KOSMOS ENERGY LTD (KOS)
Sector: Energy
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Energy
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for KOS
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOS | Class III Director; Chair | 72 | ["Chair of the international energy services group, Wood plc","Oversaw strategic positioning for energy transition","Chairman of Premier Oil plc","Chairman of Energean Israel Ltd","Deputy Chairman of Equinor A/S","Board member of various international companies","18 years at BP in roles of increasing responsibility","Group Managing Director at Clyde Petroleum plc","CEO of Paladin Resources plc","Awarded the Order of the British Empire","Received the Petroleum Group Medal of the Geological Society of London","Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Southampton, UK"] | ["Audit Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)","Compensation Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Franklin most recently served as Chair of the international energy services group, Wood plc ( Wood ) from September 2019 to March 2026, where he oversaw 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. 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 and has also 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.