Mr Thomas has a career in finance and accounting for the natural resource sector spanning more than 30 years.
Most prominently, Mr Thomas held various successive management positions with Kerr McGee’s China operations based in Beijing, ending in 2004 with his final position as business director of business services.
He was previously general manager, and finance and administration manager of the company’s China operations.
While in China, Mr Thomas was responsible for finance including Sarbanes Oxley reporting, budgeting, treasury, procurement, taxation, marketing, insurance, business development including commercial negotiations with its partner, the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) and other joint venture partners.
