Meet OurMembers
Committee Member
Angelos Damaskos, CEO, Sector Investment Managers
Member
Stuart Cooper Vice President, Business Development, Oil & Gas, TAQA
How did you come to be in the oil industry?
Having graduated with an engineering degree from University of Glasgow, i continued my education with an MBA from Sheffield University.
Upon graduation i was offered a position in the natural resources M&A team of BHK-Bank where i specialised in energy financings.
What is your proudest work-related achievement to date?
The successful merger of Great Artesian Oil and Gas Limited into Undoubtedly setting up Sector Investment Managers as a start-up with initial assets of about £3.6m and seeing it grow to what it is today.
Where do you see the greatest opportunity in today’s oil and gas markets?
Smaller, development-focused listed companies are today valued at historically low multiples. This is unlikely to continue for long so a re-rating is due.
What is your proudest work-related achievement to date?
The successful re-negotiation of six EPSA contracts in Libya for Petro-Canada – although I was just a part of what was a real team effort!
Where do you see the greatest opportunity in today’s oil and gas markets?
For me, the greatest opportunity is working to build long-term energy supply with the emerging regimes in Africa and the Middle East.
From a purely economic perspective, there is also huge potential in seeking arbitrage advantage from North American commodity pricing.
Where do you see the greatest challenge in today’s oil and gas markets?
Large indebtedness in developed economies will hamper global economic growth. We are in a situation that could last for several years as we slowly reduce debt.
What was the wisest advice you ever received from a mentor?
Look for value and invest long-term. Trading is for computers.
Where do you see the greatest challenge in today’s oil and gas markets?
The greatest challenge for the industry as a whole is to change the pattern of global energy demand and consumption in order to ensure a sustainable and cleaner future for everyone.
What was the wisest advice you ever received from a mentor?
Listen, and seek first to understand.
How did you come to be in the oil industry?
I was looking for an opportunity to live and work in Scotland as an in-house lawyer and was lucky enough to be invited to join Total in Aberdeen.
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::: February 2012 Edition
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