I have more than 25 years’ experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. I led a Geomarket drilling services business, with 300+ employees, managing the P&L, to drive growth while also increasing profitability. As a marketing director in the drilling services product line I was responsible for the successful introduction of drilling technologies that have resulted in multi million dollars of new product revenue.I have a deep understanding of the drilling services market, and the products and services that our customers need to be successful: focusing on safety, reliability, service delivery and customer satisfaction. I am a problem solver and innovator who thinks through issues and comes up with solutions quickly. I embrace the use technology and new ways of doing business to optimize performance.I have had a balanced career beginning as a field engineer, operations coordination, technical services, product line management, regional marketing and finally operations leadership with P&L responsibility. I have generated significant value in all my roles;• Driven profitability and growth whilst running the drilling services business in the southern USA. Revenue was increased by more than 25% while profits increased in excess of 100%.• Responsible for North America launch of the leading RSS into US land market . Set and exceeded pricing targets that were thought to be unattainable through value selling. • Coming up with technical solution to allow the new formation pressure tester to be bought to market sooner meaning millions in incremental revenue and margin.I have worked and lived on four continents including the UK, France, Gabon, Germany, India and the USA, leading diverse teams.