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Mr. O’Leary is CEO and Chairman of Strand Energy. John has over 25 years of industry experience. He was a partner of Pareto Offshore ASA. Prior to joining Pareto Offshore, Mr. O’Leary was President of Pride International Inc., a Houston-based onshore and offshore drilling contractor employing approximately 300 rigs in 30 countries. Prior to Pride, John was with Forasol-Foramer, a Paris-based drilling contractor that specialized in deep offshore drilling and international land drilling. He began his career with the Irish National Petroleum Corporation. He is an advisor to First Reserve and serves as Director of Technip. Mr O’Leary received an Honors BE in civil engineering from University College, Cork, Ireland in 1977. He holds two post-graduates degrees, one in finance from Trinity College, Dublin and one in petroleum engineering from the French Petroleum Institute in Paris. Mr. O’Leary served as a Director of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and as IADC Regional Vice President-International. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Huisman Itrec, a Dutch shipping and equipment company. | 