Cannon has more than 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and investment banking and is an experienced director, holding executive and non-executive roles. She has served as the Deputy Chair of the board since 2013, and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee at Aker BP. Since 2019, she has been a Senior Advisor in the Strategic Advisory business at PJT Partners and from 2000, was a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley focusing on international upstream M&A. Prior to this, Cannon was an executive director on the boards of Hardy Oil & Gas and British Borneo, and earlier in her career was a director in investment banking at J Henry Schroder Wagg and held senior financial roles at Shell UK. Cannon holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree from Glasgow University and is a Fellow of the Energy Institute.
Cannon is currently a non-executive director on the board of Aker Energy AS and STV Group plc. She is the senior independent director on the board of Premier Oil plc.