Christopher Chris Newton

Mr Newton has had a career of more than 40 years in oil and gas covering the spectrum of the industry - from exploration, development, production and petroleum economics to strategic planning, business development and senior leadership. Mr Newton has spent more than 25 years in leadership and senior resource industry roles in Southeast Asia. Roles included Managing Director for Fletcher Challenge Petroleum in Brunei, President and GM for Santos in Indonesia and CEO for Indonesian listed Energy Mega Persada and Managing Director of Tap Oil Limited. Mr Newton was an active Director of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) between 2003 and 2008, including serving as President from 2004 to 2007. Mr Newton is an oil and gas adviser to the Jakarta-based Castle Asia Group. Mr Newton is currently a Non-Executive Director of TSX listed CanAsia Energy Corp.