Company: ZNOG
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-011641
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Company: ZION OIL & GAS INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form: DEF 14A
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 Law degree from the Faculty of Law Bar Ilan University, Israel. The Board believes that Mr. Moskowitz’s extensive experience in Israel dealing with government officials is invaluable in providing the Board with important perspectives in these areas.

John M. Brown, age 84, is the founder of Zion Oil & Gas and has been a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zion since its organization in April 2000 and, effective April 12, 2019, again serves as the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Brown was appointed Executive Chairman in January 2010. Mr. Brown was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer on October 18, 2012 and on January 1, 2014, Mr. Brown was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and to continue as the Executive Chairman. Previously, he served as our Chief Executive Officer from April 2000 to September 2004 and as President from April 2000 to October 2001. Mr. Brown has extensive management, marketing and sales experience, having held senior management positions in two Fortune 100 companies — GTE Valeron, a subsidiary of GTE Corporation and a manufacturer of cutting tools, where he was employed from 1966 – 86 and served as the corporate director of purchasing, and Magnetek, Inc., a manufacturer of digital power supplies, systems and controls, where he was corporate director of procurement during 1988 – 89. Mr. Brown was a director and principal stockholder in M&B Concrete Construction, Inc. from 1996 to 2003. Mr. Brown had been actively pursuing a license for oil and gas exploration in Israel for 35 years. His efforts led to our obtaining, in May 2000, the Ma’anit License, the precursor to the Joseph License. Mr. Brown holds a BBA degree from Fullerton College. He was awarded a degree in Doctor of Biblical Studies in 2013 from Emmanuel Baptist University. The board believes that Mr. Brown’s senior management experience in two Fortune 100 companies as well as his extensive experience in the oil and gas sector in the State of Israel provide with him with the insight and vision needed to serve as Chairman of our Board of Directors.

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Paul Oroian, age 70, was appointed a director in November 2003. He has served as president and managing partner of Oroian, Guest and Little, P.C., a certified public accounting and consulting firm based in San Antonio, Texas, since its founding