Elijah Platform

Elijah Platform

Seasoned Executive - Strategy and Operations

Midstream, Upstream
 
United States, Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Board executive. Engaging in small and medium sized companies facing strategic step changes in terms of new market entries, product development, organizational development and/or seeking new investors. Experienced, result oriented and inspiring leader with 30 + years experience from a variety of global executive and chairman positions. Predominantly in oil and gas and power be it emerging or mature markets, JVs, restructurings, and/or Private Equity. Worked for major oil service companies. Passion to exercise result-driven leadership and to make a difference.

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Midstream options: Executive, Corporate Development, Projects

Upstream Disciplines: Corporate Development, General Management, Executive, Sales, Project Management

Upstream Areas: Offshore, Onshore

3. Current employer:

Top secret information

4. Previous employers:

Top secret information

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

Born in a nation with significant hydrocarbon resources and given the exciting dynamics including the global nature of these markets, I targeted the Energy Industry early in my career.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

Non-bureaucratic, challenging, fun and rewarding.

Okay, now for some fun things about Mr. Platform…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • Family

  • Friends

  • Sports

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • My marriage and 2 boys.

  • Trust and recognition earned from peers and colleagues in my previous leadership positions.

  • Been on the top of Mont Blanc and finished NY Marathon.

9. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

In a position where I would be self-contained financially.

10. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

a politician

11.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Let It Be" by Beatles.

12.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

start an investment company based on the UN´s sustainability goals.

13.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Firm on objectives, free to act.