Adam Rubin joins Reconnaissance Energy as general counsel

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. has welcomed Adam Rubin as general counsel. He joins the Vancouver-based Canadian oil and gas company with over 25 years of legal, commercial, strategic and executive experience in the oil and gas industry. He has provided insight and advice to public CEOs, board chairs and executive management teams. He has significant experience negotiating successful complex, high-profile, multi-party corporate, financial and international transactions.

Rubin has represented both public and private companies in a broad range of capacities, including formation, venture capital, financings, initial public offerings, corporate contests, international transactions, and Canadian and US reporting requirements.

He began his career at a national Canadian law firm and has been assistant general counsel at Nexen Inc., and general counsel at Venari Resources as well as a Blackstone portfolio company, Sabre – a manufacturer of highly-engineered structures in the energy, utility and telecommunications industries.

In addition, Brain Rainsborough joins ReconAfrica as president and executive officer, bringing 35 years of oil and gas exploration and production experience.

"Brian is an exceptional explorationist and energy executive,” said Craig Steinke, executive chairman. “He has an outstanding track record in successfully exploring and commercializing large scale oil and natural gas opportunities for growing companies. As chief executive officer, Brian will immediately take the leading role in directing the company's future strategic course. “

ReconAfrica is engaged in the opening of the newly discovered deep Kavango Sedimentary Basin in the Kalahari Desert of northeastern Namibia and northwestern Botswana, where the Company holds petroleum licenses.