Board of Directors

Angus Karoll - Executive Chairman

Angus is the founding Director of WestSide Corporation Ltd and has been instrumental in establishing the Company, including forming strategic relationships with investors and joint venture partners.

Angus was the key driver and initiator of the development of a world-scale CSG downstream processing project for ammonia urea in Asia and enlisted influential Australian and International parties into a consortium to develop the project.

He was also responsible for conducting due diligence on several other conventional gas projects in south east Asia.

Angus was the President Director and controlling shareholder of PT Westside Agritama, a major provider of logistics and transport services in Indonesia. He originally established this company in 1997 as a joint venture with JR Simplot International, one of the United States' largest private agricultural enterprises.

He has also built a number of international businesses in the logistics and agricultural supplies sectors.

John Clarke - Independent Non-executive Director

BCom, ACA

John is the Managing Director of Infrastructure Capital Group. John has extensive experience in the financing of infrastructure-related businesses and projects, including the Condamine Power Station (now owned by QGC) and Esperance Power Station and Pipeline in Western Australia.

His previous experience includes merger and acquisitions in the New Zealand electricity industry, and more recently he was the CEO of Infratil Australia Ltd and Managing Director of HRL Morrison & Co Pty Ltd.

John is Chairman of Stadium Australia Group (ANZ Stadium) and a Director of leading infrastructure industry group Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Gas Pipelines Vic Pty Ltd, Esperance Pipeline Co Pty Ltd, Esperance Power Station Pty Ltd, Stadium Investments Pty Ltd, Biodiesel Producers Ltd, Neerabup Power Station Holdings Pty Ltd and Ochre Services Ltd. John has been a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee since July 2010.

Tony Gall - Independent Non-executive Director

FCA

Tony was an employee and partner of Price Waterhouse for 39 years, during which time he gained international exposure in the UK, USA and Indonesia. More recently he has been an independent advisor and consultant to small and medium enterprises.

He brings extensive experience from a wide variety of industries and particular depth in the Audit and Corporate Advisory area in which he specialised at Price Waterhouse.

Tony is the Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee.

Trent Karoll - Non-executive Director

BEc, FAICD

Trent was the Joint Managing Director of the Nelson Group of Companies, a substantial private business, with operations in Australia, New Zealand and Germany and over 400 employees.

Trent has a strong background in finance and operations across broad industry sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, wholesale and retail.

He has also gained commercial experience in commodity futures trading and corporate recovery. Trent is an experienced company director, occupying more than 10 board positions in a variety of private companies.

Trent is a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee.

Nathan Mitchell - Non-executive Director

Nathan Mitchell has a lifelong involvement with the drilling and resource exploration industry, throughout which time he has developed both skilled technical ability and commercial management expertise.

Nathan was the Chief Executive of Mitchell Drilling Corporation, overseeing its expansion prior to the sale of its Australian operations to Lucas Coal Technologies in 2008.

As the Chief Executive Officer of the privately-held Mitchell Group, Nathan continues to manage international drilling operations.

Nathan has been involved with the research and development of drilling techniques in the coal seam gas industry.

Robert Neale - Non-executive Director

BSc (Hons)

Rob has more than 40 years' experience in the resources sector and is Managing Director and CEO of New Hope Corporation Ltd. His main areas of expertise lie in the exploration and mining industry, gained from working in several countries covering gold, base metals, synthetic fuels, coal, bulk materials and shipping as well as power generation projects.

Over the past 15 years, Rob has effectively led corporate growth through business improvement, asset management and successfully implemented new business ventures.

Rob is also a Non-executive Director of Planet Gas Limited and a Director of both the Queensland Resources Council and Australian Coal Association.

"WestSide has clearly been able to steal a march on many junior energy sector peers during 2010 and now harbours aspirations of becoming a financially sustainable S&P/ASX 200 company." 

Angus Karoll - Executive Chairman