Sir Bill Gammell - Chief Executive
Sir Bill Gammell holds a BA in Economics and Accountancy from Stirling University and was awarded a knighthood in 2006 for services to industry in Scotland. Sir Bill has over 25 years experience in the international oil and gas industry. He founded Cairn and was appointed Chief Executive on its initial listing in 1988. He is the non-executive Chairman of Cairn India Limited and is a member of the Asia Task Force and the UK India Business Council. Sir Bill, who is an ex Scotland rugby internationalist, is also Chairman of the Winning Scotland Foundation, a director of sportscotland and Glasgow 2014 Limited and a member of the British Olympic Advisory Board.
Jann Brown - Finance Director
Jann Brown was appointed Finance Director of Cairn in 2006 and is also a non-executive director of Cairn India Limited. She holds an MA from Edinburgh University and a diploma in accounting from Heriot-Watt University. She joined Cairn in 1998 after a career in the accountancy profession, mainly with KPMG. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Chartered Institute of Taxation. As an executive director of Cairn, Jann has particular responsibility for employee matters. In addition to her roles within the Cairn Group, she is the Senior Independent Director of Hansen Transmissions International nv, a Belgian engineering company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Dr Mike Watts - Deputy Chief Executive
Dr Mike Watts holds a First Class Hons degree and a PhD in Geology. He joined Shell in 1980, Burmah in 1985 and Premier in 1986. In 1991 he was appointed Managing Director of the Amsterdam listed Holland Sea Search NV, which was acquired by Cairn in 1996. Mike was appointed Exploration and New Business Director of Cairn in 1997 and Deputy Chief Executive from March 2009. He has been closely associated with the emergence of Cairn as the pre-eminent foreign owned oil and gas company in India and the major holder of frontier exploration acreage in Greenland. As an executive director of Cairn, Mike has particular responsibility for providing assurance to the Board on health, safety, environment (including climate change), community and human rights matters.
Phil Tracy - Engineering and Operations Director
Phil Tracy holds an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University and is currently an Honorary Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department of Heriot-Watt University. He is a Chartered Engineer with over 36 years' experience in the international oil and gas industry. He originally joined Cairn in 1988 and served as an executive director from 1989 until 1999. He subsequently became managing director of Providence Resources P.l.c. before rejoining Cairn in 2002 as Chairman of Cairn Energy India Pty Limited, a post he held until May 2006. He was appointed Engineering & Operations director in 2004 and has served as Rajasthan Project Director until December 2006 and again from December 2007 to June 2009, when he was seconded to Cairn India Limited. Phil is currently Chairman of the Rajasthan Project Review Board.
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