Vedanta’s Cairn Oil & Gas appoints Nick Walker as new CEO

Vedanta’s Cairn Oil & Gas appoints Nick Walker as new CEO: Vedanta’s Cairn Oil & Gas has selected Nick Walker as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, with effect from January 5, 2023.

“Before this appointment, Walker was president and chief executive officer at Lundin Energy, one of the leading European independent E&P companies,” it said.

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He has over 30 years of diverse international experience in technical, commercial, and executive leadership roles. He will be the sixth CEO of the company since mining billionaire Anil Agarwal-led group bought the company from Scottish explorer Cairn Energy plc, now known as Capricorn Energy plc, in 2011.  Walker comes into Cairn Oil & Gas after Prachur Sah quit the firm to join Indus Towers Ltd (formerly Bharti Infratel Ltd) as managing director and CEO effective January 3, 2023. He has also worked in various companies like BP, Talisman Energy, and Africa Oil.

Rahul Dhir, the company’s first CEO who oversaw its listing and development of India’s biggest oil discovery in Rajasthan, quit the company in August 2012. His successor P Elango resigned in May 2014, while the third CEO Mayank Ashar resigned in May 2016. Thereafter, Sudhir Mathur resigned in April 2018. Sah was appointed deputy CEO in October 2020.

Announcing the appointment of the new CEO, Anil Agarwal, Chairman, of Vedanta Resources Ltd, said, “We welcome Nick as the CEO for Vedanta’s Cairn Oil & Gas business and look forward to him driving the company’s growth in years to come. Nick’s global experience and incredible track record in the energy sector will provide the right expertise as Cairn embarks on the next phase of growth and sustainability.”