Zal Rustom

I am an experienced Crisis Manager and Business Leader with a proud record of successful project executions around the world. As a Fellow of the Chartered Management institute and Member of the Energy Institute I am committed to constant professional development and a lifetime of learning.In addition to senior corporate management and business development I have spearheaded many projects involving planning, change management, strategy development, integrity management, strategic leadership, coaching, mentoring and team development.To deliver long and medium term business strategy goals I have a major involvement in all aspects of business development including contracts negotiation across an international landscape and continuous stakeholder management and engagement.In date Security Clearance hosted by Defra.Noteworthy projects include:Build and lead the International and Specialist Services Division for Braemar Howells (part of Braemar Shipping Services plc).Directorship of Hi-Bar (UK) Ltd, growing the business in upstream oil to acquisition by an LSE quoted plc.Development of Crisis & Emergency Management systems and teams for InterOil in Papua New Guinea.Creation of robust incident management capability for Talisman Energy in Iraq.Development of emergency management systems for support of Cobalt Energy’s offshore operations in Angola.Oil Spill and Emergency Preparedness support for BP in Angola for offshore exploration and delivery of ‘First Oil’.Crisis Management & Preparedness for wildcat drilling program in Sierra Leone for Talisman Energy.Delivery of planning and training for TAQA Iraq.Crisis and Emergency Management support for China LNG International Shipping Company in Hong Kong.Delivery of Integrity and Resilience Management for Talisman Energy’s deep water drilling program in Indonesia.Develop and manage the oil spill preparedness model for Sintezneftegaz in Namibia.