Role in the Lloyd's Register Group

Iain is responsible for defining Oil & Gas strategy and ensuring the business plans for each business centre will deliver the strategic objectives on a global basis. His role is to ensure active worldwide business development and that key customer service management is implemented. The Oil & Gas Director is also charged with making sure we have the right service portfolio that enables the business stream to deliver on the objectives of Lloyd's Register. In addition commercial, technical and marketing policy and practices are key elements in the duties of the Oil & Gas Director that support the delivery of the Oil & Gas strategy.

CV

Iain joined Lloyd's Register in November 2007. Prior to that he worked at DNV for 16 years and over the past five years Iain was based in Oslo and was a member of DNV's Executive Board. Positions Iain held at DNV include: General Manager for their Aberdeen operations; Chief Operating Officer for their Oil & Gas business and then later DNV Consulting; and Director of Business Development for DNV Energy.

He graduated from the University of London in 1976 with an honours degree in Human Physiology and then moved to Aberdeen and completed a PhD in Thermodynamics. He then joined the International Biomedical Expedition to Antarctica to study the long term effects on human performance in extreme conditions.

Following this expedition Ian joined the Robert Gordon Institute of Technology in 1980 and led the Research and Development activity of the Offshore Survival Centre. During this time he also completed an MBA. In 1989 he moved to Technica who were subsequently acquired by DNV.

Personal

Iain is married with three children. His outside interest include cycling, skiing, golf and training in the gym.