Stephen EDWARDS

Stephen Edwards studied towards BSc in Geology at St Andrews University before going on to complete a PhD in Petroleum Geology at Durham University. After a short period of field operational experience gained with Schlumberger, he joined Royal Dutch Shell, as an Exploration Geophysicist. A number of different technical roles ensued in a variety of countries before Stephen moved progressively into more commercial, M&A and leadership positions. He joined Nexen Petroleum UK in 2006 heading their Business Development efforts in Europe before taking on further accountabilities to run all of the Commercial, Economic, Strategic and Planning functions within the company.

Stephen also holds a MBA from Cambridge University and his main outside interests involve cycling where he frequently takes part in multi-day stage racing. Stephen is also a qualified light aircraft pilot.