Paolo Perricone (age 58), Vice President, Exploration, General Manager, Exploration Services and General Manager, Block 12 Inventory Development Unit
Mr. Perricone was named Vice President, Exploration, Frontera Resources Corporation in June 2009, and General Manager, Exploration Services and General Manager, Block 12 Inventory Development Unit in January 2009. He joined the company in 2007 as Deputy Exploration Manager for Frontera Eastern Georgia Limited. Mr. Perricone has over 30 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, including many years with Eni S.p.A. Mr. Perricone held several positions at Eni with responsibilities for well operations including logging acquisition and interpretation. Mr. Perricone is credited for discovering the Ashrafi Field in the Gulf of Suez. Mr. Perricone served as Eni’s Exploration Manager for the Western Desert and was Technical Advisor for several exploration and development projects in the offshore Congo and the Astrakhan Field in Russia. Mr. Perricone also worked for the KPO consortium in advancing the first development phase of the giant Karachaganak Field in Kazakhstan. Mr. Perricone holds a Geology degree from the University of Pavia, Italy.