Stuart Doshi
Description Mr. Doshi, 64, has been actively engaged in the oil and gas business for the past 40 years. Mr. Doshi began his oil and gas career with Natomas Company in 1970. He held various positions of increasing responsibility in planning, corporate development and financial management with Natomas. Mr. Doshi?s activities covered international oil and gas exploration and production, domestic oil and gas exploration and production, geothermal energy production, coal production and petroleum trading and marketing companies. After leaving Natomas in 1985, Mr. Doshi served as a Senior Vice President of Energy Sources Group until 1988. Mr. Doshi then served as Vice President of Pan Pacific Petroleum, Inc. from 1988 to 1991. Immediately prior to forming GeoPetro, Mr. Doshi was the Managing Director of Sierra Overseas Corporation. Mr. Doshi founded GeoPetro in 1994 and has served as a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer since our inception and as Chairman of the Board since March 1998. Mr. Doshi is a graduate of the University of San Francisco with a Bachelor?s Degree in Finance and the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Master?s Degree in Economics. Mr. Doshi is our longest-serving director, and he brings to the Board a broad array of institutional knowledge and a historical perspective. He has served as our Chairman since 1998. He possesses the critical historical and institutional knowledge of the Company?s projects and the complex multi-jurisdictional contractual arrangements governing them. We believe any discussions concerning the strategic direction of our Company should be conducted with this knowledge, insight and experience. The Board of Directors believes that having Mr. Doshi serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors is a benefit to the overall success and growth of the Company. Since he manages the day-to-day operations, he has a unique perspective on the Company?s technical and financial strengths and is best positioned to chair board meetings where key business issues and corporate strategies are discussed on a routine basis. As indicated above, Mr. Doshi has been involved in the oil and gas industry virtually all his professional life and has developed a wide network of personal and business relationships within the oil and gas industry. His strong financial background combined with his many years of domestic and international operational experience throughout changing conditions in the market and industry provide him with the ability to successfully lead the Company. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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