Decom North Sea, the membership organisation for the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has appointed John Warrender as Chief Executive.
John brings over 30 years of domestic and international experience to the position. His work with IOCs, NOCs and independent operators includes significant leadership experience in the strategic development of complex decommissioning programmes in the North Sea.
Most recently an independent advisor to the industry, applying his specific expertise in corporate governance and performance improvement, John spent over 20 years with ConocoPhillips in a range of technical and leadership positions, including as General Manager, Upstream Gas Assets in the UKCS, before joining the Board of Repsol Sinopec as MD for Sinopec’s UK subsidiary during a critical transformative phase for that company. He also served on the OGA Regional Development and Infrastructure Board and is currently a member of the Asset Stewardship Task Force.