Executive  committee

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.

Brian joined Dana Petroleum in October 2023. He was formerly General Manager of Production Operations at CNOOC in Aberdeen, before which he managed the company’s Buzzard Field. A former OIM with Total, Brian has 35 years of North Sea oil and gas experience.

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

Mr Dong Young BAE joined KNOC in 1998. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mineral and mining engineering from Dong-A university, South Korea.  He has spent most of his career as engineer and manager for overseas drilling & completion operations in Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Yemen, UAE, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Canada and Korea. He also worked as rig operations manager for semi-submersible drilling rig and covered  HSE, operations, maintenance, ship classification and other related works.

Mr An joined KNOC in 2004. He was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. He has worked in a variety of financial roles in KNOC and its subsidiaries over the past 18 years, most recently as a senior manager in the internal audit department.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.