Empire appoints new CEO
Monday, 31 March, 2014 - 14:25
Empire Oil & Gas has appointed an independent chief executive to lead the business following a board overhaul last year which claimed the scalps of each of its former directors.
Ken Aitken has extensive knowledge of WA’s oil and gas industry through his senior roles with Origin, Mitsui, Apache and New Standard Energy as well as international experience in Norway, UK and Indonesia. Mr Aitken was general manager operations and engineering with ASX-listed petroleum company New Standard Energy with responsibility for managing all operated asset activities with joint venture partners Conoco Phillips and Petrochina. Prior to this, Mr Aitken held the position of WA business unit manager/asset manager with Origin Energy for a total of seven years, during which time he managed production of approximately three million barrels of oil and 20PJ of gas. During his tenure, Origin discovered and developed the significant Redback gas field, located in the onshore Perth Basin.