Our Leadership Team

Graham is an experienced oil and gas executive with 40 years of experience across technical, operational and commercial leadership roles, including International Vice President of Petro-Canada (TSX: PCA). Graham is a Petroleum Engineer by training, and holds various directorships at listed and private energy and consulting firms.

David Blewden joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2020. David is a senior oil and gas sector Executive with 40 years of international experience working as a petroleum engineer, an energy investment banker and in energy industry finance roles. He is currently CFO of Sunny Hill Energy Limited, a UK private E&P company (formerly Petroceltic International), and in recent years, has been a Non-Executive Director of Gulf Marine Services plc, an LSE premium listed oil services company and New Age (African Global Energy) Limited, a private E&P company. From 2010 to 2016, he was CFO of Sterling Resources Ltd, a TSX-V listed Canadian E&P company. David holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Christian Bukovics is a senior oil and gas sector executive with for 40 years of international experience across a variety of roles. Since 2013, he has worked as founder, advisor and Non-executive director in small-cap oil and gas companies and was part of the board of LSE premium listed JKX Oil and Gas plc. Prior to this, he held several senior positions with Shell, including VP Exploration Russia and FSU, VP Commercial in Global Exploration and GD of Shell Temir (Kazakhstan). Christian holds a doctorate.

Garry has more than 25 years’ international oil industry experience in a variety of executive, finance, M&A, asset management, technical and commercial roles with Halliburton, Total, Shell and Orsted. He also launched and led a UK upstream focused private-equity-backed start-up, securing cornerstone equity funding and a follow-on debt package. Garry is a Chartered Engineer.

Dr John Argent is an experienced geoscientist with global expertise from over 25 years of working domestic and international oil and gas projects with Amerada Hess, Paladin Resources, BG Group and Shell in a variety of roles. John has a proven track record in new business development and exploration success. He instigated and led BG Group’s entry into East Africa and Central America, delivering new core assets including the discovery of 16 Tcf of gas resources in Tanzania. Additionally, John has managed significant operated exploration programmes offshore Uruguay and Honduras. John has a D.Phil in Geology from the University of Oxford, is a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society.

Sean has 23 years’ oil and gas industry experience in risk management roles working internationally; North Africa, sub–Saharan Africa, the middle east, Caribbean and UK sectors. Exploration, development, and production operations. Prior to his current career he served for 16 years in the UK Fire and Rescue Service to the rank of Station Officer.

AMBA CoSec has acted as Corporate Secretary for Sound Energy Plc since 2016, advising the Board on all matters relating to Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial. AMBA works closely with the Chairman and Board, supporting compliance and implementation of best practice – as a hands on implementer as well as a trusted advisor.

AMBA CoSec has acted as Corporate Secretary for Sound Energy Plc since 2016, advising the Board on all matters relating to Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial. AMBA works closely with the Chairman and Board, supporting compliance and implementation of best practice – as a hands on implementer as well as a trusted advisor.