Frank Ingriselli

Independent Director, Chairman
Board Member
Erin Energy
South Africa

Business Expert Business and Management
Biography

Frank Ingriselli Independent Director, Chairman Mr. Ingriselli serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackhawk Energy Ventures Inc., a position he has held since founding the company in 2016, and has more than 36 years of experience in the energy industry with wide ranging oil and natural gas exploration and production company experience in diverse geographies, business climates and political environments. Mr. Ingriselli was the founder in 2011 of PEDEVCO Corp. a NYSE MKT listed company and the founder of Pacific Asia Petroleum Inc. in 2005 (Erin Energy’s predecessor entity). Mr. Ingriselli began his career at Texaco, Inc. (Texaco) in 1979 and held management positions in Texaco’s Producing-Eastern Hemisphere Department and Middle East/Far East Division and Texaco’s International Exploration Company. While at Texaco, Mr. Ingriselli negotiated a successful foreign oil development investment contract in China in 1983. In 1992, Mr. Ingriselli was named President of Texaco International Operations Inc. and over the next several years directed Texaco's global initiatives in exploration and development. Mr. Ingriselli graduated from Boston University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University in both Finance and International Finance in 1977 and a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1979. Frank Ingriselli Independent Director, Chairman Mr. Ingriselli serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blackhawk Energy Ventures Inc., a position he has held since founding the company in 2016, and has more than 36 years of experience in the energy industry with wide ranging oil and natural gas exploration and production company experience in diverse geographies, business climates and political environments. Mr. Ingriselli was the founder in 2011 of PEDEVCO Corp. a NYSE MKT listed company and the founder of Pacific Asia Petroleum Inc. in 2005 (Erin Energy’s predecessor entity). Mr. Ingriselli began his career at Texaco, Inc. (Texaco) in 1979 and held management positions in Texaco’s Producing-Eastern Hemisphere Department and Middle East/Far East Division and Texaco’s International Exploration Company. While at Texaco, Mr. Ingriselli negotiated a successful foreign oil development investment contract in China in 1983. In 1992, Mr. Ingriselli was named President of Texaco International Operations Inc. and over the next several years directed Texaco's global initiatives in exploration and development. Mr. Ingriselli graduated from Boston University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University in both Finance and International Finance in 1977 and a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1979.

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