FORZA PETROLEUM - Key Persons


Brad Camp

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Darb Al - Iraq
Mr. Camp is the Managing Director of Darb al-Iraq, a consulting firm that provides market intelligence and advisory services to persons investing in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Mr. Camp has successfully advised indigenous companies on developing management structures and strategic planning within their organizations, assisting foreign investors seeking to participate in energy projects in Iraq, and investing as a principal in start-up opportunities in the Kurdistan Region. Some of Mr. Camp's recent projects include the development of an integrated upstream/midstream/downstream petroleum project and the first major refinery in the Kurdistan Region. He developed an agriculture project on 500 acres of land in the Kurdistan Region. He has also been successful in bringing a major international hotel chain into the Kurdistan Region where they will manage several projects. Mr. Camp has lived and worked in Iraq for more than 10 years. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Camp held various United States Foreign Service Officer positions, including assignments in the Kurdistan Region for two years and an additional tour based in Baghdad. He served as a Director in the Office for Iraq and Afghanistan at the National Security Council at the White House. Mr. Camp has a Masters in Management from New York University and a B.Sc. in journalism from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Kevin McPhee - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • GENERAL COUNSEL
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • in 2013 As Senior Corporate Counsel
Kevin McPhee was appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in May 2016 and has primary responsibility for Forza Petroleum's legal affairs, including supervising public company continuous disclosure obligations, supporting board of directors activity, resolving disputes and co-ordinating related litigation, negotiating with regulators, and advising on debt and equity financing transactions. Kevin joined Forza Petroleum in 2013 as Senior Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining Forza Petroleum, he was a corporate associate with the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University. He is a licensed barrister and solicitor in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Lindsey Rosebush - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Peter Janele

Dr. Janele has extensive international experience in upstream oil and gas production and exploration. He was employed at Chevron Corporation for 38 years and held assignments in Canada, Indonesia, Kuwait and the United States. During his corporate career, he gained expertise in upstream oilfield operations including Production and Reservoir Engineering, Subsurface Reservoir Characterization, Flow and Recovery Modeling, Field Asset Management, Business Planning and Applied Statistical Analysis. In his last assignment, Dr. Janele was part of an elite exploration review team that was responsible for resource volumetric estimation and risk quantification for Chevron's global exploration portfolio. He has extensive experience in both conventional and non-conventional resources and has won numerous awards for his technical acumen and business leadership. Dr. Janele holds a Bachelors of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia (Canada), a Master's Degree from the University of Southern California (USA) and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta (Canada).

Peter Newman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
Peter Newman was a partner at Deloitte LLP in London where he led the firm's oil and gas sector practice globally from 2002 until his retirement in 2009. Prior to that, Mr Newman joined the oil and gas group at Arthur Andersen LLP in London in 1984, became a partner in 1989 and led the firm's oil sector practice across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. Mr Newman also worked with Mobil Corporation from 1980 to 1984 as an auditor in several countries across Europe, Africa and the Far East. Mr Newman is non-executive director of AOG and Chairman of its audit committee. Mr Newman is a citizen of the United Kingdom, and studied geography at the University of Oxford before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in England.

Shane Cloninger - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team

Vance Querio - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Swiss Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Vance Querio joined Forza Petroleum in March 2012 and served as its West Africa Regional Manager until being appointed Chief Operating Officer in April 2015, and promoted as Chief Executive Officer in March 2016. On March 1, 2023, Vance shifted into the role of Director and non-executive Chair of Forza Petroleum. Prior to joining Forza Petroleum, Vance worked with Addax Petroleum, where he was Chairman and Managing Director for its Nigeria Business Unit, leading Addax Petroleum's operations as the largest independent oil company in Nigeria, with peak production capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. He previously provided executive management and professional engineering services for several oil industry companies and worked with Chevron for 20 years, in various positions, including projects in the Middle East, West Africa, North and South America and South East Asia. Vance is a member of the Swiss section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is also a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators and American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He is a graduate in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in the United States.