Stuart joined the Energy Industries Council (EIC) as CEO in 2016, after a 25-year career leading global businesses in oil & gas, power, renewables and defence. Winner of the 2023 King's Award for International Trade, the EIC is energy agnostic and one of the world's largest energy trade associations with 950 member companies. Stuart is architect of the Energy Exports Conference, which brings 20 international delegations to the UK annually, and the World Energy Supply Chain Awards, the world's largest energy awards programme. He authors the Survive & Thrive annual report, researching preferred supply chain growth strategies in tough markets.'