Dr. Tucker brings a wealth of experience having been a senior executive in the Energy sector across the globe for over three decades. He has held positions in companies ranging in scope and scale from Multinational Majors, listed independents, new emerging market players and private equity funded entities. Most recently he has been involved in Private Equity investing in the energy space. He has directly managed very significant development projects including one of the world's largest field redevelopment projects located in Venezuela. He also served as Senior Vice President Europe for BG Group, where he was directly responsible for budget, operational and financial performance of BG's European business that accounted for 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day production and a significant portion of the group's revenues and had an annual budget of USD 2 billion. During his time at BG, Dr. Tucker also sat on the Regional Executive and Regional Investment Committee for Americas and Europe and Central Asia covering Brazilian, Americas and Kazakhstan operations. He holds a PhD in Sedimentology & Geochemistry and a BSc in Geology both from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.