Leadership

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Leadership means turning technical complexity into commercial clarity — aligning people,
expertise, and disciplined execution to deliver lasting value.
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Rod Gibbons, CEO

Leadership

Schooner Energy management team combines deep technical, operational, commercial, and strategic expertise across the full exploration and production lifecycle.

The founders bring a complementary combination of petroleum engineering, well construction, field operations, corporate governance, and project-management expertise relevant to planning and executing exploration drilling and oil and gas production.

Collectively, their experience covers the principal stages of an exploration and production program: opportunity evaluation, subsurface and well planning, cost and risk assessment, contractor selection, drilling execution, well completion and testing, production optimization, integrity management, and ongoing field operations.

This breadth enables Schooner Energy to integrate technical decisions with safety, commercial discipline, and long-term asset management.

Meet the Leadership Team

Rod Gibbons, Founder, CEO and President of Ballycatter

Rod - Founder & CEO

Rod Gibbons, President, received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1997 and has spent more than thirty years in the international oil and gas industry. Executing projects with major and junior E&P companies has sharpened his focus on how to take a practical approach to accomplishing project objectives.

As a career expat in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, and the Gulf, he has gained a wide range of petroleum engineering and project management expertise.

Operating as employee, consultant, and entrepreneur has enabled Rod to shape Ballycatter Group Inc. into the ultimate solution for successful engineering project results.

Sacha Le, technical manager at Ballycatter

Sacha – Technical Manager

Sacha Le is at the core of digital projects within the company. Her broad range of skills and experience including web development, oilfield sales, geoscience, cyber security and AWS cloud computing infrastructure give her a unique perspective on developing digital solutions for real industry issues.

Bringing international experience from The Netherlands, Ireland, British Columbia, Alberta, and Newfoundland, Sacha provides tailor made support to clients around the world.

Sacha provides maximum effort to the projects she manages to ensure timely completion without sacrificing quality. A consumate professional, she ensures a balance of coolness under pressure and genuine excitement for progressing the future of the oil & gas industry.

Willow Gibbons, founder and commercial director at Ballycatter

Willow – Founder & Commercial Director

Willow Gibbons is the Founder and Commercial Director of Ballycatter, an international oilfield equipment company. With 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship, business development, project leadership, and corporate strategy, she brings a strong record of building businesses, leading multidisciplinary organizations, and delivering complex initiatives across international markets.

Throughout her career, Willow has founded and managed multiple ventures, developed digital engineering platforms, assembled high-performing global teams, and led projects serving industrial clients. Her ability to translate technical complexity into commercially viable solutions enables organizations to capitalize on market opportunities, manage risk, and create sustainable value.

Willow is recognized for her commercial acumen, disciplined execution, and collaborative leadership style. Today, she continues to lead strategic projects and support project-driven organizations in the oil and gas sector, helping businesses and professionals make informed decisions and achieve long-term results.

In addition to the Leadership team, an independent Technical Advisory Board (TAB) provides support and guidance to the company.

The TAB is comprised of industry specialists and community leaders who provide valuable perspectives on the managment of the company's organization and management.

TAB members serve for a term of one year and are nominated as part of ongoing Board of Director meetings. Board members are elected anually by the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association.