RECONAFRICA ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
On June 6, 2024, Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) announced changes to its Board of Directors. Craig Steinke, the founder of ReconAfrica, retired as Chairman and Director, effective immediately. He is succeeded by Diana McQueen, Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Relations & Communications, who has been appointed as the new Chair. Additionally, D. Jeffrey Harder has joined as an independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Steinke played a important role in the company's development, including key acquisitions and social initiatives in Namibia and Botswana. Ms. McQueen brings extensive governance experience from her tenure in various ministerial roles in Alberta, Canada. Mr. Harder brings over 40 years of financial expertise, having held strategic governance roles at Deloitte LLP. The new appointments aim to strengthen ReconAfrica's governance structure and support its upcoming multi-well drilling campaign.
- Appointment of Diana McQueen as Chair, bringing extensive governance experience.
- Appointment of D. Jeffrey Harder as independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee, enhancing financial oversight.
- Strategic positioning for an upcoming multi-well drilling campaign.
- Successful social initiatives, including the drilling of 36 community water wells and provision of 17 scholarships in Namibia.
- Strengthened governance structure and broadened core competencies with new board appointments.
- Retirement of Craig Steinke, a pivotal figure in the company's development.
- Potential disruption or transition challenges with new leadership.
- Uncertainty regarding the immediate impact of leadership changes on ongoing projects.
Mr. Craig Steinke, the founder of ReconAfrica, is retiring as a director and Chair of the Board. Mr. Steinke has been a director and Chair since January 2022. Mr. Steinke played a pivotal role in the development of ReconAfrica including the acquisition of Petroleum Exploration Licence ("PEL") 073 in
Joining the Board of the Company as a director and Chair is the Honourable Diana McQueen, ECA, ICD.D, currently Senior Vice President of Stakeholder Relations & Communications of the Company since April 2021. Diana held senior level
Also joining the Board of the Company as an independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee, is D. Jeffrey Harder, FCPA, FCA, FCBV, ICD.D. Mr. Harder has more than 40 years' experience as a financial professional with a focus on the energy and mining sectors. Mr. Harder was previously a partner with Deloitte LLP before his retirement from the firm where he held strategic governance and operational positions including
Craig Steinke, Retiring Chair commented: "Founding ReconAfrica in 2013, and discovering the Kavango basin has been a major highlight in my professional career. The original concept where the unexplored Kavango basin held a working petroleum system was proven through the drilling of ReconAfrica's first three test wells in the basin. Acquiring the
Diana McQueen, Chair commented: "I would like to thank Craig for his outstanding leadership and stewardship of ReconAfrica over the years. It was his visionary leadership to see the potential for a sedimentary basin in a previously unexplored part of the world. I would also like to welcome Jeffrey Harder to the Board of Directors. His distinguished career at Deloitte LLP has provided him with the experience necessary to fill the critical role of Chair of the Audit Committee. In addition to my role as Chair, I will continue to fulfill my role as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations as we prepare for the drilling of the Naingopo and Prospect P exploration wells in the Damara Fold Belt until a suitable replacement has been found."
Brian Reinsborough, President and CEO commented: "We would like to thank Craig for his years of leadership and service in founding ReconAfrica. I have enjoyed working with Craig over the last 10 months and we both share a common vision to grow ReconAfrica into an enterprise of scale. The Company is well positioned to execute an exciting exploration drilling program. Both Craig and Diana have been integral parts of building our robust environment, social and governance programs in the Kavango region. We will continue that legacy. We continue to enhance our Board of Directors as we expand our governance structure and broaden its core competencies, which Jeffrey Harder will provide as Chair of the Audit Committee. We welcome Jeffrey to ReconAfrica."
ReconAfrica is a Canadian oil and gas company engaged in the opening of the newly discovered deep Kavango Sedimentary Basin in the Kalahari Desert of northeastern
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