Robert A. Solberg joined the Hyperdynamics Board in August 2009 as non-executive Chairman of the Board.  Mr. Solberg is a retired career senior executive of Texaco Inc., where he served as President of Upstream Commercial Development from 1998 until his retirement after the Chevron merger in 2002. Earlier he held senior management roles for Texaco's U.S. operations, followed by division president roles in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.  He became a corporate officer in 1992.  Mr. Solberg is currently non-executive chairman of JDR Cable Systems Ltd., and is a past director of both Pioneer Natural Resources and Scorpion Offshore.  He is a licensed petroleum engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota.

Herman J. Cohen joined the Board of Directors in August 2009.  Ambassador Cohen is the President of Cohen & Woods International, which provides strategic planning services to African governments and multinational corporations doing business in Africa.  Ambassador Cohen retired from the U.S. State Department in 1993, where he most recently served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993). During his 38-year career with the U.S. Foreign Service, he served in five African countries and twice in France. He was the American Ambassador to Senegal, with dual accreditation to Gambia, from 1977 to 1980. Ambassador Cohen also served as Special Assistant to President Reagan for African Affairs (1987-1989), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel.  From 1994 to 1998, under contract to the World Bank, he was a Senior Advisor to the Global Coalition for Africa.  Ambassador Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the City College of New York and a Master of Arts degree in international relations from the American University.  He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy.

Fred S. Zeidman joined the Board of Directors in December 2009.  Mr. Zeidman has served as CEO, Interim CEO and Chairman of the Board of a variety companies, including several in the oil and gas sector.   He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Petroflow Energy, Petro River Oil, and as a Director of Prosperity Bank.  Mr. Zeidman is the Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.  He was appointed to that position by President George W. Bush in March 2002 and served from 2002-2010.  He is also Chairman Emeritus of the University of Texas Health Science System Houston and is on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Heart Institute (where he previously served as Interim Chief Financial Officer) and the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR).  Hecurrently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the University of Saint Thomas and chairs its Development Committee and Houston Community College.

Ian Norbury joined the Board of Directors in January 2013.  Mr. Norbury is a Director of Hannon Westwood, a U.K. firm providing consultancy services for the oil and gas industry.  Prior to joining Hannon Westwood in 2003, Mr. Norbury held various positions with Amerada Hess International since 1995, most recently as Executive Manager, Exploration with responsibility for worldwide exploration performance, including West and North Africa.  He previously held geologist positions with Conoco and Amoco.  Mr. Norbury earned his BSC in Geology and Geography at the University of London, King’s College.