Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. announced that, effective August 1, 2023, Brian Reinsborough will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and effective August 7, 2023, Adam Rubin will be appointed General Counsel of the Company. Brian is a visionary executive with an outstanding track record and brings 35 years of successful oil and gas exploration and production experience including over 25 years in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Having worked globally for Mobil Oil, Nexen, Warburg Pincus as an Executive-In-Residence and Venari Resources, Brian has discovered over 2 billion of barrels of oil equivalent over the course of his career in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

During his career he has been involved with some of the largest discoveries in the history of the Gulf of Mexico including Appomattox, Anchor, and Shenandoah. Brian has significant experience in attracting financing and talent for exploration-based businesses having raised over $2.0 billion of private equity financing in his previous company. Brian completed the Program for Management Development from Harvard Business School, a Master of Arts in Geology from University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Mount Allison University, Canada.

Brian was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Energy in the US in 2014 and currently serves on the Advisory Board of University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences. Adam brings over 25 years of legal, commercial, strategic and executive experience in the oil and gas industry. He has provided insight and advice to public CEOs, Board Chairs and executive management teams. He has significant experience negotiating successful complex, high-profile, multi-party corporate, financial and international transactions.

Adam has represented both public and private companies in a broad range of capacities, including formation, venture capital, financings, initial public offerings, corporate contests, international transactions, and Canadian and U.S. reporting requirements. He began his career at a national Canadian law firm and has been Assistant General Counsel at Nexen Inc., and General Counsel at Venari Resources as well as a Blackstone portfolio company. Adam earned his undergraduate degree in economics from McGill University, his MBA in finance from the University of Ottawa and his JD from the University of Calgary.

He completed the Executive Leadership Development Program at Harvard Business School and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.