The secretariat of UKPIA is a team of seven people under the direction of the Director General.
Strategy and policy is decided by a Council consisting of members appointed by the member companies.
The work of the secretariat is augmented by a number of standing committees covering the key policy areas and operations of the industry. Membership is drawn from employees of the member companies.
President - Nicholas R Thomas
Nick Thomas is Director of Corporate Affairs, UK & Ireland for ExxonMobil.
Nick Thomas has over 30 years of experience working in the oil industry.
He joined Esso UK in 1970 as an economist and worked in a number of assignments including marketing, supply and planning.
In early 2000 he was appointed to the position of International Government Relations Coordinator in the Public Affairs Department of ExxonMobil's headquarters in Dallas, Texas. In October 2000 he was appointed Public Affairs Manager for the Esso and Mobil Companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.
Nick returned to the UK in July 2003 to take up his appointment as Director of Corporate Affairs, UK & Ireland, based at ExxonMobil's head office in Leatherhead, Surrey.
He also chairs the British American Business Inc (BABi) Energy Forum and is a member of the CBI South East Committee.
Director General - Chris Hunt
Chris Hunt was appointed Director General on 25th March 2004. Chris joined UKPIA in 1997 and has many years of experience at a senior level within the downstream oil industry, heading up Elf's retail operations in the UK prior to joining UKPIA. Chris also has responsibility for a number of UKPIA Committees including Retail.
Council members:
Janet Ashdown (Vice President)
BP Oil UK Ltd
Brian Worrall
Chevron Ltd
Rupert Turner
ConocoPhillips
Nick Thomas (President)
ESSO Petroleum Company Ltd
Gary Haywood (Treasurer)
INEOS Refining
Charles Ganus
Murco Petroleum Ltd
Ron Fenton
Petroplus UK
Thomas Fack
Shell UK Ltd
Didier Harel
Total UK Ltd
Secretariat
Mike Harding - Commercial & Emergency Response Co-ordinator.
Emergency Response Co-ordination, Legal Affairs, Retail Health & Safety, Distribution & Security
Nunzia Florio - Communications Assistant
Abigail Hayhoe- Business Analyst.
Compulsory Stocks, Statistics, Refinery Rates & Filling Station Rates
Ian McPherson - Director, Environment Health & Safety.
Emissions Trading, Health & Safety, Major Hazards, Product Safety & Refinery Emissions
Andy Roberts - seconded to BERR, Energy Markets Unit
Hugh Tucker - Technical Co-ordinator.
Nick Vandervell - Communications Adviser & Company Secretary.
Public Affairs & HR, Legal
Malcolm Watson - Technical Director.
Air Quality, Fuels, Vapour Recovery & Marine Fuels
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