Global Energy Group
Graham Cowperthwaite has extensive work experience in the energy sector. Graham served as the Chief Operating Officer at Global Energy Group from 2013 to the present, overseeing various business units and ensuring safety operations and financial performance. Prior to that, they held the position of Senior Vice President - Marine and Logistics at the same company from 2013 to 2022, where they focused on operational best practices and risk reduction controls. Before their time at Global Energy Group, Cowperthwaite worked at Ferguson Group Limited, first as COO/Divisional CEO/Group Director/Group Executive Director from 2011 to 2013, overseeing manufacturing and operations, and later as a Consultant Business and Development Project Executive from 2009 to 2010, focusing on business development and establishing company structures. Graham also served as Director at KCA Deutag from 1973 to 2010, where they were responsible for the operation of a fleet of land drilling and workover rigs and led integration efforts after company acquisitions. Additionally, Cowperthwaite worked as Group Managing Director at OIS International Inspection plc from 1998 to 2003, managing and developing the inspection and integrity management business.
Graham Cowperthwaite has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Robert Gordon University.
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Global Energy Group
Founded in 2005, Global Energy Group is a leading service and contracting company. With strategic bases in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Inverness (Headquarters), the Group delivers strategic excellence across the energy industry with construction, maintenance, and enhancement solutions. GEGroup leads through the capability and expertise of its services, facilities, and people, across a wide range of sectors – Renewables, Oil & Gas, Water Treatment & Hydro, and Nuclear. Each company within the Group is driven by performance, rigorous safety standards, and a shared culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Strategically located in the sheltered waters of the Cromarty Firth and with direct access to the North Sea, GEGroup owns and operates the Port of Nigg – a world-class facility boasting unrivalled quayside and laydown areas. As a state-of-the-art renewables hub, the port offers unique turnkey solutions to international customers and is ideally located to support the future offshore wind market. By setting meaningful goals and ensuring continued investment, GEGroup is at the forefront of the global energy transition towards a net zero, low carbon economy. The Group also sets ambitious environmental targets to inspire the best talent in the world to become part of the clean energy industry for the UK - GEGroup employs more than 1,500 people and is the largest private employer in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and a significant employer in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.