Board of Directors
Stephen Gutteridge
Executive Chairman, aged 58
Stephen has spent over 30 years working in the oil and gas industry, working for companies including Shell, Amerada Hess, International Petroleum Exchange (now ICE Futures), Star Energy Group, and the Council for Registered Gas Installers (CORGI)
He has held several executive and non-executive roles in oil and gas companies quoted on AIM, including non-executive Chairman of Star Energy, and most recently, Chairman of President Petroleum Company plc. He was Chairman of TQ Holdings Limited until its recent sale to Pearson Group, and is a non-executive director of Fulcrum Utility Services plc.
Richard Swindells
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, aged 38
Richard joined Nighthawk in June 2011 having previously spent 15 years as an investment banker, the past five of which he has spent advising and raisingequity for resources companies. Richard joins from Ambrian Partners where he was Head of Oil & Gas Corporate Finance having previously been CEO of Nabarro Wells & Co and director of Corporate Finance at Panmure Gordon.
Richard has an economics degree from University of Birmingham and he is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment by diploma.
Stuart Eaton
Non-Executive Director, aged 48
Stuart was Head of UK Equity Alpha at Insight Investment Management Limited. Founded by HBOS in 2002, Insight had assets under management of £119 billion in 2009. Stuart joined Insight in May 2005 and was responsible for the management of UK equity long only portfolios