Mr. Nicodeme has over 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and banking. He began his career as a field geophysicist for TotalEnergies. Mr. Nicodeme joined Perenco in 2002, where he ran the group cost and management control and subsequently became group finance manager, then deputy general manager of the United Kingdom branch. Mr. Nicodeme then joined the banking industry and held management positions in the Reserve Based Lending and Project Finance and Advisory teams of several banking institutions, including Natixis, Credit Agricole CIB and Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Nicodeme joined NewAge in 2015 and was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in 2019. Mr. Nicodeme served as the Chief Financial Officer of Africa Oil from 2019 to 2025. Mr. Nicodeme holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Polytechnique, a MSc from the French Institute of Petroleum and an MBA from INSEAD.