John was previously employed by the BG Group as Project Director (Middle East), responsible for developing their LNG project in Iran. He was previously responsible for BG’s technical effort in the Mediterranean Basin and its Africa assets, and was also Venture Director for the Karachaganak project in Kazakhstan. Prior to his ten years with BG, he was with Royal Dutch Shell for 15 years in a variety of operational and commercial roles in the UK, Malyasia and the Netherlands.