Raymond P. Cej

Raymond P. Cej was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Arakis Energy Corporation in Canada by the Board of Directors, Business Wire announced February 6, 1998, following "the stepping down" of former CEO Lutfur Rahman Khan, who remained as Chairman of the Board.

"Mr Cej, a professional engineer, was employed with Shell Canada Limited from 1969-1995 in 'exploration, production and marketing of oil, corporate finance, investor relations, financial management and general administration', eventually becoming Senior Operating Officer, Resources," Business Wire wrote.

"Latterly Mr Cej was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Kyrgoil Corporation; a Calgary based company with operations in the Kyrgyz Republic of Central Asia. He is also Chairman of the Canadian Association of the World Petroleum Congress and was 'instrumental in the development and marketing of the Association's recent successful bid to host the 16th World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Canada in the year 2000'.

"Mr Cej holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Military Colleges System and an MSc, also in Chemical Engineering, from the California Institute of Technology," Business Wire wrote.