Andrew G. (Andy) Inglis joined Kosmos on March 1, 2014 as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. With more than 30 years of experience, he is one of the most respected upstream executives in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Inglis came to Kosmos most recently from Petrofac where he was chief executive of the Integrated Energy Services business and a member of the board of directors. Prior to Petrofac, he spent 30 years with BP, most recently as CEO of its exploration and production business. He was an executive director on the BP board between 2007 and 2010. From 2004 to 2007, he was BP executive vice president and deputy chief executive of exploration and production, with responsibility for BP's growth areas, including Azerbaijan, Angola, Algeria, Gulf of Mexico, Egypt, Trinidad, and the Asia-Pacific region. He is a former non-executive director of BAE Systems plc and TNK-BP Ltd. Mr. Inglis holds a master’s degree in Engineering from Pembroke College, Cambridge University. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Mr. Franklin currently serves as Chairman of the international energy services group, Wood plc (“Wood”). In Mr. Franklin’s current role at Wood, he has overseen the company’s strategic positioning for the energy transition, broadening the company’s core activities from oilfield services to sustainable energy infrastructure, delivering solutions for a net-zero future. Wood is recognized as a sector leader in ESG matters and Mr. Franklin’s experience in this area is invaluable to Kosmos as it continues to navigate the energy transition. Mr. Franklin was also on the Board of Directors of Energean plc from October 2021 to November 2023. He was previously the Chairman of Premier Oil plc, a UK-based independent oil and gas exploration company, from 2017 until its acquisition in 2021, the Chairman of privately-held Energean Israel Ltd from 2017 to 2021, and the Deputy Chairman of Equinor A/S from 2015 until 2019.  In addition to those listed above, he has served on the boards of a number of other international companies in non-executive roles, including Kerogen Capital LLC from 2011 to 2021, Statoil A/S from 2007 until 2013, Santos Ltd from 2006 until 2017, Keller Group plc from 2007 until 2016, and Amec Foster Wheeler Plc from 2016 until 2017 when it was acquired by Wood.  Mr. Franklin began his career at BP where he spent 18 years in roles of increasing responsibility. He then joined Clyde Petroleum plc as Group Managing Director and served as CEO of Paladin Resources plc from 1997 until its acquisition by Talisman Energy in 2005.  

In 2004 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire, and in 2006 the Petroleum Group Medal of the Geological Society of London, both in recognition of his services to the UK oil and gas industry.  Mr. Franklin earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology in 1973 from the University of Southampton, UK.

Deanna L. Goodwin has been a member of the Kosmos board of directors since June 2018.  Ms. Goodwin currently serves as a Director of Arcadis NV and as a Director of Oceaneering International Inc. Ms. Goodwin served as President of the North America region of Technip, a global engineering, construction and services company specializing in supporting the energy industry, from 2013 to 2017. She served as Chief Operating Officer, Offshore North America at Technip from 2012 to 2013. Prior thereto, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Technip USA, Inc. Previously, Ms. Goodwin led the integration of the $1.3 billion acquisition of Global Industries by Technip. From 1993 to 2007, Ms. Goodwin served in various capacities for Veritas DGC, a leading provider of geophysical information and services to oil and gas companies worldwide, including President of the North and South America Region. Earlier in her career, Ms. Goodwin served as an Audit Manager at Price Waterhouse. Ms. Goodwin received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Calgary in Canada and her Chartered Accountant designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Adebayo ("Bayo") O. Ogunlesi has served as a Kosmos director since 2004. Ogunlesi has been chairman and managing partner of Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP") since 2006. The private equity firm invests in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport and water sectors, in both OECD and select emerging markets countries. He previously served as executive vice chairman and chief client officer of the Credit Suisse Investment Banking Division, with senior responsibility for the company’s corporate and sovereign investment banking clients. From 2002 to 2004, he was head of the Credit Suisse Global Investment Banking Department. Ogunlesi holds a bachelor of arts in politics, philosophy and economics with first class honors from Oxford University, a juris doctor (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School. From 1980 to 1981, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Steven M. Sterin has been a member of the Kosmos board of directors since July 2019. Mr. Sterin currently serves on the Board of Directors of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and is the Chair of its Audit Committee and a member of its Sustainability, Public Policy, Environment and Health and Safety Committee. Mr. Sterin was previously Co-Founder & President of G&S Energy Holdings, LLC, an independent energy company focused on the acquisition, safe operation and optimization of downstream and renewable energy assets in the U.S., from August 2021 to December 2022. He currently servers as a Senior External Advisor to McKinsey & Company, a role he also held from June 2019 until August 2021 before returning in April 2023. Mr. Sterin was most recently an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of Andeavor & Andeavor Logistics from 2014 until the merger with Marathon Petroleum Company in October 2018.  He served as President of Andeavor Logistics from 2017 to October 2018 and was a member of the Board of Directors for Andeavor Logistics GP, LLC from 2014 to 2018.  Mr. Sterin was also responsible for Corporate Strategy & Business Development for both companies from 2016 to 2017.  From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Sterin was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty material company.  During his eleven years with Celanese, he served as Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer as well as held other financial and business leadership roles.  Prior to his tenure at Celanese, Mr. Sterin spent six years with Reichhold, Inc., a global chemical company, in a variety of financial positions, including Director of Tax and Treasury in the Netherlands, Global Treasurer and Vice President of Finance.  Mr. Sterin’s career started with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Mr. Sterin holds a Master’s degree in Professional Accounting and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting, which he earned concurrently at the University of Texas at Austin.  He is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas.    

Ms. Maria Moræus Hanssen has been an independent director of SLB since 2020 and serves on the Compensation Committee, the Nominating & Governance Committee, and as Chair of the New Energy and Innovation Committee. She has also served on the board of Scandinavian public company Scatec Solar ASA since April 2020, and she previously served on the board of Scandinavian public company Alfa Laval AB from April 2019 to April 2023. She previously served as deputy chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Wintershall Dea GmbH, a German-based oil and gas producer, from May 2019 to December 2019, following the merger between DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG (DEA) and Wintershall Holding GmbH. Prior to that, she served as chief executive officer of DEA and as chair of its management board from January 2018 until April 2019. Before joining DEA, she served as chief executive officer of ENGIE E&P International SA and as head of the E&P business unit for the ENGIE Group in Paris from 2015 to 2017. Ms. Moræus Hanssen served in various management and operations roles at Aker from 2008 to 2013, Statoil (now Equinor) from 2007 to 2008, and Norsk Hydro from 1992 to 2007, and also serves in director and chair roles on various private company, municipal and non-profit boards. She previously served as deputy chairman and audit committee chair of Yara International ASA from 2015 to May 2019. Ms. Moræus Hanssen has a Master of Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, a Master of Petroleum Economics from IFP School and a corporate director certificate from Harvard Business School (2021).

Sir John Grant is currently a member of the Advisory Council of Essar Oil (UK) Limited, a UK-focused downstream energy company. Most recently, he served as Vice President of International Government Relations at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation from October 2016 until his retirement in 2019. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice-President of Policy and Corporate Affairs at BG Group from 2009 to 2015 with responsibility for government affairs, corporate responsibility and communications. Before joining BG Group in 2009, he had served as President of BHP Billiton Europe since 2007. Prior to that he had been a member of the British Foreign Service from 1976 to 2007, holding posts in Stockholm, Moscow and Brussels, where he was the UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Grant has a degree in modern languages from Cambridge University.

Mr. Stice currently is a Director of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, where he serves on the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Sustainability and Public Policy Committee, and is a Director of MPLX GP LLC. Mr. Stice is a professor at the University of Oklahoma and previously served as the Dean, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy. Mr. Stice began his career in 1981 with Conoco, as an associate engineer. He held engineering positions of increasing responsibility prior to being named plant manager of Louisiana Gas System Inc. in 1987. In 1991, Mr. Stice was named district manager for the Oklahoma district. He was appointed managing director of Conoco Australia Pty. Ltd. in 1995 and president, Conoco Asia Pacific Ltd. in 1997. Mr. Stice was promoted to president of Conoco Energy Solutions in 2001 and president of ConocoPhillips Qatar in 2003. In 2008, Mr. Stice was named president and chief operating officer of Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, and senior vice president of natural gas projects for Chesapeake. In 2009, he was named chief executive officer of Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. Mr. Stice was designated a director of Chesapeake Midstream Partners, which changed its name to Access Midstream in 2012. He continued as chief executive officer until his retirement in 2014. Mr. Stice served as Dean, Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy at the University of Oklahoma since August 2015 and assumed his current position in January 2023. He is a former director of MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. and Spartan Acquisition III Corp.. Mr. Stice holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree in business from Stanford University, and a doctorate in education from The George Washington University.