Sam Laidlaw

Sam, a British citizen, has had a long and distinguished career in the energy industry, both in the UK and internationally. Sam brings to the board deep experience of long-cycle, high-capex and safety critical industries from his involvement in the upstream oil and gas industry for over 30 years. Sam also has particular experience of health, safety and community engagement issues in the mining industry, as well as experience of operations in developing countries that have a significant economic, environmental and social footprint.

Sam was Chief Executive Officer of Centrica plc from 2006-14. His other previous roles include Executive Vice President of Chevron Corporation; Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil plc; and President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerada Hess Corporation. He was also Non-Executive Director of Hanson PLC, a member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group and was Senior Director of the UK Department of Transport. Sam is a qualified solicitor and has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD.