stability and experience . . . .
AFE's professional team is the synergistic blend of the youthful vitality with the wisdom, stability and experience of elders.
Philip Judge |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS : Mr. Judge is one of the founding directors of AFE. He has been involved in international business for more than 25 years. He is third generation of a family that has had substantial involvement in the commodities and precious metals markets. Philip has extensive commodities experience having worked in, researched, written and lectured on the base and precious metals and commodities markets for more than a decade. |
Philip has always been strongly focused on the resources and tangibles assets, 'products of the earth' sectors. He serves as a trustee, investment strategy advisor and researcher with numerous qualified sophisticated investors, family and corporate trusts, and private venture capitalists worldwide. He sits on the board several investment and financial services companies including the Anglo Energy Company, and serves on the Board of Directors of Pryme Oil and Gas, a public company traded on the Australian and US markets.
Prior to his tenure with AFE, Philip founded and, together with a dedicated team, built and managed a successful Australian television production and media services company. He is a founding member of the Panama Association of International Precious Metals Dealers, edits 'The Daily Dig', a regular financial and market newsletter, and is the author of the book 'The Question of Value'.
Simon Heapes |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS / TREASURY OPERATIONS MANAGER : Mr. Heapes has a business background
in the logistics and petroleum transportation industry. He has spent over 10 years as a market research
analyst concentrating on economics, precious metals, energy and resources markets. |
His research and analysis has been primarily focused on the market fundamentals of supply and demand, and in more recent times he has specialized in commodity and resource securities. He has written and lectured on the precious metals and resources markets for many years.
Marquelda Isaza |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
Ms. Marquelda Isaza has worked extensively as Legal Council in the Investment
Banking, private, corporate and sectors. |
Ms. Isaza has a Masters in Business Administration with specialization in International Commerce and Marketing and a Degree in Law and Political Science.
Darren Kelly |
IT CONSULTANT / SECURE SYSTEMS : Darren has worked in a consulting capacity with AFE since its inception in the 1990’s. His background is in IT systems engineering, accounting, business management, and administration. Darren’s systems company has developed and maintains AFE’s secure online accounts system. He is also a director of an AFE administration subsidiary that provides administration and IT services to the wider AFE group. |
John Dickinson |
CHAIRMAN / INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD : Mr. Dickinson has spent over thirty years in energy sector drilling, completions, production operations and project finance. Primarily in the areas of oil, natural gas and coal bed methane resource development, gas gathering, gas compression, gas transmission and project finance of combustion-turbine power plants. He operated a large oil & gas producing property in South Texas for six years with Mobil Oil as his partner. |
John then co-developed four electric power projects in the United States,
integrated with the development of natural gas as fuel.
While Mr. Dickinson's industry experience is extensive, it is his time proven business ethics
and the wisdom of years that makes him invaluable as Chairman.
Howard Flaherty |
ADVISORY BOARD : Howard Flaherty has spent many years as a trade broker
representing both the buy and sell side of the gold and silver markets with particular knowledge of
the North American and Asian markets.
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Ryan Messer |
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT / ONSHORE US OPERATIONS: Mr. Messer is versed in international corporate business with over ten years of experience in the energy sector managing field operations and assisting in the formation of an evaluation team for oil & gas prospects. Mr Messer is the President and co-founder of the Sterling Energy Group of companies and sits on the Board of Directors for several public and private affiliated investment companies including AFE's US subsiduary Northern Alliance Energy Inc. |
Graduating from the University of Central Florida, Ryan received a Bachelors degree in Business with a major in Marketing and Finance.
Justin Pettett |
ENERGY & CAPITAL MANAGEMENT : Mr. Pettett has worked successfully as a business analyst, broker and managing director of medium sized businesses for the past 12 years, the last 5 in the United States oil and natural gas industry. He is the managing director of Pryme Oil and Gas, and director of Northern Alliance Energy Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo Energy Company Inc. |
Mr Pettett has broad experience as a public company director with positions in senior management and steering committees, including Australian Financial Services Licensee's among other regulatory compliance entities. His expertise is in the area of business development, investor relations, capital raisings and financial and administrative management.
Naomi Egar |
CLIENT RELATIONS : Naomi joined AFE in 1997 and heads up our Client Service’s department. Naomi has a degree and many years experience in emergency nursing. Her commitment to providing for peoples urgent needs learnt from her years of intensive care nursing today flows over to her dedication to customer service in our Client Services and Treasury office. Naomi enjoys teaching and fictional story writing. |
Lurdes Moncada |
OFFICE MANAGER : Lurdes joined AFE’s Panama office in 2005 and is AFE’s Panama office manager. In her normal day she wears several important hats including legal secretarial services for numerous corporations, administrational services, travel and accommodation arrangements for visiting clients and client liaison with Spanish speaking clientele. Lurdes enjoys taking trips into Panama’s interior with her family and friends. |
John Paul Young |
BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS : John Paul joined AFE in 2006 and spends most of his time in our back office operations and daily maintenance of our client accounts system. John enjoys his work and his long-term goal is to develop and grow with the company. John is currently completing a degree in Business and Shipping Administration. |
Rene Sanchez |
AUDITORS : Rene Sanchez heads up AFE's independent auditing team. PFMS Accountants and Auditors (Limited) provide independent 3rd party auditing services of all AFE's treasury and client account transactions. Rene is a licensed Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and has many years experience in the auditing departments of leading firms including Ernest and Young. |
AFE was built on the strong ethical and moral foundation of accountability
to corporate elders.
AFE's board of elders, both past and present, have provided the company with the unique advantage
of stable and strong independent oversight, insight and modelling from a board of experienced and
successful corporate businessmen. AFE honours and sincerely thanks its past council for their
invaluable contribution to the company in its formative years. The foundation laid by our past
and retired elders is engrained in the fabric, management and operations of the company to this day.
Peter J Daniels
Peter Daniels has been honoured by universities, institutions and governments for
his ability and benevolence internationally, and has worked with some of the most outstanding
intellectual, business and religious giants of the 20th century.
Entrepreneurial interests include business development, finance, marketing, strategic planning
and consultancy. Peter Daniels served as Chairman of AFE's Advisory Board from the company's
inception till his board retirement in late 2005.
Robert Nixon
Mr. Nixon started his accountancy practice in 1959 and today operates a family
owned operation providing a range of fiscal services including accountancy, taxation and auditing,
consulting and business management.
Mr. Nixon lecturers on Accountancy at a Melbourne commercial college and serves as of secretary to a
Victorian theological college. He served on AFE's Advisory Board from the company's inception till
his retirement in 2004.
Alan Petterson
Petlee Pty Ltd is a major textile factory, foundered by the late Alan Petterson's
father in 1929. Remaining a family business, they manufacture fabrics for their own "Just Knits" stores
and other international customers.
Married to Mae, together they have four sons (two of whom are joint managing directors), twelve
grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Mr. Petterson served on AFE's Advisory Board from
the company's inception till his passing away in 2002.
Graham Daniels
Graham was an original founding director of AFE and served the
company for 9 years. He retired as Chairman/Director in 2006 but remained with the
company for a further 12 months providing independent consulting in the areas of
international trust and company law.
Graham has researched and lectured on geo-political shifts and global economics from a
biblical perspective for over 15 years. (website : www.DanEl.ch).
AFE's founding directors Philip Judge and Graham Daniels remain firm friends to this day, sharing simular philosophies and business ideals.
AFE also acknowledges the contribution and thanks other retired directors that served the company in past years including Mr. Robb Thompson (USA) and Mr. Bryce Anderson (UK).
