MANAGEMENT TEAM APPOINTMENTS - JANUARY 2010
05 July 2010
Jordan Energy & Mining has strengthened its management team with the appointments of John Fraser as operations manager and Mark Puckett as manager: project finance.
John Fraser, a chartered engineer with an Honours degree in Chemical Engineering, joined Jordan Energy & Mining in October 2009 after a successful 15 year career at Huntsman, the leading manufacturer of petrochemical products. During his 10 years as a process inprovement engineer and production manager he was responsible for managing process and engineering teams of over 100 people, leading manufacturing activity and driving continuous improvement in plant performance. This was followed by 5 years experience in developing new markets for co-products and commercial sales in a commodity pricing environment.
Commenting on the appointment, Jordan Energy & Mining managing director Christopher Morgan said,"John brings a wealth of technical knowledge and practical experience of complex industrial processes, combined with sound commercial skills. He is proving to be a valuable asset to the Jordan Energy & Mining management team."
Mark Puckett is a seasoned finance professional with a successful track record focused on major energy and metals processing projects in the Middle East. During his 25 year City career, he worked for Bank of Tokyo International, Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, KPMG and German mortgage lender Hypo Real Estate.
His role at Jordan Energy & Mining is to co-ordinate and raise equity and debt finance from prospective investors and banking institutions, initially to cover the cost of the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) process and, ultimately, to put all financing arrangements in place.