Alan’s career spans 40 years in the oil and gas industry where he has held a wide range of senior roles. Most recently Alan led a transformational restructuring strategy at Verus Petroleum. As CEO from 2014 to 2019, he was responsible for overseeing $500 million of acquisitions, involving successful finance raising activity and extensive interaction with the banking and investment communities. The successful programme execution culminated in NEO Energy acquiring Verus in 2019.

As a petroleum engineer, Alan began his career in the 1980’s with Shell and subsequently held director level roles at Oryx Energy, Kerr-McGee and Maersk Oil. In 2006 Alan was appointed Managing Director at Lundin Petroleum, before joining Wood Group as Chief Executive of its North Sea business in 2009. Prior to his assignment with Verus, Alan held the position of COO with Iona Energy.