Leadership Team
Gordon LeBlanc Jr.
Executive Chairman, CEO, and President
As a third-generation member of the oil and gas industry, Mr. LeBlanc has over 40 years of experience as an oil and gas operator and geological consultant.
Mr. LeBlanc founded PetroSun, Incorporated in 2001, and has been responsible for the company's transition into the natural resources and services industries.
Educated as a petroleum geologist and with almost three decades working specifically in the Holbrook Basin, Mr. LeBlanc has been instrumental in identifying, acquiring, and funding key leasehold assets. In addition, Mr. LeBlanc has provided consulting services in the energy technology industry for the past 25 years.
Mr. LeBlanc is a Notable Alumni of Centenary College of Louisiana having majored in petroleum geology.
Dr R. Gerald Bailey
Executive Vice President and Director
Dr. R. Gerald (Jerry) Bailey has experience in the international and domestic petroleum industry in all aspects of engineering and executive management, both upstream and downstream, with specific Middle East skills, U.S. onshore/offshore, LNG and GTL. Dr. Bailey is retired from Exxon, lastly as President, Arabian Gulf. During his Exxon career he served as an executive with the Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Company, the Qatar Petroleum Corp, Exxon Lago Oil Refinery in Aruba; and Esso Standard Libya. He holds a number of executive positions with public and private companies.
Dr. Bailey is a chemical engineering graduate of the University of Houston and holds B.S., M.S. and PhD. degrees. He has written many articles, papers and studies on the oil industry, and has been a keynote speaker at many industry conferences and is often in the major media outlets to discuss energy topics. He is a member of the US Middle East Policy Council, Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.