Richard Lorentz

Director Business Development

A founding director of KrisEnergy, Richard was a co-founder of Pearl Energy and was responsible for the strategic development of the group's worldwide portfolio.

Following the acquisition of Pearl Energy by Aabar Petroleum Investment Company PJSC, Richard assumed the role of Vice President New Ventures & Corporate Relations and was a member of Aabar's Senior Executive Team until 2008 when Pearl Energy was acquired by Mubadala Development Company PJSC.

He is a petroleum geologist with more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Previous key positions include Manager of New Business Development for Elf Aquitaine in Singapore, New Ventures & Exploration Manager for Gulf Indonesia and Senior Production Geologist for Asamera (South Sumatra) Ltd. He has also worked for Oriental Petroleum & Minerals in the Philippines, Funk Exploration Inc. in the United States and Anglo-Suisse (Pakistan) Inc. based in Karachi.

Richard currently serves as non-executive Chairman for Franklin Offshore Marine based in Singapore. He is a member of the Indonesian Petroleum Association, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Oklahoma Geological Society and the South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society.

He holds a Master of Science (Geology) from the University of the Philippines and a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from Oklahoma State University.