Alex Schneiter

President and Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Alex Schneiter is responsible for the overall leadership, strategy and vision of Lundin Energy.

Born in Switzerland in 1962, Alex Schneiter is a graduate of Geneva University where he obtained a degree in Geology and a masters degree in Geophysics.

From 1987 until 1989 Mr. Schneiter worked in the research and mining domain as a Geophysicist before joining in 1990 a public Canadian Oil company as a Geophysicist, seismic interpreter and seismic acquisition QC.

Since 1993 Mr. Schneiter has worked with public companies associated with the Lundin family. In 1998, he was appointed Vice President Exploration of Lundin Oil. Following the acquisition of Lundin Oil by Talisman Energy in 2001, Lundin Petroleum was formed and he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and then in 2015,  President and Chief Executive Officer. The Company changed its name to Lundin Energy in 2020.

Alex Schneiter holds 335,690 shares in Lundin Energy AB as at 31 December 2019.

Nick Walker

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer Nick Walker leads an experienced team of oil and gas professionals who are responsible for Lundin Energy’s  exploration, development and production operations.

Born in the United Kingdom, Nick Walker holds degrees in Mining Engineering from Imperial College London, Computer Science from University College London as well as an MBA from City University Business School also in London.

Mr. Walker started his career as a petroleum engineer with BP plc and also worked in senior management positions at Bow Valley Energy plc. Between 1994 and 2011 he worked with Talisman Energy Inc. in various senior operating and commercial roles. Mr. Walker held country manager positions with Talisman Energy in the UK and Malaysia/Vietnam. From 2009 to 2011 Mr. Walker served as Executive Vice President International Operations with Talisman Energy.

Between 2012 and 2015 he worked as Chief Operating Officer with Africa Oil Corp. Mr. Walker joined Lundin Energy as Senior Vice President Development and Operations in 2015. Later the same year, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Teitur Poulsen

Chief Financial Officer

Teitur Poulsen is directly responsible for Lundin Energy’s financial reporting, internal audit, risk management, tax and treasury function.

Born in the Faroe Islands in 1974, Teitur Poulsen graduated from Aberdeen University where he obtained a degree in Economics.

Between 2000 and 2002 he worked as an economist for Dana Petroleum plc and the oil and gas consultancy firm AUPEC ltd in Aberdeen. In 2003 he joined Faroe Petroleum as chief economist and business analyst. From 2006 to 2010, Mr Poulsen held various positions with Lundin Energy including the position of Group Economics and Corporate Planning Manager. In 2010, Mr Poulsen joined Det norske oljeselskap ASA as CFO until 2012 when he re-joined Lundin Energy as VP Corporate Planning and Investor Relations.

Following the spin-off of IPC in 2017, Mr Poulsen was appointed CFO of Lundin Energy.

Henrika Frykman

Vice President Legal

Henrika Frykman is responsible for all legal and tax matters within the Lundin Energy group.

Henrika Frykman was born in Finland in 1977. She has a Master of Laws from the University of Stockholm.

Between 2000 and 2002, she practiced general corporate and commercial law with a Swedish law firm in Stockholm. After moving to Geneva in 2002, she joined a large international law firm, focussing on Swiss and international corporate tax matters until 2008, when she joined Lundin Energy. She has since then worked with a wide range of Group legal and tax matters.

Alex Budden

Vice President Corporate Affairs

Alex Budden is responsible for delivering Lundin Energy’s Corporate Affairs strategies across the business, including strategic communication issues.

Born in the United Kingdom, Alex Budden holds a degree in Sociology & Criminology from Bristol University. In his previous careers he has served as a British police officer and then as a Diplomat for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office for 21 years. He has served in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia, the Balkans and North America and specialised in international security, energy and environmental issues, crisis management, complex stakeholder management and strategic communications work.

From 2012 to 2017 he was VP External Relations for Africa Oil and Africa Energy and, for the same period, he was Director of the Lundin Foundation, which advises on sustainable business activities and delivers social impact investments on behalf of Lundin family companies.

Alex Budden was appointed Vice President Communications & Investor Relations for Lundin Energy in 2017, and assumed the position of VP Corporate Affairs in late 2018.

Edward Westropp

Vice President Investor Relations

Edward Westropp is responsible for investor relations at Lundin Energy.

Born in the United Kingdom, Edward Westropp holds a degree in Theological Studies from London University. Prior to joining Lundin Energy, he worked for 17 years in financial and capital markets communications and investor relations for a number of international consultancies. Previously with FTI Consulting, he was head of the energy practice specialising in supporting energy and oil and gas companies across the spectrum of their engagement with the capital markets and investors as well as M&A and crisis support.

Edward Westropp joined Lundin Energy in August 2018.