Speakers

Served at sea with Shaw Savill Line and obtained British Foreign Going Master’s Certificate in 1968.

1969 to 1981 worked with London solicitors dealing with marine salvage, collision and other marine insurance matters.

1982 to 1992 Managing Director of United Towing Ltd., the UK’s leading ocean towage and marine salvage company.

1984 to 1992 Member of the Executive Committee of the International Salvage Union, (ISU).

1990 to 1992 Vice President of the ISU. Appointed Special Adviser to ISU in 1992.

1992 to 2007 Marine Consultant to London solicitors.

2005 appointed Secretary General, International Salvage Union.

Involved in drafting; LOF 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2011; 1989 Salvage Convention; SCOPIC Clause; original and latest editions of BIMCO ‘TOWCON’ & TOWHIRE’, as well as ‘WRECKFIXED’, ‘WRECKSTAGE’ & ‘WRECKHIRE’.

Andrew was educated at the University of Aberdeen where he received an MA (Hons) in Economics and later attended the Robert Gordon University to progress an MBA after a number of years in industry and professional services.

As CEO of Douglas-Westwood he is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of the specialist energy advisory business globally, overseeing the research, advisory, and merger and acquisition (M&A)diligence service lines.  Previously at Ernst & Young, Andrew engaged as an M&A advisor exclusively focused on the energy industry managing a series of buy-side and sell-side mandates, in addition to valuations, strategic reviews, and corporate development projects.

Andrew also has extensive experience as an energy analyst including market modelling, forecasting, and due-diligence studies and was also a sell-side equity analyst responsible for European oil service coverage with investment bankers Simmons & Company.  Previously he held a commercial role within a major oil service business.

Within the energy markets, Andrew is a regular contributor to industry publications and the wider broadcast media having penned a number of articles and opinions within specialist journals and the international press, including television appearances on the BBC and the CNBC business channel.  In addition he is a regular presenter at industry conferences and events worldwide.

Graham is a Partner within the Energy and Resources group of the Audit practice of Deloitte in Aberdeen and leads our upstream audit practice in Scotland.

Graham has over fifteen years’ experience of the provision of audit and advisory services to upstream oil and gas clients. He has worked extensively across the oil and gas industry with the NOCs, IOCs and Independents in the UK and internationally.

Recent clients include:
Bg Group, BP, Cadogan Petroleum plc, Cairn Energy plc, Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, DEO Petroleum plc, Dana Petroleum plc, Eland Oil and Gas, Enquest, Imperial Energy plc, INA, JKX Oil & Gas plc, Melrose Resources plc, Oilexco, OMV, Petrom, Salamander plc, Silverstone, SOCO International plc, TAQA, Timan Oil & Gas plc, TNK-BP and Tullow Oil plc.