Afren

Galib Virani has a background in Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to joining Afren in 2006 as Head of Acquisitions and Investor Relations, he worked on a variety of Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Capital Market transactions, predominantly in the Oil & Gas sector, as part of the Corporate Finance and Advisory group of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. While at Afren, Mr Virani has played a key role in the Company's financing and contributing to the overall growth of the Company's portfolio of assets. Mr Virani is a Fellow of the Securities Institute, and has a Master of Finance & Investment (with Distinction) and a Master of Philosophy in Emerging Market Finance.