Philip Tracy was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 3 May 2011. He was previously Operations and Engineering Director of Cairn Energy PLC, with responsibility for Cairn’s engineering and operations activities worldwide. He is a Chartered Engineer with over 38 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, including 17 years at plc board level. Philip holds an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College (1981) and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University (1972). He is currently an Honorary Professor in the Petroleum Engineering Department of Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University.

Philip assumed the role of Operations Director for Bowleven on an interim basis with effect from 1 August 2011 following the announcement of the departure of John Morrow (as Chief Operating Officer).