Martyn Frederick Millwood Hargrave

Mr. Martyn Frederick Millwood Hargrave is a high-net-worth investor based in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Martyn Millwood Hargrave is the Founder and serves as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at IKON Science. He founded Ikon Science in 2001. He has over 30 years experience in new ventures and technology application in the oil and gas industry, working in International Geoscience and commercial roles for GSI, Candecca Resources, Hardy Oil and Gas, Jebco, Acre Oil and BG. Prior to IKON Science, he was Managing Director of IKODA and built the company from a start-up to one of the largest independent upstream consulting groups dealing with some of the highest profile upstream deals over the past decade including the North Caspian PSA negotiations and awards to the OKIOC consortium and related deals including a half billion dollar disposal of these assets. He has a long term interest in the public role of Geoscience and has provided this expertise on the board of a number of Industry R&D "think tanks" such as the Petroleum Science and Technology Institute (PSTI) and Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology (CMPT). He is currently a member of the CeREES Geo-Energy board of Durham University. He has been a Founding Shareholder or Director of a number of oil companies including Africa focused AIM listed Fusion Oil and Gas, Virgo Energy, a private oil and gas explorer sold to Encore oil in 2006 and Ophir Energy. Mr. Martyn earned an Honours degree in Geology from Durham University UK and a post graduate qualification in Geophysics from the Queen Mary College University of London. He is an active member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Institute of Petroleum and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain.