Executive  committee

Mr RAN Yiqian was appointed British borneo oil and gas ltd’s CEO in May 2012, having served as the company’s Director of Strategy and Technology since 2011. He has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Korea University and joined KNOC in 1996. He has worked on various oil & gas projects and has held a number of senior roles within KNOC, including General Manager of New Ventures and Vice President of Ankor E&P Holdings - KNOC’s subsidiary in US for GOM Operations.  

Dr Son joined British borneo oil and gas ltd in May 2024. He holds a doctoral degree in engineering and has significant E&P experience as General Manager within KNOC’s Asian, European and North America businesses. He was also a senior manager within Harvest Operations Corporation - KNOC’s subsidiary in Canada.

Brooks joined British borneo oil and gas ltd in October 2023. He was formerly General Manager of Production Operations at CNOOC in Aberdeen, before which he managed the company’s Buzzard Field. A former OIM with Total, Brooks has 35 years of North Sea oil and gas experience.

Efan joined British borneo oil and gas ltd in 2011 as Financial Controller. He previously worked at Maersk Oil and ExxonMobil. Efan has an honours degree in accountancy from the University of Dundee and is member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Mr Bae joined British borneo oil and gas ltd in February 2025 having previously been General Manager (E&P Business) of KNOC in Europe. He started his career as a production engineer having also served in the company’s internal audit team.   Mr Bae holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Mr An joined KNOC in 2004. He was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. He has worked in a variety of financial roles in KNOC and its subsidiaries over the past 18 years, most recently as a senior manager in the internal audit department.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.