John Mossop

John Mossop

Strategic Business Development

Upstream, Clean Tech
 
United States, Europe, Asia, South America, Oceania

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

Business Director

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Upstream: Asset Management, Technology, Corporate Development, General Management, Operations, Mechanical Engineering, Executive, Sales, Commercial, Project Management

Upstream Areas: Offshore

Clean Tech: Technology. Commercial, Engineering, Project Management, Corporate Development, Executive, Supply Chain

Type of Clean Tech: CO2 Capture, Hydrogen, Batteries

3. Current Employer:

Dril-Quip

4. Previous Employers:

Baker Hughes, GE Oil and Gas

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

Through acquisition of a company that GE bought that then ended up in the O&G business unit. 

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

I love the pace of change and seeing how technology can disrupt current ways of thinking.

Okay, now for some fun things about John…

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

  • Family

  • Rugby League

  • Soccer

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

  • Getting married and having a family

  • Coaching swimmers at national level

  • Moving an OFSE company into the Energy Transition

9.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

to go anywhere at anytime

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

Train driver

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

a farmer

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison

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

start a brewing company

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

Treat people how you want to be treated