OUR LEADERSHIP
Dover’s leadership team shares a long history of collaboration, joint investments, and collectively founding over ten successful companies.
Their expertise spans the full spectrum of the oil & gas, CCS, and broader decarbonization value chains, covering business investment, project development, management, land, finance, engineering, and geology— each area led by seasoned, high-performing executives.
Together, they boast an exceptional track record, having completed over $30 billion in acquisitions and divestitures, raised more than $800 million in financing, and delivered outstanding investment results: a 235% IRR and 4.2x MOIC on $3.6 billion of capital deployed throughout their careers.
Mark Wilson - Founder, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Founder and Chairman, President & CEO of Dover Energy since 2011.
- Chairman, President & CEO of NorthStar Energy (2009–2020), managing assets in Michigan Basin, Illinois Basin, Texas, and Louisiana.
- Co-founder and Chairman, President & CEO of Coronado Resources (2004–2009), a North American unconventional resource E&P company, leading through successful sale.
- Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Planning, The Williams Companies (2002–2004).
- Vice President of Corporate Development, Williams (2000–2002).
- Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, and Managing Director, Koch Petroleum Group & Koch Investments Group at Koch Industries (1997–2000).
- Senior Management Consultant to the energy industry at Arthur D. Little and Booz-Allen & Hamilton (1992–1997), leading M&A, strategy, change management, and process improvement projects.
- Refinery Process Engineer at ConocoPhillips (1989–1990).
- Holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.
- Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Nicolas de Grivel - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EMEA & Chief Commercial Officer
- Joined Dover Energy in 2024 as Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EMEA) and Chief Commercial Officer.
- Founding member of the angel investor network Mustard Seed (2012–2024), focused on high-growth impact ventures; actively sourced and invested in multiple early-stage companies, negotiating win-win agreements.
- Executive Director and Board Member of SB Mining Limited (2015–2019), overseeing operations of lead and antimony mines and smelter facilities in Myanmar; led project coordination, financial planning, investor relations, and fundraising.
- Executive Director – Oil & Gas Products, Structured Finance & Acquisitions at Glencore PLC (2000–2012).
- Early career as a Global M&A team member at The Rothschild Group in Madrid.
- Holds a Baccalauréat with Mathematics major from Institut de l’Alma, France.
- Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Reims Management School, France.
- Holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, United States.
Roberto Bencini - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GEOSCIENCES & Chief Technical Officer
- Joined Dover Energy in 2022 as Senior Vice President, Geosciences and Chief Technical Officer.
- Founder, President, and Director of GA.I.A. srl since 1999; concurrently served as Expert to the European Commission for Oil & Gas and CCS.
- Technical Integrator consultant to INGV (Rome) and PTRC (Regina, Canada) on the $25 million “Weyburn” international CO₂ storage research project (2000–2003); co-founded CO2NET, the EU knowledge and advisory network for CCS implementation in Europe.
- Co-founder and Technical Director of Independent Resources Plc (2005–2015); Senior Consultant through 2017.
- Co-founded Independent Gas Management srl (focused on Underground Gas Storage projects) in 2002 and Independent Energy Solutions srl.
- Originated the Sibilla CO₂ storage project (2008–2014), managing the successful Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Italy’s first CO₂ geological storage exploration and appraisal license.
- Chief Geologist for North Africa and later Business Development Director for Italy at LASMO Plc (now ENI) from 1985 to 1998, based in London and Rome.
- Senior Geoscientist at GULF OIL E&P (London, Houston, Pittsburgh) from 1981 to 1985, developing multidisciplinary upstream experience across the U.S., North Sea, Italy, and Tunisia.
- Early career as Researcher at the Earth Science Department, Pisa University; Hydrogeologist at a private consultancy; and Second Lieutenant in the Geographic Technical Service of the Italian Army (1978–1981).
- Holds an M.S. in Geological Sciences from Pisa University.
Mark Caffey - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, land
- Joined Dover Energy in 2021 as Senior Vice President, North America.
- President & CEO of Westgate Minerals, a mineral and royalty acquisition and management company.
- Founder, President & CEO of The Caffey Group from 1999 to 2021.
- Partner and Vice President of Land at Newark Energy (2008–2012).
- Partner and Vice President of Land at ADEXCO Production Company (2000–2008).
- Senior Landman at Oil and Gas, Ltd, a geologic consulting firm (1987–2000).
- Founder, President & CEO of Legend Exploration Company (1983–1987).
- District Land Manager at Dart Energy (1982–1983).
- Started career as Landman, Senior Grade at Amoco (1978–1982).
- Holds a B.A. in Business & Communication Arts from Austin College.
- Holds a Master of Education and a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts from Texas Christian University.
John HOPKINS - CONTROLLER & ACCOUNTING OFFICER
- Joined Dover Energy in 2011 as Controller and Accounting Officer, overseeing financial reporting and compliance.
- Controller at NorthStar Energy from 2009 to 2020, managing accounting operations and internal controls.
- Controller at Coronado Resources from 2006 until its sale in 2009.
- Holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Arkansas.