Board of Directors
John W. Kennedy, Chairman 
Mr Kennedy, aged 60, joined Wellstream in 2003 as Chairman. Mr Kennedy has over 30 years of experience, holding executive positions in Halliburton, Brown & Root and Dresser Enterprises. In 1993, Mr Kennedy received the Sloan Fellowship, London Business School and also holds a M.Sc., B.E. and C.Eng. from University College Dublin. Mr. Kennedy is currently a director of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Integra Group, Maxwell Drummond International Ltd, Hydrasun Holdings Ltd, Bifold Fluid Power Ltd, and also acts as an advisor and a consultant to several oil field service companies.
Gordon Chapman, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Chapman, aged 59, originally joined Wellstream in 1991 and is now the Company’s Chief Executive Officer having led the management Buy-out in 2003. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil field services sector, including 15 years with Wellstream. Prior to joining Wellstream, Mr Chapman worked on pipeline projects in South America, India, the Caribbean, Nigeria and the North Sea. He is a chartered civil engineer with a degree in Civil Engineering from Salford University.
Alasdair MacDonald, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Mr MacDonald, age 45, joined Wellstream in August 2008 as head of Corporate Development. In the last 9 months he has also been working in an operational role. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Duco Ltd, a subsidiary of Technip for a period of 3 years. Prior to that he was a General Manager for Technip and has over 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a degree in mechanical engineering.
Christopher Braithwaite, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Braithwaite, aged 53, joined Wellstream in August 2004 as Chief Operating Officer. He has over 25 years of experience in project management, engineering and manufacturing businesses in companies including Halliburton/Brown & Root and ABB. He has a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Surrey and a M.Sc. degree in Business Administration & Project Management from Cranfield School of Management. He is chairman of Subsea NE and director of NOF Energy, both industry bodies.
Chris Gill, Finance Director
Mr Gill, aged 47, joined the Company as Finance Director on 7 January 2008. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988 with Ernst and Whinney and has a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Newcastle University. He has over 20 years of financial experience across a diverse range of businesses, most recently as Finance Director at the Noble Organisation and domnick hunter group plc and prior to that in Black and Decker Corp. He is a non-executive director of Stadium Group plc and a board member of the North of England Industrial Development Board.
Luis Araujo, Executive Director
Mr Araujo, aged 50, joined the Company on 21 June 2004 as President of Wellstream Brazil. He has over 26 years of experience in the industry working as a general manager for ABB Group and in engineering, project management and sales for Coflexip, Vetco and FMC Technologies. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Edinburgh University. Mr Araujo was appointed Executive Director on 10 March 2009.
Sir Graham Hearne, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Sir Graham, aged 72, joined Wellstream in 2003 as an independent nonexecutive director. Sir Graham practiced law before taking a number of senior executive positions, including Chief Executive of Enterprise Oil. Sir Graham is currently non-executive Chairman of Braemer Shipping Services Group PLC, Catlin Group Limited and Stratic Energy Corporation. He is a non-executive director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd and Rowan Companies, Inc.
Neil Gaskell, Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Gaskell, aged 61, joined Wellstream in 2007 as an independent nonexecutive director. Mr. Gaskell has 25 years of experience in senior management roles at various Shell companies including from 2000 to 2003 as Group Treasurer, responsible for all financing policies, funding and risk management. Mr Gaskell is currently a non-executive director of several companies including Integra Group and Aberdeen All Asia Investment Trust PLC and others in the oil and gas industry. Mr Gaskell is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Francisco Gros, Independent Non-Executive Director
Francisco R. Gros, age 67, has been a director of the Company since 2007. Mr Gros is non-executive Vice Chairman of OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A., a company involved in the exploration of oil and gas reserves in Brazil. Previously Mr Gros was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fosfertil from 2003 to 2007. In addition, Mr Gros was President and Chief Executive Officer of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. from January 2002 to December 2002, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brazilian Development Bank from 2000 to December 2001. Previously, Mr Gros was also a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley from 1993 to 2000, and was Governor of the Central Bank on two occasions, in 1987 and from 1991 to 1992. Mr Gros is also the Chairman of the Board for Wilson Sons Ltd. and serves on the Boards of Globex Utilidades S.A., EDP-Energias do Brasil S.A., Lojas Renner, Fosfertil, and Agco Corp. Mr Gros has a B.A. (cum laude) from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Patrick M Murray, Non-Executive Director 
Patrick Murray, aged 67, joined Wellstream in July 2007 as an independent non-executive director. Mr Murray has 25 years of experience in senior management positions, most recently as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Dresser, Inc. Mr Murray holds a B.S. degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from Seton Hall University. Mr Murray is on the Board of Directors of Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., Precision Drilling Corporation, Rancher Energy Corp., the Maguire Energy Institute, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, and the Board of Regents of Seton Hall University.