Aidan Heavey ²

Chief Executive Officer (Age 56)

A founding Director and shareholder of the Company, Aidan Heavey has played a key role in the development of Tullow from its formation in 1985, to its current international status as a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production group. A Chartered Accountant, he previously held roles in the airline and engineering sectors in Ireland. Aidan is a director of Traidlinks, an Irish-based charity established to develop and promote enterprise and diminish poverty in the developing world, particularly Africa.

Ian Springett

Chief Financial Officer (Age 51)

A Chartered Accountant, Ian Springett, was appointed Chief Financial Officer and to the Board on 1 September 2008. Prior to joining Tullow, he worked at BP for 23 years where he gained a wealth of international oil and gas experience. Most recently he was the Group Vice President for Planning with other senior positions including Commercial Director of the Supply and Trading Business, Upstream CFO, Vice President of Finance, US CFO and a Business Unit leader in Alaska. Prior to joining BP, he qualified with Coopers & Lybrand.

Graham Martin

General Counsel and Company Secretary (Age 55)

A solicitor, Graham Martin joined Tullow as Legal and Commercial Director in 1997 from Vinson & Elkins, a leading international law practice, where he was a partner. Prior to that, he was a partner in Dickson Minto WS, a UK corporate law firm. He has over 30 years’ experience of UK and international corporate and energy transactions. He has been the principal legal adviser to Tullow since its formation in 1985 and was appointed General Counsel in 2004 and Company Secretary in 2008.

Angus McCoss

Exploration Director (Age 47)

Angus McCoss was appointed to the Board in December 2006. He joined Tullow in April 2006 as General Manager Exploration. A geologist with a PhD, he has 21 years of wide-ranging exploration experience, working primarily with Shell in Africa, Europe, China, South America and the Middle East. He has held a number of senior positions within Shell including Americas Regional Vice President Exploration and General Manager of Exploration onshore and offshore Nigeria.

Paul McDade ⁴

Chief Operating Officer (Age 45)

Paul McDade was appointed to the Board in March 2006. Mr McDade joined Tullow in 2001 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer following the Energy Africa acquisition in 2004, having previously managed Tullow’s UK gas business. An engineer with over 20 years’ experience, he has worked in various operational, commercial and management roles with Conoco, Lasmo and ERC. He has broad international experience having worked in the UK North Sea, Latin America, Africa and South East Asia and holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Petroleum Engineering.