Steve Phimister will be taking the place of Paul Goodfellow on Oil & Gas UK’s Board of Directors with immediate effect as he takes up his new role as vice president of Shell’s UK & Ireland upstream business unit.
Phimister said:
“I am pleased to have the opportunity to join the Board of Oil and Gas UK at such an exciting time for our industry. The Maximising Economic Recovery Strategy and the steps we have taken as an industry to improve efficiency are bearing fruit. “
“I look forward to shaping the next steps with industry partners as we seek to become a globally competitive basin.”
Steve Phimister’s arrival is not the only change to the Oil & Gas UK Board. Bel Valves’ Neil Kirkbride has served his full five-year tenure as a Board member and has now stepped down. He will continue his work with the association through the Efficiency Task Force as the industry lead on the initiative to simplify engineered products. Neil Kirkbride’s replacement on the Board will be announced in due course.
Commenting on these changes Chief Executive Deidre Michie said:
“We are delighted to welcome Steve Phimister to our Board. He has extensive experience of our industry and we are pleased to have another strong and knowledgeable contributor supporting our organisation.
“I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Paul Goodfellow for his commitment and contribution to Oil & Gas UK and its Board and wish him much success in his new role.
“We also bid a fond farewell to Neil Kirkbride who has been a valued member of our Board and a great supporter of Oil & Gas UK. We wish him well and I’m delighted that he is continuing to work with us on the Efficiency Task Force.”