BOARD OF DIRECTORS

: Sir Bill Gammell
Chief Executive (57)
Sir Bill Gammell holds a BA in Economics and Accountancy from Stirling University and was awarded a knighthood in 2006 for services to industry in Scotland. Sir Bill has over 25 years’ experience in the international oil and gas industry. He founded Cairn and was appointed Chief Executive on its initial listing in 1988. He is the non-executive Chairman of Cairn India Limited and is a member of the Asia Task Force and the UK India Business Council. Sir Bill, who is an ex Scotland rugby internationalist, is also Chairman of Winning Scotland Foundation and a director of sportscotland and Glasgow 2014 Limited.

: Dr Mike Watts
Deputy Chief Executive (54)
Dr Mike Watts holds a First Class Hons degree and a PhD in Geology. He joined Shell in 1980, Burmah in 1985 and Premier in 1986. In 1991 he was appointed Managing Director of the Amsterdam listed Holland Sea Search, which was acquired by Cairn in 1996. Mike was appointed Exploration Director of Cairn in 1997 and Deputy Chief Executive with effect from 31 March 2009. He has been closely associated with the emergence of Cairn as the pre-eminent foreign owned oil and gas company in India and the major holder of frontier exploration acreage in Greenland. As an executive director of Cairn, Mike has particular responsibility for providing assurance to the Board on health, safety, environment (including climate change), community and human rights matters. Mike is also a non-executive director of SOCO International plc.

: Malcolm Thoms
Chief Operating Officer (54)
Malcolm Thoms holds a BSc Hons in Physics from Edinburgh University and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University. He started his career as a field engineer with Schlumberger and subsequently became manager of their businesses in Qatar and Brunei. He joined Cairn in 1989 and held a number of senior management positions prior to his appointment as an executive director in 2000. Malcolm is a non-executive director of Cairn India Limited and he has also recently been appointed as a Trustee of The University of Edinburgh Development Trust. As an executive director of Cairn, Malcolm has particular responsibility for security matters.

: Phil Tracy
Engineering and Operations Director (59)
Phil Tracy holds an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University. He is a Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the international oil and gas industry. He originally joined Cairn in 1988 and served as an executive director from 1989 until 1999. He subsequently became managing director of Providence Resources P.l.c. before rejoining Cairn in 2002 as Chairman of Cairn Energy India Pty Limited, a post he held until May 2006. He was appointed Engineering & Operations director in 2004 and served as Rajasthan Project Director until December 2006. In December 2007, Phil rejoined the Rajasthan Project Board.

: Jann Brown
Finance Director (53)
Jann Brown was appointed Finance Director of Cairn in 2006 and is also a non-executive director of Cairn India Limited. She holds an MA from Edinburgh University and a diploma in accounting from Heriot-Watt University. She joined Cairn in 1998 after a career in the accountancy profession, mainly with KPMG. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Taxation. As an executive director of Cairn, Jann has particular responsibility for employee matters. In addition to her roles within the Cairn group, she is the Senior Independent Director of Hansen Transmissions International nv, a Belgian engineering company which is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

: Simon Thomson
Legal & Commercial Director (44)
Simon Thomson was appointed Legal & Commercial Director of Cairn in 2006. He holds a LLB Hons from Aberdeen University and a Diploma in Legal Practice from Glasgow University. He joined Cairn in 1995 as a lawyer before becoming Group Commercial Manager. Prior to his appointment as Legal & Commercial Director, he served on the Group Management Board for six years. He is also a director of Winning Scotland Foundation.

: Norman Murray
Non-Executive Chairman (61)
Norman Murray was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn in 1999 and Chairman in 2002. He was a co-founder and former Chairman of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity Limited and was also a director of Morgan Grenfell Asset Management Limited and a non-executive director of Bristow Helicopter Group Limited. He is a past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He is a non-executive director of Greene King PLC and Robert Wiseman Dairies plc.

: Hamish Grossart
Non-Executive Deputry Chairman (52)
Hamish Grossart was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn in 1994 and Deputy Chairman in 1996. He has 25 years’ experience on public company boards in a wide range of industries, both in an executive and non-executive capacity. He is currently also Deputy Chairman of British Polythene Industries PLC, Chairman of Indigo Vision Group plc and a non-executive director of Artemis Investment Management Limited.

: Todd Hunt
Non-Executive Director (57)
Todd Hunt was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn in 2003. He is President and joint owner of Atropos Exploration Company and Atropos Production Company based in Dallas, Texas. He has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry.

: Mark Tyndall
Non-Executive Director (51)
Mark Tyndall was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn in 2003. He is Chief Executive of Artemis Investment Management Limited.

: Iain McLaren
Non-Executive Director (58)
Iain McLaren was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn on 1 July 2008. He was formerly Senior Partner for KPMG in Scotland and has significant experience in the oil and gas sector. Iain is also a director of The Scottish Council for Development and Industry, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC and Investors Capital Trust plc. He is Chair of The Oversight Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

: Dr James Buckee
Non-Executive Director (63)
Dr James Buckee was appointed an independent non-executive director of Cairn on 15 January 2009. He has more than 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry having held senior executive positions with Shell, Burmah Oil and BP, and was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy Inc.

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