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Contango Holdings PLC Directors

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Contango Holdings PLC Directors

Board of Directors (7)

Gordon Victor Thompson

Non-Executive Chairman

3 yrs 4 mosAge: 63South African

Daniel Dos Santos

Chief Executive Officer

–

Carl Esprey

Executive Director

–

Oliver William Stansfield

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 11 mosAge: 42British

Yan Huo

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 2 mosAge: 38Chinese

Graham Philip May

Secretary

9 yrs 10 mos

Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos

Director

1 yrsAge: 42Portuguese

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Gordon Victor Thompson	Non-Executive Chairman	27 Feb 2023	3 yrs 4 mos	South African
Daniel Dos Santos	Chief Executive Officer	–	–	–
Carl Esprey	Executive Director	–	–	–
Oliver William Stansfield	Non-Executive Director	11 Jul 2016	9 yrs 11 mos	British
Yan Huo	Non-Executive Director	1 Apr 2025	1 yrs 2 mos	Chinese
GP Graham Philip May	Secretary	22 Aug 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	–
DA Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos	Director	17 Jun 2025	1 yrs	Portuguese

Former Directors (10)

Carl James Esprey

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 17 Dec 2025

Roy Aubrey Pitchford

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Apr 2025

William Philip Seymour Richards

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 18 Nov 2021

Neal Thomas Griffith

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Brian Keith McMaster

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Matthew Gaden Western Wood

Director

Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2017

Graham Philip May

Secretary

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 7 Jun 2017

Jonathan David Evans

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Philip Ronald Lamb

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Nicholas Charles McCarthy

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Carl James Esprey	Director	18 Jun 2020	17 Dec 2025	5 yrs 6 mos	Italian
Roy Aubrey Pitchford	Director	18 Jun 2020	1 Apr 2025	4 yrs 10 mos	British
William Philip Seymour Richards	Director	26 Sept 2017	18 Nov 2021	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Neal Thomas Griffith	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	British
Brian Keith McMaster	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	Australian
Matthew Gaden Western Wood	Director	23 Aug 2016	20 Jul 2017	11 mos	Australian
Graham Philip May	Secretary	7 Jun 2017	7 Jun 2017	0 mos	British
Jonathan David Evans	Director	11 Jul 2016	11 Jul 2016	0 mos	British
Philip Ronald Lamb	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British
Nicholas Charles McCarthy	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Gordon Victor Thompson

Non-Executive Chairman

3 yrs 4 mosAge: 63South African

Daniel Dos Santos

Chief Executive Officer

–

Carl Esprey

Executive Director

–

Oliver William Stansfield

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 11 mosAge: 42British

Yan Huo

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 2 mosAge: 38Chinese

Graham Philip May

Secretary

9 yrs 10 mos

Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos

Director

1 yrsAge: 42Portuguese

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Gordon Victor Thompson	Non-Executive Chairman	27 Feb 2023	3 yrs 4 mos	South African
Daniel Dos Santos	Chief Executive Officer	–	–	–
Carl Esprey	Executive Director	–	–	–
Oliver William Stansfield	Non-Executive Director	11 Jul 2016	9 yrs 11 mos	British
Yan Huo	Non-Executive Director	1 Apr 2025	1 yrs 2 mos	Chinese
GP Graham Philip May	Secretary	22 Aug 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	–
DA Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos	Director	17 Jun 2025	1 yrs	Portuguese

Former Directors (10)

Carl James Esprey

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 17 Dec 2025

Roy Aubrey Pitchford

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Apr 2025

William Philip Seymour Richards

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 18 Nov 2021

Neal Thomas Griffith

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Brian Keith McMaster

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Matthew Gaden Western Wood

Director

Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2017

Graham Philip May

Secretary

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 7 Jun 2017

Jonathan David Evans

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Philip Ronald Lamb

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Nicholas Charles McCarthy

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Carl James Esprey	Director	18 Jun 2020	17 Dec 2025	5 yrs 6 mos	Italian
Roy Aubrey Pitchford	Director	18 Jun 2020	1 Apr 2025	4 yrs 10 mos	British
William Philip Seymour Richards	Director	26 Sept 2017	18 Nov 2021	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Neal Thomas Griffith	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	British
Brian Keith McMaster	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	Australian
Matthew Gaden Western Wood	Director	23 Aug 2016	20 Jul 2017	11 mos	Australian
Graham Philip May	Secretary	7 Jun 2017	7 Jun 2017	0 mos	British
Jonathan David Evans	Director	11 Jul 2016	11 Jul 2016	0 mos	British
Philip Ronald Lamb	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British
Nicholas Charles McCarthy	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Gordon Victor Thompson

Non-Executive Chairman

3 yrs 4 mosAge: 63South African

Daniel Dos Santos

Chief Executive Officer

–

Carl Esprey

Executive Director

–

Oliver William Stansfield

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 11 mosAge: 42British

Yan Huo

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 2 mosAge: 38Chinese

Graham Philip May

Secretary

9 yrs 10 mos

Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos

Director

1 yrsAge: 42Portuguese

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Gordon Victor Thompson	Non-Executive Chairman	27 Feb 2023	3 yrs 4 mos	South African
Daniel Dos Santos	Chief Executive Officer	–	–	–
Carl Esprey	Executive Director	–	–	–
Oliver William Stansfield	Non-Executive Director	11 Jul 2016	9 yrs 11 mos	British
Yan Huo	Non-Executive Director	1 Apr 2025	1 yrs 2 mos	Chinese
GP Graham Philip May	Secretary	22 Aug 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	–
DA Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos	Director	17 Jun 2025	1 yrs	Portuguese

Former Directors (10)

Carl James Esprey

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 17 Dec 2025

Roy Aubrey Pitchford

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Apr 2025

William Philip Seymour Richards

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 18 Nov 2021

Neal Thomas Griffith

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Brian Keith McMaster

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Matthew Gaden Western Wood

Director

Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2017

Graham Philip May

Secretary

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 7 Jun 2017

Jonathan David Evans

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Philip Ronald Lamb

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Nicholas Charles McCarthy

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Carl James Esprey	Director	18 Jun 2020	17 Dec 2025	5 yrs 6 mos	Italian
Roy Aubrey Pitchford	Director	18 Jun 2020	1 Apr 2025	4 yrs 10 mos	British
William Philip Seymour Richards	Director	26 Sept 2017	18 Nov 2021	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Neal Thomas Griffith	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	British
Brian Keith McMaster	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	Australian
Matthew Gaden Western Wood	Director	23 Aug 2016	20 Jul 2017	11 mos	Australian
Graham Philip May	Secretary	7 Jun 2017	7 Jun 2017	0 mos	British
Jonathan David Evans	Director	11 Jul 2016	11 Jul 2016	0 mos	British
Philip Ronald Lamb	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British
Nicholas Charles McCarthy	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Gordon Victor Thompson

Non-Executive Chairman

3 yrs 4 mosAge: 63South African

Daniel Dos Santos

Chief Executive Officer

–

Carl Esprey

Executive Director

–

Oliver William Stansfield

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 11 mosAge: 42British

Yan Huo

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 2 mosAge: 38Chinese

Graham Philip May

Secretary

9 yrs 10 mos

Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos

Director

1 yrsAge: 42Portuguese

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Gordon Victor Thompson	Non-Executive Chairman	27 Feb 2023	3 yrs 4 mos	South African
Daniel Dos Santos	Chief Executive Officer	–	–	–
Carl Esprey	Executive Director	–	–	–
Oliver William Stansfield	Non-Executive Director	11 Jul 2016	9 yrs 11 mos	British
Yan Huo	Non-Executive Director	1 Apr 2025	1 yrs 2 mos	Chinese
GP Graham Philip May	Secretary	22 Aug 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	–
DA Daniel Antonio Moreira Dos Santos	Director	17 Jun 2025	1 yrs	Portuguese

Former Directors (10)

Carl James Esprey

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 6 mosResigned: 17 Dec 2025

Roy Aubrey Pitchford

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Apr 2025

William Philip Seymour Richards

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 2 mosResigned: 18 Nov 2021

Neal Thomas Griffith

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Brian Keith McMaster

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 11 mosResigned: 18 Jun 2020

Matthew Gaden Western Wood

Director

Tenure: 11 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2017

Graham Philip May

Secretary

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 7 Jun 2017

Jonathan David Evans

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Philip Ronald Lamb

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Nicholas Charles McCarthy

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 11 Jul 2016

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Carl James Esprey	Director	18 Jun 2020	17 Dec 2025	5 yrs 6 mos	Italian
Roy Aubrey Pitchford	Director	18 Jun 2020	1 Apr 2025	4 yrs 10 mos	British
William Philip Seymour Richards	Director	26 Sept 2017	18 Nov 2021	4 yrs 2 mos	British
Neal Thomas Griffith	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	British
Brian Keith McMaster	Director	11 Jul 2016	18 Jun 2020	3 yrs 11 mos	Australian
Matthew Gaden Western Wood	Director	23 Aug 2016	20 Jul 2017	11 mos	Australian
Graham Philip May	Secretary	7 Jun 2017	7 Jun 2017	0 mos	British
Jonathan David Evans	Director	11 Jul 2016	11 Jul 2016	0 mos	British
Philip Ronald Lamb	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British
Nicholas Charles McCarthy	Director	18 May 2016	11 Jul 2016	2 mos	British