Simon Harding

Current

• Partner at Oil Advisers
• President at Coberon
• Chairman at Chronos Group

• Founder at Chronos Trust
• Shareholder at Chronos Systems

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Past

• CEO at Chronos International
• Group Managing Director at An International Recruitment Company

Education

• University of Oxford
• Semmelweis Medical University
• Aston University

• The University of Sheffield
• University of Cambridge

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Industry

Oil & Energy

Simon Harding’s Summary

Over 15 years experience in alternative energy, renewables, solar, wind, oil, gas, nuclear (trained at the UKAEA), energy, biotech and manufacturing recruitment. Chronos and its subsidiaries operate wholly owned offices in USA (3), Australia (16), Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Hungary(3), Romania, Poland (3), Russia (2), Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, China, India, Sweden and South Africa.
Also founder of Chronos Trust and the Biblon organization, Invest in Africa, Invest in Mexico, Argentine Oil, Brazil Oil, Peru Mining and Energy and the ThinkOil ! group. Founder of the Aviation and Defense Group.
Active in hydrocarbon and mining recruitment, defense, publishing, agribusiness, information technology, biotech, sports investments. Founder of the Uranium Group amd Libya Oil..

Also acquired and turned around 4 loss making businesses and after 2 years sold to MPS Group (NYSE:MPS).
Recently acquired major shareholding in listed resource recruiter. Over 6000 contractors in 2009 so far.

Simon Harding’s Specialties:

Alternative Energy. Software development for Fortune 500, nuclear, oil and gas recruitment, power generation recruitment, mining and natural resources recruitment and publishing. Development of agribusiness in Argentina, Spain and Central Europe in biodiesel, methane, ethanol and algaculture. Member of the Royal African Society. Member of the Royal Forestry Society. Interested in further investments in recruiting companies in oil, gas, mining and power generation industries. Owner of Libya Oil.

Simon Harding’s Experience

• Partner

  Oil Advisers

  (Oil & Energy industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Maximizing the value of your assets, fulfilling the potential of your people
  We are a team of Oil & Gas specialists without peer in the Industry whose role is to facilitate the sale and purchase of Oil & Gas Assets. We identify assets for sale; evaluate and credentialise them through our suite of services; present them to the market, realizing sales or purchases for our clients.
  
  Asset acquisitions
  Purchase of the asset direct or the company owning the asset
  Bid preparation
  Concession negotiation
  Joint venture negotiation
  
  General Corporate Activities
  Financial strategies and reorganizations
  Mergers and acquisitions
  Financing solutions including equity and debt capital raisings, including use of hybrid securities, project finance, issue of bond securities
  Advice on public reporting obligations including assistance in the preparation of stock exchange announcements and shareholder communications
  
  Corporate Structuring
  Private and Public Company Formation
  Key Staff and Management Recruitment
  
  Capital / Fund Raising
  Advice and facilitation in rasing capital including:
  
  Equity Fund Raising
  Private and Public Raisings
  Seed Capital Raising
  Pre-Market Raisings
  Stockmarket Market Listing/Floats
  Debt Fund Raising
  Hybrid Financing

• President

  Coberon

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  Managing the rapid growth of Coberon in India in addition to my role as Chairman of the Chronos Group. We have a fully staffed and wholly owned office in Hyderabad with payrolling, security checking and recruitment functions. The growth of these operations has been phenomenal in Central India based on our Fortune 50 client base. This is a jv with a Fortune 500 company and the group has over 5000 contractors engaged at any one time. Specialist areas include biotech, power, IT and telecoms.

• Chairman

  Chronos Group

  (Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

  November 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

  As Chairman of the Chronos Group I manage the overall growth of the entities, particularly in our alternative energy, oil, gas, power generation, nuclear and mining sectors. We have over 70 operations and 5000 contractors engaged worldwide at any one time.

• Founder

  Chronos Trust

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  November 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

  The Chronos Trust was established in 2004 to help children in Hungary and the Czech Republic with all donations being passed on to either orphanages or specific children's medical projects.
  
  The Chronos Trust has now contributed directly to more than twenty projects for orphanages and children's medical needs and has extended its activities into Poland, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, India, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Niger, Gambia, Bolivia, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Burma and Thailand. A complete list of our projects is available on request.

• Shareholder

  Chronos Systems

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1999 — Present (10 years 3 months)

  Chronos Systems is a software development outsourcing company with development centres in Argentina, Hungary, Romania, India and Vietnam. Fortune 500 client base.
  2007 Chronos Systems was ranked in the Deloittes EMEA Top 500 fastest growing companies.
  2008 Chronos Systems was ranked in the Inc. Magazine Top 200 fastest growing private software companies in the USA.

• CEO

  Chronos International

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  November 2003 — March 2006 (2 years 5 months)

  Worked on accounts at Invensys, Honeywell, GE Energy, General Motors, MOL, EMC, TAV, Amec, Rockwell and OMV. Turnaround of businesses in Germany, Hungary, Czech and Belgium into a profitable, quality enterprise that was divested to the MPS Group (NYSE:MPS) in 2006.

• Group Managing Director

  An International Recruitment Company

  (Oil & Energy industry)

  April 1995 — November 2003 (8 years 8 months)

Simon Harding’s Education

• University of Oxford

  Human Evolution , Human Evolution , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

  Evolutionary genetics.

• Semmelweis Medical University

  1992 — 1993

• Aston University

  MSc , Linguistics , 1991 — 1992

  Specialisms in discourse analysis, neurolinguistics and the brain/IT interface.

• The University of Sheffield

  Post Grad , Linguistics , 1988 — 1988

  Specialism in the anatomical and physiological implications in the brain/IT interface.

• University of Cambridge

  MA , History , 1985 — 1988

  Specialisms in American Colonial History, Classics and African History

  Activities and Societies:

  University Karate team

Additional Information

Simon Harding’s Interests:

International oil, gas, nuclear (trained at the UKAEA), power recruitment, software development services, recruitment outsourcing, management consulting, publishing. Business devlopment in infrastructure projects in India, Africa, Israel, South America and Australia. Investments in Biodiesel, State Lotteries and Formula One promotion. Charity work with SOS, ASBAH and Smile Train. Member of the Royal African Society. http://twitter.com/simonharding Some published works: "Introduction to the Deep Sea Environment" Somerset 2008 "World Remedies" Somerset 2008 "Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology" in the "God and Nature" series (forthcoming) "Agricultural feedstock for methane, ethanol and biodiesel - a comparison" " The Carbon Cycle, Fossil Fuels and Climate Change" in the 'God and Nature" series 2008 "Time, Life and the Colonization of the Land" 2008 "A note on human anatomical adaptation to bipedalism" 2008

Simon Harding’s Groups:

Biblon, Wings Foundation, Cambridge Alumni, Chronos Trust, Chronos Systems ranked in Deloitte & Touche EMEA Technology Fast 500, Houston Energy Network, Invest in Mexico, Invest in Africa, Royal African Society, Invest in India, Argentine Oil, Think Oil !, Canadian Resource Group, Oil Advisers.http://twitter.com/simonharding

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    theCrossLinkNetwork
•    Christian Professionals Worldwide
•    InHouston
•    Global Petroleum Group
•    Renewable Energy Network
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Algae to Growdiesel
•    Cambridge Uni Alumni
•    ALTERNATIVE ENERGY NETWORK
•    Biblon
•    Coberon Chronos Group
•    Costa del Jobs
•    Blue Guides
•    APAC Careers
•    Chronos Switzerland, Germany and Austria
•    Outsourcing to Vietnam
•    Rusgas
•    Outsourcing to Argentina
•    Outsourcing to Hungary
•    Think Oil !
•    Invest in Mexico
•    Invest in Russia
•    Invest in Brazil
•    Invest in Nevada
•    Investing in Turkey
•    Argentine Oil
•    Invest in Argentina
•    Chronos Healthcare
•    Invest in India
•    Invest in Qatar, Bahrain and UAE,
•    Invest in Africa
•    Invest in Poland
•    Invest in Spain and Portugal
•    Invest in Kuwait
•    Outsourcing in Romania
•    Invest in Sweden !
•    Agribusiness Argentina
•    Peru Mining and Energy
•    Venezuela Oil and Power
•    Invest in Colombia
•    Chile Mining and Energy
•    Invest in Agribusiness
•    Africa Oil Network
•    Invest in Ukraine
•    Brazil Oil
•    Libya Oil
•    HR in Libya
•    e-Parasol - for Professionals in Business in Poland

Simon Harding’s Honors:

Chronos Systems ranked in Deloitte & Touche EMEA Technology Fast 500
Chronos Systems ranked in Inc. Magazine Top 200 fastest growing private software companies in the USA.

Author of the bestselling book "Dictionary of Sport" Semmelweis Medical University(1993) with Kristina Nemerkenyi. This is now a standard text in schools and colleges in Central Europe.
Contributing author to "Blue Guide to New York" W.W. Norton & Co (2008)
"The Neanderthal Enigma" 2008 in "God and Nature"
"Dispensation and God's Glory" 2009
"Relationship of the Church to Israel" 2009
Great Hymn Writers Series with Rev'd Canon Denis Moss 2009: Biblon

PhD, MTh, MSc, MA (Cantab), BA, CMA, PG Dip, LTCL, PD Marine Biology, PD Anatomy and Physiology, PD Botanics, Post grad work in Human Evolution

Member of the Royal African Society.and the Royal Forestry Society.
6 Patents Pending

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