Neil Poxon - Observer

ITF

Neil graduated from Sheffield University in 1988 with an honours degree in Chemical Process Engineering with Fuel Technology.

After university he joined TR Oil Services as the company's first graduate employee. In 1989 TR posted Neil to the Middle East and in 1990 Neil joined Baker Petrolite where he rose to the position of Middle East District Manager, before leaving to become Middle East Regional Manager for Champion Technologies.

In 2000 Neil returned to the UK as Regional Manager of CETCO Oilfield Services. As the only UK based employee Neil was tasked with launching and developing the business in the UK, as well as creating a wider Eastern Hemisphere market for the US based company.

In 2006 CETCO Oilfield Services had 42 people based at its regional HQ in Aberdeen servicing clients in the UK, Norway, Kazakhstan, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific Regions.

In June 2006 Neil was appointed Managing Director of ITF. In the two years since Neil joined ITF he has been responsible for bringing a global vision to ITF, successfully creating and delivering a service company engagement programme, increasing ITF membership by more than 50% and pro-actively ensuring ITF effectively delivers its members technology needs. Neil has also been instrumental in raising the profile of ITF and ensuring the organisation is recognised as an authoritative voice on technology development for the oil and gas industry. Neil is also a Subsea UK board member.