BKV CORP (BKV)
Sector: Energy
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Energy
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Director information for BKV
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKV | Chief Executive Officer | 48 | ["Founded the Company in 2015","Served as Chief Executive Officer since formation","Worked at Kalnin Ventures as Managing Director from June 2014 to May 2020","Group CEO from January 2019 to May 2020","Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Planning at Level 3 Communications","Strategy Advisor and Chief of Staff to the CEO at PTT Exploration","Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company","Senior Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston","HBA in Finance from the University of Western Ontario","MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Christopher P. Kalnin has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since its formation in May 2020 and founded the Company in 2015. In September 2023, he was appointed as a member of a newly established Executive Committee of Banpu, with the delegation of authority to manage all aspects of Banpu s businesses in North America, among other things. He also worked at Kalnin Ventures, the fund manager of BKV O&G, owned by Banpu (SET: BANPU), as Managing Director from June 2014 to May 2020 and Group CEO from January 2019 to May 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Kalnin served in multiple roles at Level 3 Communications, Inc. ( Level 3 Communications ), a global provider of high-capacity communications services to businesses, serving as Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Planning from January 2014 to June 2014 and Senior Director from February 2012 to December 2013. From January 2010 to July 2011, he served as a Strategy Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer at PTT Exploration (SET: PTTEP), a petroleum exploration and production company based in Thailand. Additionally, he served as Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, from October 2005 to January 2010 and Senior Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group, from July 2000 to July 2003. Mr. Kalnin received an HBA in Finance from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Northwestern University s Kellogg School of Management. We believe that Mr. Kalnin s extensive industry experience and demonstrated leadership capabilities throughout our growth make him qualified to serve on our Board.