Challenger Energy (CEG ) announced that it has appointed Mr Sohan Ojah-Maharaj as the Group’s new Country Head and Managing Director for its operations in Trinidad and Tobago.

A Trinidadian national, Sohan possesses “a wealth of oil field production experience”, both in Trinidad and the broader region, as well as deep business networks in Trinidad and Tobago.

In his role, Sohan, who will assume responsibilities in mid-April 2022, will be responsible for day-to-day operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. As a key member, he will aim to deliver organic production growth as well as to seek to add production growth inorganically.

Currently, Sohan is working as a Senior Reservoir Engineer and Business Consultant at the leading global petroleum consultancy, Gaffney Cline & Associates where he has worked extensively in Trinidad and Tobago and the broader Caribbean region, as well as globally.

Prior to Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Sohan held senior management and operational roles at several petroleum companies which have assets in Asia, Europe and Trinidad and Tobago.

Challenger’s current Managing Director - Trinidad and Tobago, Mr Geoffrey Leid, will be stepping down from his current role in mid-April 2022 once Sohan commences; however, he will remain with the Company for an agreed transitional period and thereafter as a consultant.

Commenting on the appointment, Eytan Uliel, Chief Executive of Challenger Energy said: “Following completion of the corporate restructuring and recapitalisation process, a number of important changes have taken place at the Challenger Board and management level.”

“In terms of the Board, as previously advised, Iain McKendrick has now commenced as Non-Executive Chairman, and our previous Non-Executive Chairman, Bill Schrader, and our previous Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, James Smith, have both stepped down from the Board after many years of diligent service and guidance, for which we are extremely grateful.”

Meanwhile, he explained that Tim Eastmond has commenced as Chief Financial Officer and joined the Board, and Gagan Khurana has assumed the role of Chief Commercial Officer.

He added: “As the process to restructure and recapitalise the Company nears completion, all of us at Challenger very much look forward to the year ahead, as we focus on the simple aims of building safely delivered production, generating cash flow, and achieving profitability.”

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