EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Rob gerhard, chief executive officer
Rob, founder of the Riverside Energy Group is a chartered accountant (SA), a CFA charterholder, and recipient of an MSc (Chemical Engineering) degree. He has 23 years’ experience in investment management, business strategy and the development of natural resources companies. Since 2003, Rob has led the Ignision (previously Umbono) team in building a significant natural resources investment portfolio comprising mining and energy assets from a negligible starting capital base. Rob serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Riverside, with overall responsibility for strategy and business development, relationships with business partners, and oversight of the operations team of over 200 staff in three US States.
Rob symons, chief financial officer
Rob is a Chartered Accountant (SA). He serves as the CFO of the Riverside Energy Group and has been with the firm since 2000 in investment banking, corporate advisory, natural resources investing and operations management roles. Rob has wide experience in the field of finance, including directing economic development programs in third world countries with an international aid organization.
JIM SCHRAMSKI, chief operating officer
Jim holds a BS summa cum laude in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has a breadth of experiences in asset development and production management in unconventional reservoirs. Jim was hired as a Petroleum Engineer by Atlas Energy to support their New Albany Shale development program in southwest Indiana. He has performed reservoir, production and facilities engineering roles with Chevron North America E&P in the Antrim Shale. Jim focuses on the active operational management of the group’s investment assets.