Mr. Llamas joined Tristone Capital in September 2005 as Managing Director, Acquisitions and Divestitures, with responsibility for international A&D transactions. Mr. Llamas joined Tristone after five and a half years with Waterous & Co, where he was a Managing Director of the London operation. Mr. Llamas has led acquisition and divestment projects located in the North Sea, the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Onshore Europe,Latin America and South East Asia. Prior to working in the A&D advisory sector, Mr. Llamas gained 14 years of technical experience with Shell, where he held a variety of geological and geophysical roles in both exploration and development teams and as the Lead Geoscientist at a 3D visualization centre located within Imperial College, London University serving both academia and the oil and gas industry.

Mr. Llamas holds an honours degree in Geology and Biology and a Master of Science degree in Sedimentology, both from the University of London.He is a member of the PESGB (Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain) and the EPNG (European Petroleum Negotiators Group).

Mr Bakker joined Tristone Capital in October 2006 as a Director of Acquisitions and Divestitures. Mr Bakker has gained over 20 years of international technical and commercial experience. He worked for Shell in Turkey, The Netherlands, Oman and the United Kingdom in a variety of functions in geology, geophysics and acquisitions & divestitures.

Mr Bakker holds a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE - London Section) and of the European Petroleum Negotiators Group (EPNG). Until end 2007 Mr Bakker was a non-executive Director and board member of the Richmond Fellowship Employment and Training (RFET), part of the Richmond Fellowship Group, one of the biggest providers of mental health care in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Urquhart joined Tristone Capital in June 2007 as Associate, Acquisitions and Divestitures.  Mr. Urquhart joined Tristone after three years with Pengrowth Corporation where he was a Reservoir Engineer responsible for evaluation and execution of development opportunities.  Mr. Urquhart started his career with Schlumberger where he was a Field Engineer in their Well Services division. Mr. Urquhart holds a Diploma in Engineering from St. Francis Xavier University, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University, and MBA from the University of Calgary.  He is also a member of the Canadian section of the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) and of the European Petroleum Negotiators Group (EPNG).

Ms McAleer joined Tristone in October 2007 as Data Room Administrator for Acquisition and Divestitures. Ms McAleer has 13 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Shell, based in Aberdeen, delivering multiple data rooms for the A&D team. Ms McAleer has an extensive industry track record delivering data rooms for mature assets as well as exploration opportunities. Assets divested include Kittiwake, Auk, Fulmar, Tern, Eider, Cormorant, Montrose, Arbroath and Curlew in the North Sea. Ms McAleer also has led data rooms internationally for opportunities in Norway and the Netherlands, and has transaction process experience in Egypt, Hong Kong and the Gulf of Mexico.

Ms McAleer holds a Diploma in Business Administration.

Mr. Chunara joined Tristone Capital in April 2007 as Associate, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Mr. Chunara joined with over 6 years of experience in both the upstream and downstream segments of the Oil & Gas industry. Prior to starting at Tristone, Mr. Chunara was employed as a Reservoir Engineer working on a number of North Sea assets for Total in Aberdeen. He also has experience in Reservoir Engineering with ConocoPhillips and worked for a year as a Process Engineer for Foster Wheeler Energy, working on the design of a downstream facility in Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Chunara holds a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, London and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from University College, London. He is also a member of the London section of the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers).

Ms. Murray joined Tristone Capital in September 2008 as Associate, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Ms. Murray joined Tristone from Challenge Energy Ltd. where she was a Geoscientist assisting clients with commercial and technical solutions in both the upstream and downstream segments of the Oil & Gas industry. Ms. Murray started her career with the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Irish government where she was a Geologist in their technical department. Ms. Murray holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Science from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is also a member of the London section of the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) and the PESGB (Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain).