NEW DIRECTOR BOLSTERS OIL & GAS UK SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERTISE

Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Brian Kinkead as its new supply chain director.

His appointment to this new role strengthens the position of Oil & Gas UK as the voice of the whole upstream industry, following the incorporation of supply chain companies into its membership.

Brian Kinkead has over three decades of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, having held positions in a variety of countries and across operations, strategy, marketing and project management, primarily with Halliburton. He also held roles on secondment with several operators, with shared responsibility for supply chain activities and was actively involved with supply chain initiatives in different countries. Mr Kinkead has recently gained an MBA with distinction from the University of Liverpool.

Brian Kinkead said: “I feel privileged to have been selected as the first supply chain director at Oil & Gas UK. These are challenging times for our industry but also times of great opportunity. If the supply chain is to help secure the maximum recovery of the nation’s oil and gas while growing its overseas business, it will need to constantly adapt and evolve to meet changing requirements.

“It is my goal to address supply chain issues in such a way that our actions are recognised globally as best practice, with others seeking to learn from our achievements.”

Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “I welcome the expertise, experience and ambition that Brian brings to Oil & Gas UK and look forward to the development of supply chain initiatives and tools as well as its promotion as an important sector of the economy, under his guidance.

“Brian’s appointment reflects the growing recognition of the UK oil and gas industry’s supply chain as a force to be reckoned with. Of course, the world-class expertise developed alongside forty years of domestic production will continue to be of service to the UK. As production declines, the supply chain will also make a significant and growing contribution to the UK economy through sales of goods and services overseas, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs for decades to come.”