Chief Executive Officer
Maynard Smith
Maynard is a geophysicist with over thirty years’ technical and managerial experience in the oil and gas industry with a particular focus on the Gulf of Mexico.
Maynard co-founded Darcy Energy Limited, sold to I B Daiwa Corporation in 2005, and Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd where he has been Chief Executive until Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd merged with Trojan Equity Limited to create Byron Energy Limited. Prior to that, Maynard was Chief Operating Officer with Petsec Energy Limited (1989-2000). In the late 1970s and early 1980s Maynard held senior exploration positions with Tenneco Oil Company, based in Bakersfield, California.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics from California State University at San Diego.
Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary
Nick Filipovic
Nick is a qualified accountant (FCPA) with over thirty years’ experience in the financial services and natural resources industries, including oil and gas, where he has held a range of senior financial and commercial management positions. He was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd until Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd merged with Trojan Equity Limited to create Byron Energy Limited.
Chief Operating Officer
Prent Kallenberger
Prent is a geoscientist with over thirty years’ experience in the oil and gas industry with extensive exploration and development experience in the Gulf of Mexico, having generated prospects which have led to the drilling of over 125 wells in the Gulf of Mexico and California.
He was Vice President of Exploration with Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd until Byron Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd merged with Trojan Equity Limited to create Byron Energy Limited.
Between 2000 and 2006, Prent was Vice President of Exploration with Petsec Energy Inc, where he was responsible for a team of seven people and generated projects leading to the drilling of ten successful wells in 12 attempts in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
These wells produced 32 Bcf and 1.5 MMBbls of oil. Between 1992 and 1998 Prent was Geophysical Manager with Petsec Energy Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petsec Energy Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Boise State University and Master of Science degree in Geophysics from Colorado School of Mines.
