Board of directors

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 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 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.

Ewan joined Dana in 2011 as Financial Controller. He previously worked at Maersk Oil and ExxonMobil. Ewan has an honours degree in accountancy form the University of Dundee and is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Andy joined Dana Petroleum in 2022. He has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry both onshore and offshore covering Asset Management, Operations, Production Engineering and Maintenance functions. Previously Upstream Director at EnQuest, Andy has undertaken a variety of other roles including Head of Operations in Qatar and Copenhagen for Maersk Oil, leading BG’s domestic business in Australia and as an Offshore Installation Manager with Shell in the UK.

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 Kim is currently SVP of E&P-Overseas Business Dept. II, KNOC. He joined KNOC in 1995 and has worked mainly in exploration and production of oil and gas projects. Mr. Kim was Managing Director of KNOC Caspinan Branch in Kazakhstan from 2018 to 2022.

He has M.Sc. degrees in Mining and Mineral Engineering Department from Inha University in Korea.

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