Graham Henley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) in 2023. He leads an organisation representing almost 100 member companies, advancing safety, efficiency and sustainability across the sector through technical guidance and best practice used by both industry and regulators. Before joining IOGP, Graham completed an international career with Shell that took him to the deserts of Oman, the frozen seas off Sakhalin, and the tropical climates of Nigeria, Malaysia and Brunei. He led Shell’s businesses in Syria before taking a short assignment as Vice President, Government Relations International. During his final decade with Shell, he held senior headquarters roles, first as Vice President of Conventional Oil & Gas Projects, responsible for a $35 billion portfolio of projects in execution across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and subsequently leading the company’s global engineering and projects functions. From 2018 to 2023, Graham served on the IOGP Engineering Leadership Council, which brings together heads of engineering from leading IOCs and NOCs. He completed a four-year term as Chair and has been a member of the IOGP Board since 2019. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and serves on the Board of Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL).