Dana Gas announces new senior management appointments

SHARJAH, UAE -- Dana Gas has announced various key senior management appointments.

Chris Hearne was appointed as the CFO of the company on Jan. 4, 2016. Prior to joining Dana Gas, Hearne was with Serica Energy plc, an international E&P company listed on the AIM market in London, where he served as CFO and director from 2005. Hearne has over 20 years’ experience within the oil industry having been CFO and senior V.P. of Erin Energy, a NYSE listed company with oil assets across Africa, and with Intrepid Energy North Sea Limited.

The company also appointed Iman Hill as technical director in September 2015. Hill additionally holds the positions of general manager for the UAE and Egypt and is currently responsible for delivering the Zora Gas Field project and the GPEA drilling program in both countries, respectively. Prior to joining Dana Gas, Hill held the position of V.P. Development and Production Africa for Sasol E&P International. Hill has 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry across numerous geographies, including the MENA region, Africa, Latin America and the Far East. She has worked as managing director and chairwoman of Shell Egypt, and senior V.P. for Brazil with BG Group. Hill is a petroleum engineer and is a fluent Arabic speaker.

Separately, Duncan Maclean has been appointed to the position of legal and commercial director of the company. Maclean joined the company in March 2014 as the commercial and business development director. Previously, Maclean was a partner with the global law firm of Squire Patten Boggs based in Perth, Australia, and was the co-chair of the firm’s global energy and resources group. Maclean is admitted to the Supreme Courts of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and the High Court of Australia. He has over 20 years’ extensive experience of practicing international energy law.