Independent Advisor, providing independent advice and expertise on CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage)Previously:OCCS Expert Chair, providing independent expertise to inform and drive forward the Government’s CCS programme;Non-Executive Director of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Consultant to the Oil and Petrochemicals Industry, with 32 years operational, commercial and M&A experience in ten countries on four continents. Executive and Operational Management of Refining, Petrochemicals, Trading, Marketing. Deep experience in Business, Strategy, Operations, Commercial, Major Projects, Change Management programmes, Performance Management processes.Many large M&A deals. Membership over more than 20 years of Boards at various levels in executive and non-executive positions, including as executive chairman of a $1bn pa profit JV; first-hand knowledge of British and German corporate governance.Chairman of LearnAid Publishing - a not-for-profit publisher of open source textbooks for disadvantaged people throughout the world.