John Alexander van der Welle holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Global Petroleum Ltd.

He is also on the board of Northlands Advisory Services Ltd. and Member of The Chartered Institute of Taxation, Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Member of Institute of Taxation Management and Member of The Association of Corporate Treasurers.

In his past career he occupied the position of Finance Director of Harbour Energy Plc and Finance Director of Premier Oil UK Ltd. (a subsidiary of Harbour Energy Plc), Chief Financial Officer at Stratic Energy Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Non-Executive Director at First Calgary Petroleums Ltd., Chief Financial Officer & Finance Director at Hardy Plc, Manager-Business Development at Enterprise Oil Ltd., Member of Arthur Andersen LLP, Managing Director-Oil & Gas Sector at NatWest Markets Plc, Member of ACT 2013 Ltd. and Head-Oil & Gas at The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc.

He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Southampton.