Ellis Renforth is President of Operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), responsible for leading one of the company’s largest and strategically important businesses across a broad and diverse geographic footprint. Under his leadership, the EMEA operations business plays a critical role in delivering Wood’s global growth strategy providing engineering, operations and maintenance, decarbonisation and asset management and optimisation solutions to clients across the energy sector. With more than two decades of international experience in the oil and gas industry, Ellis has held several senior leadership roles focused on asset performance, subsea development, and complex project delivery. On joining Wood in 2019, he served as Senior Vice President for the company’s upstream business in the UK and Europe. He’s held roles at Aker Solutions and CNOOC International, where he led the successful subsea development of one of the UK North Sea’s largest oil discoveries in the past twenty years. Based in Abu Dhabi, Ellis is leading the strategic expansion of Wood’s operations business across the Middle East, one of the company’s fastest-growing regions. He is deeply engaged with national and international energy companies across the UAE, Iraq, Qatar, Oman and the wider Caspian region, and is focused on building long-term partnerships that drive energy transition, local capability, and industrial growth. Committed to operational excellence, safety and innovation, Ellis champions the integration of digital technology and smart operations to optimise performance across asset lifecycles. He is also a strong advocate for talent development, ensuring people feel engaged, empowered, and supported in their careers at Wood.