Dr Richard Norris has over 25 years oil and gas experience and is currently Upstream Adviser to Helios Investment Partners. Prior to joining Helios, he was a CEO of Candax Energy (TSX listed) managing assets in Tunisia and Madagascar, following on from the role of General Manager in a private oil company with assets in SE Asia. Earlier in his caree…

Episode 2: Companies with diverse boards do better In this episode Sandy Verma discusses the experience that people from different backgrounds can bring and how companies with diverse boards do better. We need to be more creative in how we can achieve this and have the confidence to take risks. This will encourage work life and social norms to chan…

Guy retired from TOTAL in January 2018 after a 40-year career holding various positions as a “gas peddler” in several production subsidiaries of the Group: Manager in Jakarta, LNG Representative in Tokyo, Commercial Director in Buenos Aires and Aberdeen to become Advisor to the LNG Trading Desk in London and, more recently, Senior Advisor to the He…

Episode 1: We are all ambassadors In this episode Sandy Verma discuses founding Powerful Women to address the under representation of women in the energy sector, supporting middle management and encouraging progression to executive and board roles. We are all ambassadors and all have a responsibility to be disruptive in promoting the sector and att…

Since leaving Shell in 2011 Charles Watson has held various non Executive Director Board roles in several resource companies (represented on the FTSE, Canadian and Moscow exchanges). In our podcast Charles shares insight into his international career in Shell in both the downstream and upstream divisions which culminated in his final role as Chairm…

Nick Perry started his career in the oil business, then moved to natural gas, then electricity. In the 1990’s he was a Board Director of Enron Europe, and of Teesside Power Ltd. In 1997 he left to set up a firm providing specialised risk management software and consulting for companies trading energy. This venture was floated on the NASDAQ in 2000,…

Ann Pickard, BA.MA, – Was called ‘the bravest woman in oil’– by Fortune Magazine, for her work in Africa. Ann retired from Shell in 2016 after a 16-year tenure holding numerous positions, including Executive Vice President Artic, Executive Vice President Exploration and Production, Country Chair of Shell in Australia, and Executive Vice President A…

Simon Lockett was the CEO of Premier Oil for 10 plus years until 2014 and has held non-executive positions at Genel Energy Plc, Pico International LLC, Triyards Holdings Ltd and Advance LLC. He achieved this position at the age of 40. During his tenure, the company expanded globally with interests in: The North Sea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ea…

Alan Campbell won Olympic bronze at the London Olympics winning Britain’s first Olympic single scull’s medal since 1928. He is relentless in his pursuit of the Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016. “Single sculls is the blue riband of rowing, the event that Sir Steve Redgrave admitted was too tough for him” – Patrick Kidd – Daily Telegraph. Alan has cons…

Dr Tara Swart is at the forefront of the application of Neuroscience in business. Tara is a published author and guest speaker at industry events, blue-chip companies and top business schools including Oxford, Stanford and MIT where she will also be launching the Neuroscience for Leadership programme in November. As a leadership coach Tara focuses …