Anna Williams Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

NAUTILUS MARINE SERVICES PLC / GLOBAL ENERGY CORPORATION PLC / HARKEN ENERGY CORPORATIONFinance Director (CFO), Global Energy Corporation, Southlake, Texas (2010-2016)• Define and execute strategy for this newly transitioned organization; includes leading and closing all merger and acquisitions (M&As), raising capital through debt or equity financing, and developing and implementing go-forward business strategy and objectives in collaboration with the Chairman of the Board.• Report directly to the Chairman of the Board; serve as main contact with United Kingdom shareholders, legal counsel, brokers, analysts, nominated advisors, public relations firm, auditors, and more. • Engage with executive leaders such as Chief Executive Officers, Board of Director members, or equity owners of potential acquisitions.• Present updates on strategic opportunities and business development to the Board of Directors during quarterly meetings; includes performing and communicating financial analyses as needed.• Hold responsibility for investor and shareholder communications such as press releases, website content, publicly filed documents; author communications and marketing materials for investors and shareholders presentations; oversee all communications and related activities.Continued below…

Continued from above...• Instrumental in the successful sale of the majority of the organization's properties, a sister company to HKN, after being chosen by the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of HKN to focus on divestiture efforts.• Generated millions in cash proceeds by selling the bulk of the Colombian oil and gas properties prior to the 2014 decline in oil prices; led the efforts by negotiating deal terms, coordinated financial, executive, and legal team members, and advisors, and prepared and reviewed definitive agreements.• Subsequently assumed responsibility for the Colombian office; oversaw operations, legal, environmental, financial, and administrative functions in addition to serving as corporate Finance Director.• Delivered a substantial reduction in general and administrative costs by analyzing and streamlining processes and functions in the Dallas-Fort Worth corporate office and in Bogotá. • Enabled an increase of oil and gas production and reserves by negotiating and closing debt financing for capital expenditures.• Raised cash for exploration and capital, and negotiated terms and drafted documents to establish 2 joint ventures related to Colombia oil operations.• Minimized corporate taxes within the United Kingdom, United States, and Colombia; partnered with external tax advisors from each country to implement protective corporate tax planning.• Complied with United Kingdom regulatory requirements by establishing internal control systems in the corporate and Colombian offices; planned and oversaw the testing and collaborated with all departments and various levels of team members; implemented key controls surrounding identified risks.• Devised and implemented financial projection models and cash-spend reports for the Chairman and Board of Directors; developed detailed cash-use reports, which provided daily and weekly information on cash activity in partnership with the Treasurer, a direct-report. Continued below…

Continued from above...• Successfully completed 10 annual audits and interim reviews working with United Kingdom auditors under IFRS standards; coordinated the execution of the audits and reviews, drafted all financial statements for public filing, and presented the results to the Board of Directors Audit Committee.• Fostered strong relationships with the partners and managers of the audit firms.• Authored Chairman of the Board Statements to the shareholders on behalf of the Chairman.• Created investor and shareholder collateral, and presented the opening and closing pieces of presentations to investors and shareholders during quarterly road shows; participated in marketing presentations or industry conferences attended by up to 200 stakeholders; presentations yielded enhanced capital.• Drafted all of the organization's press releases; included discretionary and required announcements with approvals by the Chairman and Managing Director (United Kingdom CEO); developed and presented Board materials to the Board at 25+ meetings, and completed 14+ annual and special shareholder meetings in London.• Provided the Board updates on objectives and financial results.• Coordinated with the London share registrars and outside legal counsel to draft and mail the required regulatory mailings to shareholders; authored meeting scripts for the Chairman and Board, and coordinated the meeting details; presented updates to the shareholders during the meetings.• Established and developed strong relationships with external financial, legal, and regulatory advisors in the United States, Colombia, and the United Kingdom.• Included Ernst & Young, BDO Seidman, PwC, Hein & Associates, Norton Rose Fulbright, Baker McKenzie, Jefferies International, Northland Capital, finnCap, and Simmons & Co. • Transitioned responsibilities to a key team member to move into the Strategy and Business Development role.Continued below...

Continued from above...• Promoted into this position after providing the means to save the company millions in budgeted capital costs; chaired a special committee that reported directly to the Chairman, CEO, and President formed to review and propose go or no go opinions on additional international drilling projects.• Elected by peers to chair the committee comprised of operations, legal, and accounting team members.• Recommended halting further projects based on economic and operations results to date.• Reduced outstanding debt, which provided gains on debt extinguishments during this period; executed a capital restructuring program that addressed the near-term expiration of outstanding convertible notes.• Ensured the company's bank debt remained out of short-term classification by negotiating with a Texas bank to waive or eliminate certain financial covenant requirements from existing debt facility.• Successfully concluded the capital restructuring program by completing a shareholder rights offerings to common and preferred shareholders, which led to a change of control for the company; led and implemented the accounting, legal, personnel, and corporate changes resulting from the change of control. • Oversaw the international finance, treasury, and accounting operations of capital projects related to drilling and exploration in the United States, Colombia, and South America.• Engaged with all departments on compiling information for implementation and control of annual budgets, cash forecasts, and capital expenditures.• Raised additional capital cash proceeds via the exchange, issuance, and / or sale of common and preferred shares, warrants, and convertible notes.• Negotiated terms, formulated and reviewed definitive agreements, coordinated with legal counsel, and oversaw the closing of and accounting for the various transactions.Continued below...

Continued from above...• Facilitated a gain on investment by divesting ownership investment in a Canadian Energy company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.• Elected by the Canadian company's Board as a member of the Board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee.• Led the divestiture through a negotiated private placement sale; negotiated terms, coordinated with legal counsel, prepared and reviewed definitive agreements for cash proceeds.• Successfully completed 50 annual audits and quarterly reviews with United States auditors and in alignment with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); coordinated the events, drafted all financial statements such as Form 10-Ks and 10-Qs for filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).• Presented results to the Board's Audit Committee, and fostered outstanding relationships with the partners and managers of the audit firms.• Authored and present materials to the Board at 40+ meetings to provide updates on the company's objectives and financial results. • Participated in the spinout of the company's subsidiary containing all the Colombian assets and operations into a separate company on the London Stock Exchange.• Assisted with listing of the common stock of Global Energy Development PLC for trading on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange.Additional Title Held: International Finance Manager& Vice President International Finance

Continued from above…Key Contributions• Played a key role in transitioning the organization to offshore marine services from the energy industry by leading the mergers and acquisitions effort; formulated the new strategy, vetted investors and companies, executed due diligence, negotiated deal terms, drafted acquisition documents, and more.• Selected by the Chairman of the Board to lead this effort; partnered with the Chairman on determining short-, mid-, and long-term strategies and objectives; transitioned from the role of Finance Director (United Kingdom equivalent to Chief Financial Officer).• Drove potential acquisitions into non-disclosure agreements, and began due diligence and deal term discussions after engaging with executive leadership of multiple offshore global service companies; determined the potential for synergies related to mergers or acquisitions. • Closed acquisitions yielding numerous offshore service vessels and supporting equipment valued in the millions; served as point of contact with the sellers, completed due diligence, negotiated highly favorable deal terms that allowed cash conservation, and drafted agreements.• Added zero additional headcount to accomplish these goals.• Increased cash balance by collaborating with the Chairman on raising new capital; gained new institutional investors and private equity partners.• Authored and delivered the presentation to investors and shareholders at a meeting in London, United Kingdom; brainstormed and determined the message and the manner in which best to communicate; presentation was filmed and posted to the website for use with future investors.Continued below...