JHI was founded in 2011 by a highly dedicated, successful team with expertise in finding, financing and developing offshore plays. The company began its application for the Canje Block in 2013. Our decades of combined experience have allowed us to bring relationships with potential joint venture partners, service providers and investors to help secure JHI’s ability to fully develop our opportunities offshore Guyana.
Executive Team
John Cullen, CEO & Director
30 years experience in public company financing, corporate/ capital structuring and management
20+ years corporate experience in Guyana petroleum exploration
Founded a number of public international resource companies following 15 years in the Canadian investment industry
Andres Tinajero, CFO
Over 20 years experience supporting a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, mining, manufacturing and technology
Served as CFO and Vice President of Finance for several mid-sized public companies
Frederick Cedoz, President & Director
Attorney specializing in energy industry mergers and acquisitions, structuring and financing international oil and gas projects
Over 15 years advising institutional investors on the politics of energy
Government clients have included: Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe, Republic of Congo, Ecuador, the United States Department of Energy and the Canadian provinces of Alberta & Saskatchewan
Richard Boyce, Executive Vice President & Director
More than 33 years in worldwide oil and gas development as geoscientist and engineer
Former Chief Geophysicist for Hunt Oil with significant deepwater exploration expertise including: Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe, Sierra Leone and Togo
Led Hunt’s onshore Guyana exploration
Proven oil finder: >300 MMBO in Yemen adding 50,000 bbl to daily production
Business Team
Scott Young, Vice President, Corporate Development
Expertise in natural resources finance
Extensive institutional finance networks in North and South America, Europe and Hong Kong