Executive leadership

Drives strategy execution, performance and growth direction

• Over 40 years’ experience in oil and gas

• Career includes CEO of Spirit Energy, Interim CEO at Capricorn Energy and Chairman of Kellas Midstream 

• Experience as a Non-Executive Director of both private equity and publicly listed companies, most recently with Nostrum Oil and Gas

  Appointed to the Board of Serica in July 2024

• Committees: HSE Committee, Reserves Committee

Ensures strong financial stewardship, governance and capital discipline

• Over 30 years' experience in oil and gas financing and advisory roles across a number of investment banks with extensive North Sea transaction and financing experience

• Most recently Principal at energy advisory firm Kirk Lovegrove & Co. Ltd where he acted as advisor to Tailwind Energy on its sale to the Company in 2023 as well as advising JX Nippon on the sale of its UKCS business to Neo Energy

• Prior to that, led RBC's EMEA energy team where he advised Premier Oil on its reverse takeover by Chrysaor to create Harbour Energy, as well as Ithaca Energy on its acquisition by Delek

• Appointed to the Board of Serica in February 2024

• Committee: Sustainability Committee

Delivers safe, reliable and cost-efficient operations across Serica’s operated assets; joined in 2018

• Over 25 years’ experience in the oil, gas and chemicals industry in operational management roles and frontline operations

• Responsible for the safe and reliable operation of Serica’s producing assets

• Previously Operations Manager for Bruce, Magnus, ETAP and Sullom Voe Terminal for BP and, before that, Operations Manager for the Coryton Refinery for Petroplus

• Chartered Chemical Engineer and member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers

Builds Serica’s organisational capability and leadership capacity; joined in 2025

• Over 25 years’ experience in human resources across multiple sectors

• Most recently EVP People and Culture at Ithaca Energy plc, where she led the organisation and people agenda for the merger with Eni UK

• Prior to that, held senior management roles including at EnQuest plc, Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, Talisman Energy UK and BBA plc

• Master’s of Law in Employment Law, and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

• Charity Board Trustee

Leads Serica technology, digital and subsurface strategy to support growth and performance; joined in 2025

• 25 years of experience in the oil and gas sector

• Most recently Chief Strategy Officer at Xodus consultancy

• Extensive experience spans technical, asset management and executive roles at RPS Group, Helix RDS, Baker Hughes, Axis, Centrica, Spirit Energy and Evero

• Holds a BSc in Geology, MSc in Palynology and an MBA

• Teaching Fellow at the University of Aberdeen teaching an annual MSc course in oil and gas management

• Fellow at the Geological Society and Energy Institute

Protects and optimises value from Serica’s non-operated assets in line with the Company’s strategy, alongside commercial responsibilities; joined in 2025

• Over 20 years’ experience in Italy, the UK and North Africa in business development, portfolio management, contract negotiation and strategic planning in the oil and gas industry

• Responsible for supporting the safe and reliable operation of Serica’s non-operated assets including its interests in the Triton area

• Alessandro led the expansion of Edison from Italy into the UK and managed the UK entity portfolio of production, and exploration assets. Following that, he founded Prax Upstream and led it through the acquisition of Hurricane Energy and subsequent GLA, GEAD and Catcher deals

• His E&P career spans Eni, Edison, Energean and Prax having started his career with Merrill Lynch in London

• Alessandro holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from INSEAD.

• Over 20 years’ experience in upstream oil & gas

• General Counsel for Serica since 2018

• Responsible for legal, governance and company secretarial matters for Serica

• Previously worked in the international energy team at the global law firm Dentons (London / Dubai) and in-house at Eneos / JX Nippon (London) before establishing and running a successful energy industry consultancy where he led a team providing legal, commercial and general management services to multiple oil & gas, clean tech and service sector companies

• Member of the Law Society of England & Wales