HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwire) — 09/12/11 — NDB Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: NDBE), an emerging independent oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James J. Cerna, Jr. to the position of President and CEO and Mr. Michael McAdams to the position of Head of the Board of Advisors.
With more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, Mr. Cerna is a successful company leader with notable tenure as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Lucas Energy, Inc. Mr. Cerna also served as President of privately-held Lucas Energy Resources.
“I–m pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Cerna and Mr. McAdams to NDB Energy and welcome them to our team as our new leaders,” stated outgoing President & CEO, Mr. Amit S. Dang, who continues to serve as the Company–s Chief Financial Officer. “I very much look forward to leveraging Jim and Mike–s ability to identify, acquire, and grow meaningful energy assets.”
Prior to joining Lucas Energy, Mr. Cerna served as Chief Oil and Gas Analyst and CFO of Petroleum Partners LLC and was Manager of the GT Global/AIM Funds performance analysis group in San Francisco.
For more than two decades, Mr. Cerna has served as an executive and director with companies listed on the NYSE Amex, NASDAQ, and emerging markets, and was founder and CEO of a NASDAQ-listed information analysis company. He has been a trusted advisor to the boards of several traditional and green energy companies and currently serves as a director of Mesa Energy.
Mr. McAdams spent 15 years in a variety of roles with British Petroleum, PLC (“BP”), including serving as the Associate Group Policy Advisor to then Chairman of the Board for BP, Lord John Browne. In addition to his service at BP, Mr. McAdams has been an active independent wildcatter on multiple occasions. In the private sector Mr. McAdams has worked for a number of advocacy organizations. Currently, Mr. McAdams leads the Advanced Biofuels Association, which represents many of the top companies from around the world, as it engages the federal government at all levels to secure a level playing field for its member companies.
In addition, Mr. McAdams served as the Vice President of the Eastern United States for Government Affairs as well as Vice President of Government Affairs and Environment. Earlier in his career, Mr. McAdams served as Legislative Director to Congressman Ralph Hall (R-TX) from 1981-1985, where he was responsible for Energy and Commerce Committee issues. In 1980, he was a field coordinator for President Jimmy Carter–s presidential campaign. Prior to that, he served on the staff of Congressman Ray Roberts (D-TX). Mr. McAdams holds a Bachelor–s Degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a J.D. from American University–s Washington College of Law.
NDB Energy, Inc. is an emerging independent oil and gas company, exploring, developing, producing, and marketing crude oil and natural gas from various known prolific and productive geological formations. The Company is focused on building and developing a portfolio of oil and gas assets by acquiring undervalued, underdeveloped and underperforming properties, with the prospect of increasing production in an economical and profitable manner.
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