Commercial Manager & Negotiator with 15 years work experience in various roles at ExxonMobil (‘EM’)
Assignments & Experience
Commercial Advisor Southern North Sea, EM — 2016-Present, Breda, NL
Commercial manager for Esso’s Southern North Sea asset portfolio in the UK and the Netherlands, consisting of participations in 22 offshore gas and condensate fields, 4 processing plants and 6 joint ventures, based on a contract portfolio of 600+ contracts
Key highlights include: lead negotiator on 3rd Party field tie-in, Shareholder representative NGT, Subject Matter Expert in UK court proceedings, commercial lead on various (attempted) asset transactions and restructurings
Regional Supply Manager Power, EM — 2014-2016, Breda, NL
Electricity supply manager for ExxonMobil’s Belgian, Dutch, French and Italian sites [2TWh portfolio]. Responsible for negotiating purchasing, sales (cogeneration and conventional power) and balancing contracts and for regulatory compliance
Business Support, Qatargas (EM secondee) — 2012-2014, Doha, Qatar
Member, later team lead, for QG Marketing’s Business Support team, working on LNG optimisation process design, IT systems development, market intel & data procurement
Other Functions, EM — 2002-2012
Various functions in negotiation, business analysis, operations planning, business development, budget planning & stewardship and IT coordination. For more details, please see the full list on LinkedIn.
International & cultural experience
15 years experience in a company with strong American culture, of which 8 years ias expat living in the UK (3y) and Qatar (5y) and business experience in the Netherlands, France, Germany and Norway
Education
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven — [Master] Handelsingenieur in de Beleidsinformatica (2002)
Skills
Business: negotiations, business direction & shareholder representation, contract development & contract administration, decision support analysis
Interpersonal: good listener, articulate, team player, solid external relationships
Languages: Dutch/Flemish (Native); English (Mastery); French (Basic Business)
Support: Strong IT power user, IT design concepts