Taipan Resources Inc. reported the appointment of Maxwell Birley as CEO, effective immediately.

Birley has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry including senior roles with Marathon Oil, Premier Oil, and Oil Search Ltd. and in-country operating experience in Equatorial Guinea, Pakistan, Yemen, and India.

Throughout his career, Birley has been directly involved in the discovery of over 1.75 billion barrels of oil equivalent. He has also been responsible for negotiating numerous farmout and farmin agreements and acquisitions, and for managing and developing multi-billion dollar oil and gas assets in Africa.

Stephen Jackson has accordingly stepped down as an officer of the company but will remain as a director.