Mr Bowler became Chief Executive Officer of the Company in May 2015 having joined IGas as Chief Financial Officer in 2011.

Mr Bowler is a qualified chartered accountant and spent 12 years in corporate finance with ABN Amro Hoare Govett, now part of Jefferies, where he acted as adviser and broker to a wide range of UK listed companies in the oil and gas sector.

Since joining the Company, Mr Bowler has led the Company through significant transition including the acquisition of Dart Energy in 2014, and the recent acquisition of GT Energy, as well as overseeing the farm-outs of the shale acreage to Total and Ineos.