Challenger Energy Group PLC (AIM:CEG, OTC:BSHPF) has appointed a new managing director for its operations in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sohan Ojah-Maharaj will assume responsibilities in mid-April 2022 and will be responsible for day-to-day operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. He will work as a key member of the executive team on the twin aims of delivering organic production growth and seeking to add production growth inorganically, Challenger said.
Ojah-Maharaj is currently a senior reservoir engineer and business consultant at the petroleum consultancy, Gaffney Cline & Associates. In this position, he has worked extensively in Trinidad and Tobago and the broader Caribbean region, as well as internationally more generally.
Geoffrey Leid, the current head of operations in Trinidad and Tobago will stay on with the company for a transitional period, after which he will be available as a consultant.
“As previously advised, Iain McKendrick has now commenced as non-executive Chairman, and our previous non-executive chairman, Bill Schrader, and our previous non-executive deputy chairman, James Smith, have both stepped down from the board after many years of diligent service and guidance, for which we are extremely grateful. Tim Eastmond has commenced as chief financial officer and joined the board, and Gagan Khurana has assumed the role of chief commercial officer,” said Eytan Uliel, the chief executive of Challenger.