Keith Brooks is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, a Member of the Corporate Treasurers, and holds a Masters in Business Administration from Surrey University. He has over 40 years of international experience spanning the energy, mining and finance sectors. Graduating in 1972, he was employed by Amoco UK before moving to Blease Lloyd and qualifying as a Chartered Certified accountant in 1978. He held various financial and treasury positions within Atlantic Richfield Company around the world from 1979 to 2000, before joining BP through a takeover. He retired as BP’s UK Power Group’s chief financial officer in 2002. Since 2002, Mr Brooks has been involved in projects and venture capital for startup companies involved in the North American, European and Asia capital markets.