Ryan McPherson
Regional Director (Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS), Energy Industries Council

Ryan McPherson is the Regional Director (Middle East, Africa, Russia & CIS) for EIC (Energy Industries Council), a not-for-profit organisation whose key role is to help its members maximise commercial opportunities worldwide in the energy sector.

He is a judge on the ADIPEC Awards Technical Committee and Energy Section Chair for the British Business Group (Dubai). Closer to home he is the recipient of the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards and a founding member of the Oil and Gas UK ‘Next Generation’ Task Force, and has presented across the globe at Offshore Europe, ADIPEC, SPE Applied Technology Workshops and the Produced Water Society.

Prior to joining EIC, Ryan worked for ProSep where he led the company’s Middle East operations as General Manager, integrating the company’s tools and solutions into many of the regions national oil and gas companies. Ryan was also the Middle East & APAC Regional Director for the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), a membership organisation which supports oil and gas product and service companies bringing new technologies to market, launching their Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cluster.

Ryan holds a BA (Hons) in Law and Management and a MBA in Oil and Gas Management. He lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two daughters.