OREANDA-NEWS.  October 15, 2012. Coal bed methane specialist Green Dragon Gas’ (LON:GDG) has hired experienced oil man Wayne Roberts as a non-exec director.

Until earlier this year, Roberts, who has over 25 years' experience in the industry, was responsible for oil and gas giant BG's (LON:BG.) businesses in Tanzania, Kenya and Madagascar under his role as senior vice president commercial.

During his tenure with BG, he was also president of BG Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for the oil, gas and power businesses in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and China. 

In China, he was involved in signing concessions with China and negotiating the successful sale of assets to CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) and Sinopec, thus developing senior-level relationships with both CNOOC and the Chinese Government.

Chairman and chief executive of Green Dragon Randeep S. Grewal said of his appointment.

"I believe that the range of his expertise and the breadth of his experience are quite complementary to our current board and thus will be of great accretive value to the company. 

"In particular his experience of operating integrated gas-only focused businesses as well as his experience within the PRC combined with his engineering background will be of significant benefit. 

"I look forward to working with Wayne as we expand the scale of the company's operations as it continues its development from exploration to production; his addition to the board is timely."