New Zealand Energy Corp. announced it has appointed Mike Adams as Chief Executive Officer to replace current CEO, David Robinson. Mr. Adams has commenced with the company on July 6, 2015.

There will be a period of handover from Mr. Robinson with Mr. Adams formally assuming the CEO role on July 17, 2015. Mr. Adams has 30 years of operational and reservoir engineering experience foremost in New Zealand, but also in Australia, the Middle East and the North Sea. During the initial stages of Mr. Adams' career he worked for the New Zealand national oil company, Petrocorp, where he was involved in initial appraisal and development of the Waihapa field, development of the McKee field and discovery of the Mt Messenger accumulations at Kaimiro.

He next worked overseas including engagements with BHP Petroleum and QGPC (Qatar) before returning to New Zealand in 1996 to work for Fletcher Challenge Energy focused in particular on enhanced recovery projects in various Taranaki fields.