Hadi Hallouche

Chief Executive of Puma Energy and Global Co-Head of Oil Trading, Trafigura

In October 2019, Hadi Hallouche was appointed Co-Head of Trafigura’s Oil Trading Division. This follows his two-year tenure as Head of Oil Singapore where he was responsible for managing the company’s oil and gas trading activity across the Asia Pacific region. Hadi joined Trafigura in 2011 as an LNG Trader. Prior to joining Trafigura, Hadi spent seven years in Royal Dutch Shell. Hadi, an Algerian national, holds a PhD in Economics.

Pierre Lorinet

DIRECTOR, TRAFIGURA

Pierre joined Trafigura in 2002 and was appointed CFO in January 2007. Before joining Trafigura, he was employed by Merrill Lynch London and Banque Indosuez in the Middle East in various debt and capital market roles. Pierre left Trafigura in October 2015 but remains a director on several boards.

Baltazar Agostinho Gonçalves Miguel

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER, SONANGOL EP

Baltazar joined Sonangol in 1997 and has held various senior management positions in Accounting, Finance and Human Resources for Sonangol Distribuidora SA and Sonangol Refinaria de Luanda SA. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Sonangol Luanda Refinery between 2009 and 2012 and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Sonangol Academia between 2014 and 2017. In November 2017, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Sonangol EP. Baltazar holds a BSc in Business Economics from the University of Salford and an MA in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Sheffield/Sheffield Management School.

Filomena Maria Gamboa Carvalho dos Santos e Oliveira

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER, SONANGOL HIDROCARBONETOS INTERNACIONAL

Filomena began her career with Sonangol in 1982. Between 2012 to 2015, she served as a member of the Executive Committee of Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção, which operates exploration and production assets in Angola. Since 2015, Filomena has been a member of the Executive Committee of Sonangol Hidrocarbonetos Internacional, the company responsible for the management of international exploration and production assets. Prior to Sonangol, she was Head of Reservoirs Department for the National Concessionaire. Filomena holds a Mining/Petroleum Engineering degree from Agostinho Neto University, Angola.

René Médori

NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, PUMA ENERGY

René joined the Puma Energy Board as non-Executive Chairman on 3 March 2020. René holds dual French and British nationality. He brings significant experience to the Board from his executive roles in the energy and natural resources sectors. He also has invaluable direct experience of international best practice in corporate governance and operating responsibly in emerging markets to the company. René was previously Chief Financial Officer of Anglo American, and Group Finance Director of The BOC Group. He currently holds Non-Executive Directorships at Newmont and Vinci and he is also Chairman of Petrofac.

Michael Wainwright

DIRECTOR, TRAFIGURA

Michael was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Trafigura Management Board member in January 2008. His principal focus is the management of the middle and back office support teams for the trading division, direct responsibility for the Group’s P&L and responsibility for the Finance function at Board level. Mike joined Trafigura in 1996. He has held various roles within the Group, covering accounting, deals desk and middle office IT development. Mike holds a BSc in Mathematics and Actuarial Studies from Southampton University.

Hadi Hallouche

Chief Executive of Puma Energy and Global Co-Head of Oil Trading, Trafigura

In October 2019, Hadi Hallouche was appointed Co-Head of Trafigura’s Oil Trading Division. This follows his two-year tenure as Head of Oil Singapore where he was responsible for managing the company’s oil and gas trading activity across the Asia Pacific region. Hadi joined Trafigura in 2011 as an LNG Trader. Prior to joining Trafigura, Hadi spent seven years in Royal Dutch Shell. Hadi, an Algerian national, holds a PhD in Economics.

Carlos Pons

Chief Financial Officer of Puma Energy

Carlos joined Trafigura in 2013 and has 17 years of experience in M&A, financing and asset and portfolio management in the energy sector. He started his career in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs in London and Moscow executing numerous M&A, equity and debt capital market transactions. He joined Trafigura from Glencore where he was responsible for M&A in the Oil department. Throughout his career, Carlos has been heavily involved in portfolio management, integration and restructurings. Carlos also served as Co-Chief Executive Officer for Wolverine Fuels LLC in 2017 and 2018. Carlos is a Board member of several Trafigura Group companies including Wolverine Fuels, Porto Sudeste and Mineração Morro do Ipê. Carlos is a Spanish national and holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of ICADE Madrid, Spain. He is a Spanish native speaker and fluent in English, French and Russian.

Martin Urdapilleta

Head of Puma Energy Latin America

Martin Urdapilleta was appointed Head of Puma Energy Latin America in June 2021 and is responsible for Puma Energy’s downstream businesses and operations across the region. He also holds the position of General Manager, Argentina for Trafigura. Martin joined Trafigura in 2008 in the Buenos Aires office as a regional petroleum products trader. In 2010, having relocated to Geneva, he became Head of the Bio-Diesel desk and in 2012 Co-Head of the Distillates desk. In 2013 he moved to Singapore and took on the additional responsibility of managing the Naphtha and Condensates desk. In 2015 he became Head of Oil Trading Asia and a Director of Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. He was appointed Global Head of Crude Oil from September 2016 to December 2017, in addition to running the Asian oil business. Martin was appointed General Manager of Trafigura Argentina in August 2018, responsible for the Group’s growing activities in the country. Prior to joining Trafigura, Martin worked at Bunge, focused on bio-diesel and agricultural products. Martin is an Industrial Engineer by training and graduated from the Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires.

Fadi Mitri

Head of Africa

Before becoming Puma Energy’s Head of Africa in September 2021, Fadi was Trafigura’s Head of Business Development for LNG and gas. Prior to joining Trafigura, Fadi worked for Royal Dutch Shell for 12 years in Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, and Dubai, in a variety of roles including lubricants supply chain management, government relations, and mergers and acquisitions. In 2012, Fadi moved to Shell’s LNG division and worked across Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Sean Craig

Head of Human Resources

Sean Craig was appointed Head of Human Resources and joined the Executive Committee in April 2021.

Seamus Kilgallon

Head of Aviation

Seamus Kilgallon was appointed to the Executive Committee of Puma Energy in September 2021.

Matt Willey

Interim Head of Corporate Affairs and Brand

Matt joined Puma Energy in 2020 and has 20 years’ experience in Corporate Affairs and Communications. Matt joined Puma Energy from Drax Group plc where he was Group External Affairs Director and was responsible for external communications including: government and stakeholder relations, policy, media and social media. Prior to that Matt has held a range of positions at the UK Ministry of Defence, the UK Cabinet office and in communications consultancy. Matt is a UK national and holds an MSc in International Relations and Politics from the University of Southampton.