Paul is a geologist by profession with over 20 years’ engineering experience. Paul commenced his career as a geologist at Philips Petroleum Company and held positions at Britoil plc (acquired by BP PLC in 1988), British Coal Corporation and Ranger Oil. Paul subsequently founded and was previously a managing director of Europa Oil and Gas (holdings) plc, an AIM-quoted oil and gas business. He is also a partner in a company which is in a joint venture with Shell and Qatar Energy in South Africa. Paul joined the board of Pathfinder on 16 August 2023 as an executive director. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science (honours) in Geology from the University of Durham and a Master of Sciences in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College London.