Chris is Managing Director of Ellipse Projects UK Limited, which designs and builds infrastructure in developing and emerging economies. Before joining Ellipse he spent 10 years in Shell and 25 years in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
In Shell he was Government Relations Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa before becoming Shell’s Country Chair in Oman from 2014-2019. At the time he was Chair of the Boards of Shell Oman Marketing SAOG and Private Oil Holdings Oman Limited, and a member of the Boards of Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman LNG LLC, Qalhat LNG SAOC, and the Omani British Friendship Association (now called the Omani British Society). He oversaw Shell’s acquisition of new exploration acreage in Oman and launched Shell’s Solar into Schools programme and a 25MW solar farm in the Sohar Free Zone. After returning from Oman he was Shell’s Vice President for the East Mediterranean.
In the FCDO he had postings to Egypt, Türkiye, India and Cyprus. At various stages he could speak good Turkish and operational Hindi, although his Arabic never got beyond basic greetings. He read Economics and Modern History at Exeter College, Oxford, is married and has two adult daughters. He has two Omani wadi dogs and splits his time between London and Dorset.
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