Gopi brings with him extensive (35+ years) experience in the Oil & Gas / Energy industry with respect to projects and contracts across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, North Africa, Caspian, Russia and India. He had previously held key positions at Petrofac International Ltd as Group Head of Commercial, Shell Markets Middle East as Contracts & Procurement Manager and Dodsal Pte. Ltd as Chief Services & Contracts Officer. Gopi is adept at establishing and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships, as well as having significant experience in dealing with both IOCs and NOCs, including the ADNOC Group, Aramco, Sonatrach, PDO, OGC, Sohar Refinery, Shell, BP, Anadarko and the Eni Group. Highly proficient in the management of commercial, contractual and legal aspects related to tenders, award, administration, management and close-out of Contracts, Subcontracts and Purchase Orders. Gopi is a Master of Business Administration with a Diploma in Construction Contracts Law & Administration from the Liverpool John Moores University.