Tag Oil Ltd., Vancouver, has appointed Suneel Gupta as vice-president and chief operating officer of the company.
Gupta is a senior executive in the international petroleum oil and gas industry with over 30 years of experience. He joined Bankers Petroleum Ltd. in July 2004 as a founder and held several roles with the company including president and chief executive officer, executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
The appointment coincides with changes to the company’s board of directors.
Abdel (Abby) Badwi has joined the company as executive chairman of the board. Shawn Reynolds and Thomas Hickey have also been appointed to the board as non-executive directors. Badwi is a geologist and executive with more than 40 years of international upstream experience. He most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Kuwait Energy.
Ken Vidalin, David Bennett, and Brad Holland have resigned from their positions as non-executive directors.
The remaining members of TAG's management and board will continue in their respective positions, with the board of directors now consisting of Badwi (executive chairman), Toby Pierce (chief executive officer), Shawn Reynolds, Thomas Hickey, Keith Hill, Peter Loretto, and Gavin Wilson.