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Mr Purcell is an engineer by background and has had a distinguished career in investment banking working with Macquarie Bank and Credit Suisse, the latter both in Australia and Hong Kong.
In 2005 he founded Teknix Capital in Hong Kong, a company specialising in the development and management of projects in emerging markets across the heavy engineering, petrochemical, resources and infrastructure sectors.
Mr Purcell also has considerable experience as a public company director, both in Australia and in a number of other countries in the region, currently being the Chairman of Melbana Energy Limited.
Mr Purcell is currently the Chairman of the Board and a member of both the Audit and Risk Committee and the Human Resources and Nomintions Committee.
Non-Executive Chairman
Greg Runge was appointed the CEO of Australian Drilling operations on 1 January 2024 and Group CEO and Managing Director on 4 October 2024.
Prior to that Greg has held various operational management position with the Group, including head of Technical and Engineering Services and most recently heading the Groups Directional Drilling operations.
He originally commenced employment with the Group in 2003, before pursuing various operational and consulting roles outside of the Group within the Oil and Gas industry, and later returning to Lucas in 2012.
Greg holds a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering from the University of NSW, a Master of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Queensland.
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mr Ball is based in Hong Kong, and has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking and private equity. He trained as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young in London before relocating to Hong Kong.
He worked for many years as an investment banker at JP Morgan primarily covering the energy and natural resources sectors prior to working in private equity.
Mr Ball was previously a consultant representing Kerogen Capital (“Kerogen”) a substantial shareholder.
Mr Ball is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee Chairman of the Human Resources and Nominations Committee.
Non-Executive Director
Robert has over 25 years’ experience in investment banking and corporate advisory, focusing predominantly on the mining, metals, and oil and gas sectors across various positions at Macquarie, Royal Bank of Canada and Nomura where most recently he held the position of Managing Director and was the Head of Natural Resources for the Australasian region from 2016 to 2021.
From 2021 until earlier this year Robert acted as a Senior Advisor to EMR Capital, a specialist, natural resources focused private equity manager and held the position of Director of Peak Minerals Inc., a US based, portfolio company of EMR.
He holds bachelor qualifications in Chemical Engineering and Law from the University of Adelaide, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investments from FINSIA.
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Robert Joined the Board in October 2025 as a nominee of Kerogen Investments No. 1 (HK) Limited (“Kerogen”), the Company's largest shareholder and also a financier of the Company.
Non-Executive Director
Francis has over 40 years of diverse international experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, working in engineering and senior management roles.
Prior to joining Cuadrilla as CEO in July 2012, Francis worked in Houston, Texas as President of Production for BHP Billiton Petroleum.
He also held senior management roles at BHP in Algeria, Pakistan, UK and Australia over the course of a 20-year career.
Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Francis spent eight years with Marathon Oil in a variety of engineering and commercial roles.
He was educated in Ireland, obtaining a BE Civil Degree with First Class Honours and a Master of Engineering Science Degree.
He spent time as a PhD student and research assistant at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Los Angeles and also holds a MBA from the University of Warwick.
Executive Director, UK Chief Executive
Mr Perrin was the Group Chief Financial Officer from December 2014 to 31 August 2020 when he retired from that position, but he continues to serve as a Director.
He has also served as a Non-executive Director of Andromeda Metals Ltd (ASX: AND) until 31 January 2025.
Prior to joining AJL, he was the Chief Financial Officer for Whitehaven Coal Limited for nearly 6 years.
He also previously held the group CFO roles with Asciano Limited and PacificNational Limited and was an executive director and divisional CFO of the listed Toll NZ Limited as well as holding various senior finance roles within the Toll Holdings group and TNT.
Mr Perrin has considerable knowledge of transport, infrastructure, coal mining and oil and gas industries and has in depth experience across commercial, accounting and the finance spectrums. Prior to that he started his career with KPMG.
Mr Perrin is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, and a member of the Human Resources and Nominations Committee.
Non-Executive Director
Cuadrilla Resources is a pioneer in the exploration of unconventional hydrocarbons in the United Kingdom. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the AJ Lucas Group, Cuadrilla holds key interests in the Bowland, Elswick, and Balcombe licences. The company leverages advanced expertise to identify and prove recoverable hydrocarbon resources, with the strategic aim of providing a secure, domestic energy supply for the UK.
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