14 Borders & Southern Petroleum plc Annual Report & Accounts 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS HARRY DOBSON (NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN)  HOWARD OBEE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE)  PETER FLEMING (FINANCE DIRECTOR)  BACKGROUND BACKGROUND BACKGROUND Peter Fleming has over 20 years of  upstream oil and gas experience, the  majority of which was gained at BHP  Billiton both in London and Melbourne.  Whilst at BHP Billiton, Peter held senior  positions in exploration and business  development, investment evaluation,  acquisitions and disposals and strategic  planning. He holds masters degrees in  business administration and finance. Howard Obee was appointed Chief  Executive when the Company was  incorporated in June 2004. He has  a PhD in structural geology from  Imperial College and has spent 30  years in the oil industry, initially with BP  (1985–1992), and subsequently with  BHP Billiton (1992–2004). He trained as  an exploration geologist and has held  numerous technical and commercial  roles, incorporating exploration,  new ventures, strategic planning  and business development. He has  experience of executing seismic and  drilling programmes in frontier basins,  including those in deep water. Harry Dobson is a former investment  banker and senior partner of Yorkton  Securities. He currently engages in  various merchant banking and venture  capital activities in North America and  Europe, and has acted as Chairman  of a number of resource companies  including American Pacific Mining  Company Inc., Lytton Minerals Limited,  Kirkland Lake Gold Inc and Rambler  Metals and Mining plc. He is experienced  in the organisation and funding of  resource projects, including those  located in inaccessible locations. Harry is Chairman of the Remuneration  Committee and sits on the Audit  Committee.