New upstream oil & gas appointment at AAB

Chartered accountants & business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) have announced the appointment of Graeme Robertson as senior manager in their specialist joint venture and contact audit business, John F Daly Associates.

Announcing the appointment, ABB said Mr Robertson brings a wealth of experience in joint venture and contract audit, due diligence and risk and cost simplification projects to his new role as a key member of its specialist upstream oil & gas team.

He joins AAB from Spirit Energy where he was a senior member of the E&P finance team with input into key change projects and the identification and management of commercial and supply chain exposures. Most recently, he held a finance partner role for one of the company’s flagship assets, liaising between asset and finance teams as a member of the asset director leadership team.

Ian McPherson, head of upstream oil & gas at AAB, said: “Graeme is a fantastic addition to our Upstream Oil & Gas team. We have built considerable upstream expertise across our business and his experience adds a new dimension to our team which will bring huge benefit to our clients, particularly across our increasing number of specialist projects. I have no doubt that with Graeme on board we will continue to grow our market share in E&P as we work in partnership with E&P companies on some very exciting opportunities across the globe.”

On his appointment Mr Robertson himself added “I am delighted to be joining AAB at a time of considerable growth and look forward to the challenges and opportunities which await as a result. I am really impressed by the consistent recognition of AAB being a great place to work along with the strong emphasis of its people giving back to the community. In addition, the specialist Upstream Oil & Gas service team are undertaking some tremendous projects and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to accelerate the firm’s growth in that space.”