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Robert Duncan has held a number of C-suite roles with organizations in the global energy industry over the past two decades. He has been based in the United Arab Emirates for the past 17 years. Most recently, Robert established and led Capital Strategies International Limited (CSIL), which delivers high quality professional services to offshore energy and marine sector companies as well as financial institutions. Prior to that, Robert held a variety of roles including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Seafox International, an international offshore energy and marine services company, from 2007 to 2017.
Robert is a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), and also the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CPFA).
Mr. Bausch has over 30 years of international experience in Finance, leading Transformations, Acquisitions, Mergers and Divestitures as well as Capital Restructurings in the Energy Sector. He serves as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit & Risk committee of Lamprell Limited and of Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited.
Mr. Bausch is the Founder and Managing Director of Alethea Consulting Partners, a boutique Consulting firm providing strategic and financial solutions for companies in the energy sector. He supports Blue Water Energy Capital as Operating Partner with a specific focus on Portfolio Investments including Due Diligence, Structuring, Financing and Integration.
Before he started his own company, Mr Bausch served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International, a large global Oilfield Service firm now listed on NASDAQ. Before his tenure at Weatherford, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Archer Limited, an international Oilfield Services company publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Prior to his role at Archer Limited, Mr. Bausch served as a Global Finance Director of Transocean, after having a 20-year international career with Schlumberger, where he held senior financial positions in global and regional capacities in the U.S., the U.A.E., France, Mexico, Venezuela and Germany across several Businesses.
Mr. Bausch holds a Finance degree from the University of Mannheim, Germany.
Mark has over 35 years experience in marine and offshore sectors of which 25 years has been gained in the middle east and far east. Most recently Mark held the COO role at Zakher Marine and Gulf Marine Services. Prior to that Mark held various project, technical and engineering roles at Single Buoy Moorings, Bumi Armada, Lamprell and Dubai Drydocks.
Mark is a Chartered Engineer and Member of The Royal Institute of Naval Architects.
Ben Isles serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at Telford Offshore, overseeing all aspects of commercial operations, contracts, business development, sales and tendering. He initially joined Sea Trucks Group in 2008, where he played key commercial and project management roles between Asiapac and the Middle East. In 2018, after a company re-structuring, he transitioned to Telford Offshore. Following the establishment of Telford Offshore, Ben returned to the Middle East and undertook assignments in the UAE and Qatar, focusing on creating new business opportunities in the region. He last held the position of Vice President Commercial before being promoted to CCO in January 2024.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Business (Global Logistics and Maritime Management) from the Australia Maritime College and has completed the Transition to General Management Programme at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Residing in Dubai, Ben Isles is an Australian professional with a wealth of experience in the offshore maritime industry.
An Australian National and Qatari resident, Matthew is Telford Offshores’ Middle East Regional Manager based in Qatar, with total ownership of all business functions including operations and commercial oversight, and ongoing business development. Matthew has established, grown, and successfully led companies in both Asia Pacific and MENA regions. He formulates business plans in an ever-changing environment and implements change management by multi‐tasking across all business functions, trouble shooting and dealing effectively with challenges. Matthew’s contribution to the oil and gas industry spans over 30 years in Australia, Southeast Asia, the North Sea and more recently last 4 years in the Middle East.
Matthew holds a B.Sc. Construction Management and Economics (CME) from Curtin University, Perth Australia.