Rhino Resources, a global energy company, has announced the addition of London-based CFO Rob Tims to its leadership team. Tims, a 25-year veteran of the oil and gas industry and whose experience spans operations, finance, banking and consulting, has for the past 10 years, served as Managing Director with responsibility for Africa at Standard Chartered Bank. Patrick Mulligan, Rhino Resources President and CEO, said of Tims’ appointment:
"We are excited to welcome Rob, whose deep experience in all aspects of African oil and gas will prove invaluable as we further grow our portfolio in the region."
Previously, as Vice President of Natural Resources with Dresdner Kleinwort, Tims advised Sasol on the financing of the Mozambique South Africa Gas Project and Sonangol on its downstream business.
Tims holds a First Class degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, London. He started his career as a petroleum engineer with Shell before joining Energy Resource Consultants and has also worked as a Business Analyst with British Borneo Oil and Gas.
Rhino Resources has two offshore blocks in East Africa in the Comoros territorial waters besides other offshore assets in Namibia, two blocks in the AGC Senegal/Guinea-Bissau Cooperation Zone; and two blocks in South Africa.
