtak An

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief
  • Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Committee
Mr An joined KNOC in 2004. He was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. He has worked in a variety of financial roles in KNOC and its subsidiaries over the past 18 years, most recently as a senior manager in the internal audit department.