John Roper is an Energy Executive with 40 years’ experience in the energy industry working for independent energy and utility companies.  He has a strong management and technical background.  He has spent the last 35 years in Regional Company Management and Business Development focused on the Middle East where he has a proven track record of delivering material projects. He has held a number of senior positions in the International Upstream, Trading, LNG and Hydrogen businesses. John is currently CEO Middle East, at Uniper Global Commodities SE’s, where he is responsible for furthering  the development of Uniper’s commodities and corporate portfolio in the Middle East. 

John has served as a Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Committees of Caithness Petroleum PLC, a private Oil and Gas company in the UK and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of other offshore companies in the Middle East, North Africa and the Caspian.

John has a BSc Upper 2nd Class in Geology from Kings College, University of London ,a post graduate MSc in Geophysics and Marine Geology from University College, University of London and has completed Financial Skills for Management at the University of Michigan Executive Education Centre.