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Kenny Goh

    Kenny Goh
    Senior Vice President, Exploration<br/>Founding Partner
    Kenny Goh is a successful oil and gas finder with three decades of international experience as an exploration and exploitation geophysicist. He was a key member of the Kosmos team that discovered the Jubilee oil field in 2007 and made subsequent oil finds offshore Ghana.

    Goh was chief geophysicist for Triton Energy in the discovery of the Ceiba Field and seven other finds offshore Equatorial Guinea. Earlier he was Triton’s senior geophysicist in the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, where he was involved in the discovery of several giant gas fields with reserve potential of more than 10 trillion cubic feet. Following Triton’s sale to Amerada Hess Corporation (subsequently Hess Corporation) in 2001, he served as senior geophysical advisor for Hess’s deepwater Gulf of Mexico team.

    Goh spent his early career in Southeast Asia with the Malaysian state petroleum company Petronas, Shell/Carigali and Sun Oil International E&P. During four years at Shell, Goh was responsible for re-evaluating five large, mature producing fields in the Baram Delta. While based in London and Aberdeen with Sun he spent three years in North Sea exploration and production, including development of the Glamis Field.

    A graduate of Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Goh holds a BSc. (Hons.) in applied geology.

    Dennis McLaughlin

      Dennis C. McLaughlin
      Senior Vice President, Development
      Dennis C. McLaughlin led the integrated project team for development of Kosmos’ Jubilee Field offshore Ghana as vice president and Jubilee project director. Discovered in mid-2007 by the Mahogany-1 well in the Gulf of Guinea’s deep waters, the Jubilee Field is the largest oil find offshore West Africa during the last decade. The team delivered first oil from Jubilee only 42 months after field discovery, one of the shortest cycle times for any deepwater floating production, storage and offloading vessel-based oil project of this scale in ultra-deep water.

      McLaughlin is recognized in the oil and gas industry as a deepwater development expert. He has more than 30 years of management and engineering experience that encompass oil and gas project appraisal, development and production. He has represented major oil companies and service and supply firms and specializes in the implementation of subsea and floating development solutions.

      Prior to joining Kosmos, McLaughlin worked for BHP Billiton Petroleum (BHPB) where he led the development of two large oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, including the billion-dollar 125-million-barrel Neptune TLP-based project in 6,200 feet of water, the first major project in the Gulf operated by BHPB. He also was accountable for business delivery of the semisubmersible-based development of Atlantis, BHPB’s nonoperated 600+-million-barrel oil field in 6,700 feet of water.

      As a manager at Shell Offshore/Shell Deepwater, McLaughlin was responsible for worldwide deepwater pre- and post-project subsea engineering activities. He also led the $300+ million subsea development of the Mensa gas field in the Gulf of Mexico for Shell that established two offshore world records at the time for water depth (5,300 feet) and tieback distance (68 miles). Shell received the Offshore Technology Conference Distinguished Achievement Award for this project. He also headed the subsea technology development strategy for Shell, which included leading the development of the Popeye Field that marked the company’s return to the subsea arena.

      In addition, McLaughlin has developed subsea systems strategies for Cameron, a leading supplier of industry flow equipment products, systems and services, and managed business activities for Seaflo Systems, an international consultant specializing in frontier offshore technology. He began his career with Exxon (subsequently ExxonMobil) as a reservoir engineer and later project engineer.

      McLaughlin earned a bachelor of science degree with honors in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

      William Hayes

        William S. Hayes
        Senior Vice President and General Counsel
        William S. Hayes brings nearly 30 years of legal experience to Kosmos. He has worked for or represented public and private, major and independent exploration and production (E&P) companies in some 30 countries during his career. He has particular proficiency in representing companies operating in Africa. Hayes has led numerous entities’ legal activities and provided support for operations, marketing, finance, asset rationalization and acquisitions. He also has directed corporate administration and risk management functions.

        Previously, Hayes was senior vice president and general counsel for two London-based public independent E&P companies with primary operations in Russia and Ukraine – Urals Energy and Cardinal Resources, respectively. He also headed the legal effort at Vanco Energy, a private, international exploration company with deepwater oil and gas assets in Africa.

        Hayes also has been an independent legal practitioner. Based in Houston, he represented numerous E&P companies with global operations. Earlier in his career, Hayes was senior attorney for British Gas Exploration & Production, first in Houston and later in Cairo as an expatriate responsible for the company’s legal and commercial activities in Egypt. He began his career as an attorney with Andrews & Kurth in Houston where he gained entrée into the oil and gas sector.

        Hayes received a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas. He is member of the State Bar of Texas, the International Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

        Marvin Garrett

          Marvin M. Garrett
          Senior Vice President, Production and Operations
          Marvin M. Garrett has nearly three decades of experience managing oil and gas drilling, production and development activities worldwide.

          As vice president, operations for Triton Energy, Garrett led the fast-track development of the deepwater Ceiba oil field discovery offshore Equatorial Guinea. His team was instrumental in achieving first production in only 14 months via an expansive subsea infrastructure that tied into a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). In addition, Garrett had responsibility for Triton’s production from the giant Cusiana and Cupiagua oil fields in Colombia and development of the company’s multi-field gas/condensate project in the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area.

          While with Triton, Garrett also managed the company’s drilling program in Argentina, China, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala and Italy. Following Triton’s sale to Amerada Hess Corporation (subsequently Hess Corporation) in 2001, Garrett served as vice president of production during Triton’s transition from a public company to a Hess business unit.

          In the early 1990s, Garrett entered the international oil and gas arena as a drilling supervisor for British Gas in the Middle East. He headed the operations team for the Kerkennah West oil and gas venture onshore and offshore Tunisia. In 1992, British Gas seconded Garrett to Zaafarana Oil Company in Egypt where he led the development of the 40-million-barrel Warda oil field in the Gulf of Suez, which included the fabrication and construction of a wellhead platform and the utilization of an FPSO.

          Garrett has extensive operational expertise in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, both onshore and offshore. He began his career at Tenneco Oil Company as a drilling engineer.

          Garrett received a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Louisiana – Lafayette.

          Paul Dailly

            Paul Dailly
            Senior Vice President, Exploration<br/>Founding Partner
            As an exploration geologist, Paul Dailly has participated in the exploration and appraisal of major discoveries from the North Sea to Southeast Asia and Africa. During the last several years, Dailly has coordinated the building to drill-out of Kosmos’ exploration portfolio and the transitioning of the company’s several Ghanaian discoveries from appraisal to development.

            Dailly was the geologist and technical team leader responsible for exploration and appraisal of Triton Energy’s eight oil field discoveries offshore Equatorial Guinea. Earlier with Triton, he was involved in the acquisition and exploration of licenses in Indonesia, Madagascar and China. Following the sale of Triton to Amerada Hess Corporation (subsequently Hess Corporation) in 2001, he served as Hess’s exploration technical team leader in Equatorial Guinea and later as regional exploration manager in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

            Before joining Triton, Dailly worked for BP, where he was involved in the exploration and appraisal of the Mungo and Monan fields in the central North Sea and the Lan Tay and Lan Do gas fields in Vietnam. Dailly began his career at BP as an exploration geologist, serving in a number of the company’s international businesses.

            Dailly graduated from Edinburgh University and holds a PhD in geology from the University of Oxford.

            W. Greg Dunlevy

              W. Greg Dunlevy
              Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br/>Founding Partner
              W. Greg Dunlevy leads Kosmos’ financial, planning and administrative functions. He was instrumental in securing $2.3 billion in combined debt and equity commitments by a global consortium of banks and financial institutions, which supports the company’s exploration, appraisal and development program, especially in Ghana.

              Dunlevy has extensive experience and expertise in oil and gas finance, planning, treasury and banking. He has worked with large- and mid-cap U.S. independents for more than 25 years.

              Prior to co-founding Kosmos in 2003, Dunlevy was CEO of Moncrief Oil International, Fort Worth, Texas. While leading the private enterprise the company completed a complex $40 million merger of its Azerbaijan business unit with a privately held international producer.

              Previously, Dunlevy was senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of Triton Energy, where he was responsible for corporate finance, budgeting, treasury, tax, accounting, media and investor relations functions. As a senior member of Triton’s executive management team, he worked closely with the CEO in setting strategic direction and completing the sale of the corporation at a 50% market premium, and was instrumental in securing $350 million in private equity for the corporation.

              Upon the sale in 2001 of Triton to Amerada Hess Corporation (subsequently Hess Corporation) for $3.2 billion, Dunlevy led Triton’s transition from a publicly held company to a Hess business unit.

              Dunlevy began his career with ARCO, where he worked for ARCO Petroleum Products Company, the ARCO Oil and Gas Company and Lyondell Petrochemical Company subsidiaries. At Lyondell he managed and built the company’s first investor relations department following its $1.3 billion IPO.

              Dunlevy is a graduate of Harvard Business School and the College of William and Mary.

              John Kemp III

                John R. Kemp III
                Chairman
                John R. Kemp III is a seasoned executive leader and engineer in the oil and gas industry and has been an independent member of Kosmos’ Board of Directors since March 2005.

                Kemp spent 34 years at Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) where for 13 years he was responsible for exploration and production activities in the international arena, including the company’s performance in South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. He led Conoco’s successful entries into Nigeria and Venezuela and executed the company’s first natural gas sales in Indonesia. He also oversaw upstream operations onshore and offshore the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway, including accountability for the $3 billion offshore Heidrun Project in 1993.

                Before retiring from Conoco in 1999, Kemp was president of exploration and production for the Americas where he managed the company’s upstream operations and led growth efforts in North, South and Central America. While at Conoco, Kemp also gained solid U.S. E&P experience managing multiple production projects, including a $400 million oil-development undertaking on Alaska’s North Slope in 1986. He also was involved in activities in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Kemp began his career with Conoco as an engineer.

                Kemp is an independent director for Newfield Exploration. He was granted a bachelor of science degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1966 and is a Centennial Fellow and Alumni Fellow of the school’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.