JOHN M. ELLIS

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Home Base: California

CITIZENSHIP & PASSPORT: USA

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Strategic finance advisor to lead restructuring of US$ 8 billion of debt from 40 lenders on the largest project in Vietnam’s history, a US$10 Billion energy infrastructure project, while employed in Hanoi by project sponsors (Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu, PetroVietnam & Kuwait Petroleum).

Project finance advisor on the largest project in Australia’s history (US$12 billion North West Shelf LNG in Western Australia) when employed by Westpac Banking Corporation in Sydney.

Strategic advisor to Stanford University on global natural resources investments to generate income for research. Elected to Stanford Associates for exceptional and sustained volunteer service (top 2% of Stanford alumni).

Founder, CEO and CFO of an international oil and gas company with production in Canada and Trinidad. Took the company public and later sold the company.

Strategic advisor to the Government of the Former Soviet Union and Russian Oil Ministry on the restructuring of the world’s largest oil and gas producer in Moscow when employed by Daiwa Securities in London.

Originated joint ventures in China and Russia when employed by Canadian Fracmaster in Calgary. The company became the largest foreign oil producer in Russia.

CFO of a California information technology company.

Adjunct professor in finance at California Polytechnic University.

EDUCATION:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Engineer Degree, Petroleum Engineering 1982

A terminal professional engineering degree as an alternative to a PhD (Offered only at the world’s top technical institutes: MIT and Stanford).

Thesis: Offshore LNG Plants for Developing Remote Gas Fields in Australia & Canada

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY

M.B.A., Master of Business Administration Degree 1985

Thesis: Valuation of Occidental’s Coal Assets for Divestment

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

M.Sc., Master of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering 1981

Thesis: Floating offshore LNG Plants for Developing Remote Offshore Gas Fields in Australia

UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

B.Sc., Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering 1980

EXPERIENCE:

IDEMITSU, MITSUI, PETROVIETNAM, KUWAIT PETROLEUM Joint Venture, Hanoi, Vietnam

Project Finance Manager: 2018 – Jan 2020

•Expatriate position to lead restructure of $8 billion of debt for a $US10 billion mega-refinery.

•Largest project in the history of Vietnam operated by Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemicals LLC.

•$5 Billion of project finance provided by 40 global lenders and seven export agencies.

•Work with global investment bank, legal and accounting advisors on restructuring

•Provide strategic & debt restructuring advice to achieve financial completion for this project.

•Advise on compliance, cash flow, structuring, financial modelling and economic evaluations.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY School of Energy & Environmental Science, Palo Alto, California

Strategic Adviser: Natural Resources Private Equity Investments 2002 - Present

•Volunteer to help originate, assess and acquire oil, gas, LNG, wind, solar energy investments.

•Elected to Stanford Associates honorary organization in 2015 recognizing exceptional and sustained volunteer service. Fewer than 2% of Stanford alumni have earned this honor.

•Research, select and work with private equity fund managers focused on energy.

•This private equity fund is affiliated with Stanford’s $28 billion endowment.

US BANK, Los Angeles, California

Senior Construction Loan Officer: 2015 - 2018

•Originate, structure, negotiate and close complex bank loan debt and project finance to construction, infrastructure, real estate and energy opportunities.

•Provide leadership, strategic direction and client relationship management.

•Advise on government regulations, compliance and credit risk management.

•Review feasibility studies, financial modelling and project technical & economic evaluations.

•US Bank is the fifth largest bank in North America.

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, California

Adjunct Professor, Finance: 2011-2018

• Create and deliver high impact lectures in real estate finance class. Excellent student reviews.

•This was a part time role when I was a full-time banker.

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI BANK (“MUFG”), Los Angeles, California

Senior Loan Consultant: 2008 - 2015

•MUFG is Japan’s largest bank and world’s leading project finance bank.

•Originated, structured, negotiated and closed complex project finance and bank loan debt and project finance to energy, infrastructure and real estate opportunities.

•Provided advisory services to Ichthys LNG Australia, $20 billion in Western Australia

•Provided advisory services to Australia Pacific LNG, $8 billion in Queensland

•Provided advisory services on NSRP mega-refinery project financing in Vietnam, $5 billion

•Provided leadership, strategic direction and client relationship management.

•Adviser on government regulations, compliance and credit risk management.

•Reviewed feasibility studies, financial modelling, project technical & economic evaluations.

•Reviewed appraisals, plans, budgets, reserves, capital costs and operating costs.

•Work with legal counsel on legal documentation.

•Recruit, manage and develop team. Encourage teamwork and mentor younger staff.

BANK OF AMERICA, Los Angeles, California

Senior Construction Loan Officer: 2002 -2008

•Originated, structure, negotiate and close complex bank loan debt and project finance to construction, infrastructure, real estate and energy opportunities.

•Provide high level strategic advice on a wide variety of issues including risk mitigation.

•Provide leadership, strategic direction and client relationship management.

•Adviser on government regulations, compliance and credit risk management.

•Initiate business development opportunities.

•Reviewed feasibility studies, financial modelling, project technical & economic evaluations.

•Bank of America was largest bank in North America.

WEB ASSOCIATES, San Luis Obispo, California (acquired by Publicis.Sapient) 2000 – 2002

Chief Financial Officer

Advise CEO on strategic planning, finance, accounting and fund raising.

Make presentations to Board of Directors on finance, strategy and accounting matters.

This was an ecommerce company which built websites for Apple Computer, Intel, HP, et.al.

Prepare financial statements with accountants and auditors. Negotiated contracts.

Raised capital from high net worth individuals and institutional investors..

Adviser on business development opportunities, acquisitions and divestments

DEL MAR ENERGY INC., Calgary, Canada

CEO, CFO & Member of the Board: 1996 – 2000

•Founded Vista Oil Ltd. in the British Virgins Islands to acquire energy assets.

•Negotiated, structured and acquired an offshore oil & gas producing platform in Trinidad.

•Raised capital from high net worth individuals in private placements.

•Merged Vista Oil into a publicly traded company on the Canadian Stock Exchange.

•This listed company was renamed Del Mar Energy as an energy producer in Trinidad and Canada

•Responsible for raising venture capital, project finance, joint ventures, acquisitions, strategic planning, business development, joint ventures, audit, insurance and legal documentation.

•Closed project finance loan with the World Bank/IFC for offshore Trinidad project.

•Worked with legal counsel on project finance and sale of company documentation.

•Worked with technical teams on oil and gas reserve reports, capital costs and operating costs.

•Ensure proper compliance with health, safety and environment (HSE).

•Created investor presentations and gave speeches at road shows.

•Recruit, manage and develop team. Encourage teamwork and mentor younger staff.

•Adviser on acquisition opportunities in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Vietnam and China. The company was sold.

CANADIAN FRACMASTER LTD., Calgary, Canada (acquired by Baker Hughes & GE)

Director, International Business Development: 1993 - 1996

•Fracmaster was Canada’s largest oil & gas services company and the largest foreign oil producer in Russia. Core business was technology transfer, fracturing, stimulation and horizontal drilling.

•Provided project finance, business development and strategic advisory services to management.

•Originate and negotiate technology transfer joint ventures and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) with Governments in China, Russia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Myanmar & Indonesia.

•Work together with operations, engineering, finance, casualty insurance and senior management.

•Reviewed engineering feasibility studies, oil and gas reserve and valuation reports.

•Prepared project technical economic studies and presented results to management.

•Attended oil and gas trade shows in several countries to sell products and services.

•Ensure proper compliance with health, safety and environment (HSE).

•Concluded joint ventures in Russia, China, Cuba and Hungary (coal bed methane gas).

•Adviser on projects in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Venezuela.

•Recruit, manage and develop team. Encourage teamwork and mentor younger staff.

•Raised capital from high net worth individuals in private placements.

•Worked with legal counsel on joint venture and financing documentation.

•Closed $150 million IPO and $50 million World Bank/IFC project finance loan in Russia.

•Created and delivered speeches at oil and gas conferences in Calgary and Beijing.

•Created investor presentations and gave speeches at road shows. The company was sold.

DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP, Sydney, Australia & London, England

Senior Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions 1990 – 1993

•Daiwa was Japan's second largest investment bank and amongst the world’s largest.

•Responsible for strategic advisory services and project finance in the energy and mining sector.

•Adviser on acquisitions, valuations, private placements, credit risk assessment, financial modeling, due diligence, political risk insurance, risk mitigation and negotiating agreements.

•Reviewed third party engineering oil and gas reserve reports and valuation reports.

•Created investor presentations and gave speeches at road shows.

•Adviser to National Oil Companies on fiscal structure, regulations and attracting foreign capital.

•Developed and created complex excel spreadsheets to analyze project economics.

•Raised capital from high net worth individuals in private placements.

•Work with legal counsel on crafting acquisition and project finance documentation.

•Recruit, manage and develop team. Encourage teamwork and mentor younger staff.

•Strategic adviser to Governments including the Russian Oil Ministry (Rosneft) in Moscow. Adviser to Sumitomo Corporation on LNG projects in Australia, adviser to Total Energy on

Vietnam project, adviser to Petronas in Malaysia, adviser to Santos on Australian and Indonesian LNG projects, adviser on acquisition of Speedo in Australia and advisor to BHP on Tokyo Stock Exchange listing. Delivered speeches at oil conferences in Sydney, London and Moscow.

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, Sydney, Australia

Manager, Project Finance 1985 – 1990

•Westpac was Australia’s largest bank.

•Responsible for the energy and mining sector including: strategic advisory services, business development, acquisitions, financial & technical analysis, credit risk assessment, due diligence, negotiations, political risk insurance, risk mitigation and loan syndication.

•Reviewed third party engineering feasibility studies oil & gas reserve and operating cost reports.

•Developed complex excel spreadsheets to analyze project economics for debt structured loans.

•Work with legal counsel on crafting project finance documentation.

•Adviser on Woodside offshore LNG project in WA ($2+ Billion), Coal seam gas to LNG project in Queensland, DuPont natural gas to sodium cyanide project in Queensland, Dominion Gold projects, Saga Petroleum in Europe ($1+ Billion), Oil Search LNG project in Papua New Guinea, Western Mining offshore oil, gas and LNG projects. Delivered speeches at oil conferences in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

EXXONMOBIL, Houston, Texas

Senior Financial Analyst: 1984 – 1985

•Responsible for technical, financial and acquisition analysis of upstream oil & gas projects.

BP (BRITISH PETROLEUM), Anchorage, Alaska

Petroleum Engineer: 1981 – 1983

•Summer internship and full-time job in oil and gas fields in Alaska.

CHEVRON, Los Angeles, California

Petroleum Engineer: 1980 - 1981

•Summer internships in oil and gas fields in California.

TOTAL, Calgary, Canada

Roustabout: 1978-1979

•Summer internships at a natural gas plant in Alberta.

OTHER:

•Excellent computer skills: Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook and Internet Applications

•California Real Estate Broker License

•Extensive travel in 88 countries

•Selected by Financial Times Who’s Who in World Oil & Gas in 1996

•University Alumni Associations: Stanford, Tulsa and California

•Coached 20 youth teams in soccer, basketball and baseball

•Born in USA. Grew up on a 3,000 acre agricultural farm and cattle ranch

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