Zeljko Kirin is a senior petroleum executive with over 30 years of experience in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, Russia, and Africa. He has held leadership roles managing business growth and new ventures for various oil and gas companies. Most recently, he was the Director and CEO of two companies providing oil and gas exploration, production, and management services.

1. Željko Kirin
Novi Sad, Serbia
Phone (office) + 381 (21) 6618 000 or 544 055
Phone (home) + 381 (21) 300 - 4852
Mobile Serbia + 381 (64) 880- 8701
Mobile Romania +40 (724) 212 753
Email: zeljko.kirin@tenderoilandgas.com
kirinzeljko@yahoo.com
PROFILE
A senior upstream petroleum executive with more than 30 years of European, Central Asian, Middle East, Russian and
African E&P experience in progressively senior management positions. Strong technical and project management skills
across all aspects of upstream business development, exploration and field development. In-depth expertise in E&P
project assessment, planning, management, contract and licensing negotiations.
CAREER SUMMARY
Senior Corporate Leadership & Project Management Roles 2000 - 2015
"Managing corporate business growth through executive leadership"
• Director and CEO, PEMS and TOG (Prospectiuni Exploration Management Services DOO and Tender Oil and Gas DOO).
Director and CEO of Companies providing management services in oil and gas business, and oil and gas exploration
and production on licensed blocks in Europe and Africa.
• E&P Executive Director, NIS (Naftna industrija Srbije a.d.) Petrol S.R.L. Romania. Director of a new E&P
producing affiliate in Romania.
• E&P Deputy Executive Director, NIS-Gazpromneft Serbia Reporting to the General Director of NIS-
Gazpromneft, developed business plans and assessed newventures for company expansion abroad.
• Director of NIS-Gazpromneft, Luanda, Angola. Responsible for Company's investment in non-operated assets
offshore Angola.
• Director NIS Representative Office and NIS OVERSEAS (NIS Daughter Company), Moscow, Russia Company's
upstream representative for Russia and Central Asia pursuing business development.
• E&P Deputy Director, & E&P Overseas Director, NIS the CIS. Built and led multi-disciplinary teams to capture
new ventures (Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, andIran).
• Business Development Director, NIS E&P Deputy Director, NIS E&P
Project Management in Naftagas and NIS 1989 - 2000
"Management and leadership development in project advisory and development roles, in
preparation for senior global management roles"
• Project Manager, E&P R e s po ns i bl e f o r t he developed E&P business plans and led multidisciplinary
technical teams carrying out commercial and technical evaluations, acquisitions and exploration/field
development.
• Project Manager Interpretation, Modeling, & E&P Database Responsiblefor development and
implementation of E&P interactive interpretation and established first electronic data basefor E&P data.
• Project Manager, E&P, World Bank Developed business plans and technical assessment strategies for non-
structural traps exploration project that was financed bytheWorld Bank. Reported to the World Bank experts.

2. Early Career, Technical Roles 1981 - 1989
"Professional development through a series of roles of increasing responsibility in
G&G technical functions and technical leadership"
• Geophysicist/Geologist Worked as a geoscientist with NIS developing exploration prospects inSerbia, Monte
Negro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Macedonia, Angola and Algeria.
CAREER HISTORY DETAIL
Director and CEO, Prospectiuni Exploration Management Services D.O.O. In charge of establishing, building and
directing a new company in Serbia. Established a new office, build technical and administrative staff for o i l a n d
g a s E & P management services including: Scouting, G&G Evaluation, Reserves and Resources assessment, E&P and
field development planning, Economical and Risk estimation, as well as negotiating a large number of PSC and Farm-
In/Out Contracts.
Portfolio growth focused on: (1) Caspian and Middle East region: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kirgizstan, Turkey, Georgia,
Yemen (2) Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, Angola onshore, CAR, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea,
Liberia, Niger, Zambia (3) Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Francie and Romania.
Director and CEO, Tender Oil and Gas D.O.O. Established a new Oil and Gas Company headquartered in Serbia and
hired integrated team of technical and commercial professionals for assessing and capturing global E&P growth
opportunities. Took over Tender Group E&P asset portfolio consisting of: (1) One Production license in Romania – Sacel
oil field, Maramures region; (2) One Exploration license in West Africa (Senegal & Guinea Bissau) – AGC Block 1, Offshore
ultra-deep; (3) Two Exploration licenses for two onshore blocks in Senegal – Saloum and Senegal Sud (Casamance); (4)
Two Exploration licenses (PSC conditions agreed) for two onshore blocks in Guinea Bissau – 1N and 2N.
E&P Executive Director, NIS Petrol S.R.L. In charge of establishing, building and directing a new E&P affiliate in
Romania. Established a new office in western Romania and built a technical, commercial and administrative staff
for management of a portfolio of exploration and production assets. During first year in position, secured
participation interests in 7 large exploration blocks with East West Petroleum and MOL Hungary and farmed in
to a development project with Zeta Petroleum. Budget levels up to Euros 40 million per year.
Manager of Romania Project, NIS-Gazpromneft Reporting to the General Director of NIS Gazpromneft, developed
business plans and identified possible assets in Romania for acquisition. In conjunction with Business Development,
successfully identified and secured an interest in a number of exploration and production assets.
Director of NIS - Gazpromneft, Luanda, Angola Responsible for Company's investment in non-operated assets
offshore Angola. Provided technical and financial input into joint venture as a non-operator representative, advising
senior NIS management of project plans, budget and operational activities. Participated in Operating Committee,
Technical Committee and Finance Committee for offshore Blocks 3-05A, 3-05A, 3-85 and 3-91. Budget levels to
$50 million
E&P Deputy Executive Director and E&P Overseas Director, NIS-Gazpromneft. Formulated business plans and
strategies, led technical/commercial teams to identify and capture assets in the Balkan Region, West and North
Africa. Budget levels to $120 million. The company’s strategy was focused on the Balkan region and the expansion
of the exploration and production area from Serbia to the neighboring countries. In less than two years following assets
have been acquired: (1) Romania – Five exploration licenses and one producing license in western part, Pannonian
basin; (2) Hungary – Three exploration licenses; (3) Bosnia and Hercegovina – Exploration license on whole territory of
Republic Serbs. All licenses are active and Work programs are going on.
Director NIS Representative Office and NIS OVERSEAS, Moscow, Russia. Developed business plans and strategies
to acquire conventional assets in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Prepared and delivered over 50 assets analyses
and recommendations over a 4 year period.

3. Business Development Director, NIS E&P Built and led multi-disciplinary teams to formulated E&P business plans
and strategies, led business development and investment. Budget levels to $80 million.
Deputy Director, NIS E&P Developed business plan and strategies for E&P in Serbia. Led multi-disciplinary
team over 80 specialists. Budget levels to $50 million.
Project Manager, E&P Developed business plan and strategies for E&P. Led multidisciplinary team over 30
specialists.
Project Manager Interpretation, Modeling, & E&P Database Developed and implemented E&P interactive
interpretation and established first electronic Data Basefor Serbian E&P data.
Project Manager, E&P, World Bank Developed business plan, strategies for Non-structural Traps Exploration in
the South-Eastern part of Pannonian basin. Project was recommended to the World Bank for funding and
accepted. Reporting directly to World Bank experts, led multi-disciplinary team with over 20 specialists,
acquiring over 500 km Hi-resolution 2D seismic program and over 6.000 km 2D was reprocessed and
interpreted. Over 25 seismic sequences were mapped and 10 proposals for exploration drilling prepared.
Technical Roles Planned and supervised 2D/3D seismic acquisition and processing, Interpretation 2D&3D seismic
data (structural and seismic-stratigraphy), Depth imaging processing (DMBS in ADS Com.), Proposing 40 well cats
(POS -33%) and over 20 appraisal wells (POS 95%). Worked resulted in a number of commercial discoveries.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
Graduate, Geological Institute in Belgrade Facultyof Geophysics 1975 - 1979
Board Member, NIS 2005 - 2006
Member of State Committee on reorganization and privatization of NIS 2000 - 2005
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Excellent strategic thinker with the ability to plan and execute business plans.
• Ability to work and manage effectively in multi-cultural environments.
• Ability to build and organize multi-disciplinary technical and commercial teams.
• Focused on bottom-line results.
• Well-rounded knowledge of geology, geophysics, E&P operations, drilling, commercial
evaluation & risk assessment, strategic planning, the gas business.
• Excellent writing and communications skills.
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and
Montenegrin
STATUS
• Married, five children
• Willing to relocate
• Citizenship: Serbian