Our Senior Team

Blair is the Chief Executive Officer of EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) and chairs the firm's Investment and Executive Committees.

Blair was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company pursuant to EIG’s right to appoint up to two directors to the Board. Blair has more than 30 years’ experience in the investment management business, with a focus on energy and energy-related infrastructure. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Chrysaor Holdings Limited from 2017 through to completion of the Merger. The Board believes that Blair’s industry experience and knowledge of the Harbour Group justifies his appointment as Chairman and is of significant benefit to the Company and shareholders as a whole.

Linda Z. Cook was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harbour Energy on 1 April 2021.

Linda has significant experience in building and managing large-scale, global energy businesses. She has a track record of successful strategic execution and growth, including through M&A, major project delivery, and raising capital. Her experience in disciplined capital allocation within the sector is invaluable for Harbour as the Company embarks on an ambitious programme of investment across the portfolio. Also important are Linda’s many years of experience serving as a CEO, and as a director in both executive and non-executive capacities on the boards of large, publicly listed companies.

External appointments with public companies:

• BNY Mellon, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Alexander Krane is Chief Financial Officer for Harbour Energy.

Having spent a large portion of his career as CFO of Aker BP, including during the merger of Det Norske Oljeselskap and BP Norge, Alexander has experience leading a large finance function through an integration process. His listed company experience and understanding of debt and equity capital markets will be invaluable in ensuring that the Company has the balance sheet strength to be able to deliver its growth and investment plans through the commodity price cycle.

Simon spent 35 years in an executive career with Royal Dutch Shell plc, retiring as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director in March 2017.

Simon’s position as Senior Independent Director is vital for the Board in ensuring that the highest standards of corporate governance are maintained. He plays a pivotal role in managing the relationship with the Company’s major shareholder, EIG, and ensuring the Company is able to operate independently and in accordance with its obligations as a listed company. In addition, Simon brings significant experience in both the oil and gas sector and public markets having spent his entire career working with large-scale companies, including as the CFO for Royal Dutch Shell plc for many years.

External appointments with public companies:

• Rio Tinto plc, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.

G. Steven Farris served as Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Apache Corporation, an independent oil and gas company with operations in the United States, Canada, the UK North Sea, Egypt, and Australia.

Steve was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company pursuant to EIG’s right to appoint up to two directors to the Board. Having spent his entire career within the energy sector and, in particular, leading Apache Corporation as Chairman and CEO through a period of significant growth and expansion, Steve’s knowledge and counsel is a great asset to the Board and the Company as a whole.

Alan Ferguson has over 20 years of executive experience in the mining and automotive industries.

Alan brings current and relevant financial experience to the Board and as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee having spent his executive career in finance roles along with a decade of experience leading audit committees of listed companies. Alan has already successfully led the tender process for the Group’s external
auditors and his expertise in audit and accounting is vital for the Group particularly as it enters the first reporting cycle as Harbour Energy plc.

External appointments with public companies:

• AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

Andy has over 40 years’ experience in the global oil and gas industry gained during his long association with BP.

Andy has over 40 years’ experience in the global oil and gas industry gained during his long association with BP. He brings a strong understanding of the technical, operational and commercial issues associated with development and managing large-scale, complex energy assets around the world, from exploration through to decommissioning, and including in the areas of safety and the environment. Andy’s oil and gas technical, operational and leadership expertise are invaluable to the Board and its Committees in overseeing the existing portfolio and assessing opportunities for investment

Margareth Øvrum has nearly 40 years of experience in the energy industry.

Margareth worked for Equinor and its predecessor companies from 1982 until January 2021. Latterly, she was Executive Vice President for 17 years with responsibility for global HSE, project development, drilling, procurement, technology and new energy. She has extensive knowledge of international oil and gas operations, major projects, health and safety, sustainability and the role of digital technology in engineering. In particular, she has a passion for safety and the environment which will be of great value to the Board and through her role as Chair of the HSES Committee. She also has considerable governance experience through
her non-executive director roles.

External appointments with public companies:

• FMC Corporation, Non-Executive Director
• Technip FMC plc, Non-Executive Director
• Transocean Ltd, Non-Executive Director

Anne Stevens has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and management, becoming the first female Vice President Executive of Ford Motor Company and the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Carpenter Technology.

Anne has served on remuneration committees, including as Chair, in a number of large organisations in recent years. Anne has significant experience engaging with investors to deliver remuneration outcomes that are of benefit to all stakeholders. In addition to her expertise as a remuneration committee chair, Anne also contributes a wealth of experience built up over a long career in engineering and executive roles in large global companies.

External appointments with public companies:

• AVEVA Group plc, Non-Executive Director
• Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Rachel Rickard is Company Secretary for Harbour Energy.

Rachel is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute with more than 20 years’ experience gained across a variety of industries and sectors in FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 listed companies, including three years within the financial services sector.

As Company Secretary, Rachel is responsible for advising the Board, through the Chairman, on all governance matters.

Linda Z. Cook was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harbour Energy on 1 April 2021.

Prior to being named CEO, Linda was Chairman of the Board of Chrysaor Holdings Ltd, and a member of the Investment and Executive Committees of EIG, positions she held since 2014.

She retired from Royal Dutch Shell plc in 2010, at which time she was a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

During her 29 years with Shell, she held positions including CEO of Shell Gas and Power (London); CEO of Shell Canada Limited (Calgary); Executive Vice President Strategy and Finance for Global Exploration and Production (The Hague); and various US exploration and production management, operational and engineering roles.

Alexander Krane is Chief Financial Officer for Harbour Energy.

Alexander has over 20 years of experience in various accounting, controlling and executive roles in the energy industry.

Prior to joining Harbour in 2021, Alexander was Investment Director at Aker ASA where he was responsible for all oil and gas investments.

Before becoming Investment Director at Aker ASA in 2019, Alexander was CFO of Aker BP/Det Norske Oljeselskap, where he was responsible for all financial functions, strategy and M&A.

Bob Fennell is Executive Vice President (EVP) North Sea at Harbour Energy.

Bob has over 35 years of industry experience, including 16 years running operations at a senior level.

During his career he has worked in the majority of oil and gas basins around the world, including in Norway, Yemen and Canada, working for BP, Elf, Transocean and Nexen.

He is Co-Chair of Step Change in Safety and a member of Offshore Energies UK Board.

Stuart Wheaton is Executive Vice President (EVP) International at Harbour Energy.

Stuart has over 30 years of industry experience focused on field development planning, project delivery, operations and upstream leadership. His career started in Exxon as a reservoir engineer in the North Sea.

Later roles at Exxon, and then at Lasmo, Cairn Energy and Tullow Oil, have provided wide-ranging experience in both onshore and offshore environments.

Glenn Brown is Executive Vice President (EVP) Subsurface and Portfolio for Harbour Energy.

Glenn has over 30 years’ industry experience. Prior to joining Harbour he was EVP Subsurface and Portfolio at Chrysaor where he was responsible for the subsurface function and value creation through resource maturation. Other past roles include Operations Coordination Manager at the UK regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (now called North Sea Transition Authority) with a focus on promoting resource development, wells and projects performance in the UK Continental Shelf.

Before joining the OGA (NSTA), Glenn was Vice President and Head of Subsurface for Maersk Oil in Copenhagen.

Gill Riggs is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Harbour Energy.

Prior to joining Harbour, Gill was the Vice President Human Resources, Global Upstream for Chevron based in the US. During her 20-year career with Chevron, Gill held increasing roles of responsibility in human resources including Regional HR Manager, Middle East and East Africa (UAE), Regional HR Manager, Africa & Middle East (South Africa), General Manager HR, Gas & Midstream (US), General Manager HR, Technology & Services (US) and General Manager HR, Upstream Asia Pacific (Singapore).

Howard Landes is the General Counsel/Legal for Harbour Energy.

Prior to joining Harbour, Howard was General Counsel at Chrysaor.

His experience includes more than 10 years at BG Group where he led a team of lawyers responsible for the group’s corporate and M&A matters globally.

Howard trained and qualified at the international law firm, Clifford Chance.

Steve Cox is Executive Vice President (EVP) HSES, Net Zero and CCS at Harbour Energy.

Steve started his oil and gas career at Shell, where over a period of 15-years he held several roles including in operations, asset support, planning and economics, integrated services contract holder and project roles across the UK, Netherlands and Norway.

He moved to the BG Group in 2010, initially into a global organisation as project manager working on developments in the UK and Norway as well as providing support to the global BG projects in Australia, Kazakhstan and Brazil. In 2013 he moved back into operations and asset management then assumed the role of vice president for UK operations, where he led the BG Group initiative to move to a late-life operations model in the UK, Tunisia and India.

In 2016 when BG was acquired by Shell, he returned there to the role of asset manager for late-life assets in the UK where he helped develop a tailored solution to late-life operations across several countries.

Since joining Harbour in 2017 Steve has held several EVP roles with responsibilities including non-operated ventures, integration, global services, corporate HSES, Net Zero and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Philip Whittaker is Executive Vice President (EVP) Global Services at Harbour Energy.

Philip has 30 years of experience in exploration and production in both industry and advisory roles.

Prior to joining Harbour Energy, Philip was a partner and director at Boston Consulting Group, where he co-led the firm's upstream oil and gas activity globally. At BCG he gained extensive experience in strategy, performance improvement and transaction-related activity with leading majors, independents and oilfield service companies. Philip began his career as a drilling engineer at Shell, where he managed front-line operations in the Netherlands, Peru and Oman.

Andrew Osborne manages Special Projects for Harbour Energy.

Prior to joining Harbour, Andrew was Chief Financial Officer at Chrysaor.

Prior to Chrysaor he had over 20 years’ capital markets experience in investment banking, latterly as a Managing Director responsible for Merrill Lynch’s Natural Resources Equity Capital Markets and Broking business.

He has worked on a significant number of oil and gas transactions for both public and private companies.