(Board member since June 2025) Felipe Bayon was appointed Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of GeoPark, effective June 1, 2025. With more than three decades of accomplishments in the international oil and gas industry, he is widely recognized as one of Latin America’s most respected energy executives. From 2017 to 2023, he served as CEO of Ecopetrol, where he led 18,000 employees, managed production of approximately 700,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, and oversaw revenues exceeding $30 billion. During his tenure, Ecopetrol delivered record financial, operational, and safety results and expanded into the U.S. Permian Basin in partnership with Occidental, into Brazil’s ultra-deepwater pre-salt fields with Shell, and became a leader in the Latin American power transmission sector. He also led strategic investments in renewable energy, water management, and climate-focused solutions. A mechanical engineer from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, Felipe began his career at Shell before joining BP, where he spent 21 years in senior operational and executive roles across Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. From 2005 to 2010, he served as CEO of Pan American Energy, one of Argentina’s leading private oil and gas companies. Felipe has served on multiple Boards of Directors across the energy, utilities, education, and technology sectors. With deep, first-hand knowledge of the regions where GeoPark operates, he brings the operational expertise and strategic vision to drive the Company’s growth, strengthen its regional leadership, and advance its long-term goals.
