Graham Henley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) in September 2023. Before this, Graham was SVP Projects and Engineering Capability in Shell, completing an international career that had taken him to the deserts of Oman, frozen seas off Sakhalin, and tropical heat of Nigeria, Malaysia, and Brunei. He has spent the last ten years in headquarters roles, initially as Vice President of Conventional Oil & Gas Projects, and thereafter leading the company’s global engineering and projects functions. Graham has also led Shell’s businesses in Syria until the suspension of operations in the country in 2012 and thereafter undertook a short assignment as Vice President Government Relations International. Graham was Chair of the IOGP Engineering Leadership Council for four years, and has been a member of the IOGP Board since 2019.