Mabanaft welcomes Caroline Watkins as Managing Director, UK branch
Mabanaft’s operating business in the UK has appointed a new Managing Director and Head of UK, Caroline Watkins.
Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the Mabanaft group is a leading independent and integrated energy company, providing its customers with innovative energy solutions for their transportation, heating, industrial and agricultural needs.
Caroline joins the team as an accomplished, senior oil industry leader. With her extensive experience of over three decades in the oil and shipping markets, she brings valuable expertise and a fresh dynamic to the team.
Prior to joining Mabanaft, Caroline was the Director of International Crude Trading for Suncor, where she worked for 12 years, leading their Supply and Trading business in the UK and working closely with teams in North America and elsewhere. Before that, she gained a wealth of experience during her time at Chevron and Shell, undertaking various roles before settling into Crude Oil Trading.
As Managing Director of the UK branch, Caroline will collaborate globally with colleagues, suppliers, and customers. In her new role, Caroline will play an important role in Mabanaft’s sustainable and renewable energy initiatives in the UK, helping to steer Mabanaft and its UK branch towards a greener and more sustainable future.
Caroline comments:
‘I am delighted to join the Mabanaft UK team. After many years operating upstream of the refinery gate, I am excited to join the downstream community. I am eager to meet our customers and seek ways to collaborate with our industry partners and suppliers. I hope to propel Mabanaft UK towards meeting our sustainability objectives and championing renewables as the future of energy, aiming for a greener future here in the UK.’
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Peter Davidson, Executive Director of the Tank Storage Association, said: “Nunzia’s expertise will be invaluable in supporting
us to further develop our communications vision for the future, deliver the exciting new initiatives we are setting out for the months and years ahead, continue to build on our relationship with influential external stakeholders, and champion the value and benefits of a thriving, resilient bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector in the UK.”
Nunzia commented: “I am delighted to join the TSA in this capacity and privileged to have the opportunity to champion our sector and the key contribution it makes to complex supply chains, growth, mobility and resilience. I look forward to continuing to work closely with our members to share our industry’s ambitions for the future.”
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“His experience from Honeywell and McKinsey will greatly expand the depth of Otodata’s senior leadership team as we set the strategic vision for Otodata going forward.”
“I am thrilled and honoured to have been appointed Otodata’s CEO,” Jeremy Eaton shared. “It is a business with an amazing team and track record, is a clear leader in remote tank monitoring, and continually innovates to create value for its customers.
“I look forward to working with Andre and the entire Otodata team moving forward.”
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