Mark Riding Email Address

Chief of Strategic Marketing

Aker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. Its engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into production and maximize recovery. The company employs approximately 13,000 people in about 20 countries. Go to www.akersolutions.com for more information on our business, people and values.

A motivated, energetic and adaptable commercially minded leader with over 39 year of energy industry experience. Who has a proven track record of successfully leading diverse cross border teams to deliver high profile and complex operational, technical and strategic projects within business transition and development environments. Holds exceptional offshore energy knowledge and an excellent appreciation for key business drivers having led large global line management, M&A, strategic corporate planning, marketing and technology development, business development and quality management projects. Able to translate and apply this wealth of business experience successfully both within large and smaller organizations in-particular as mentor and talent development. A powerful communicator and team player who is well accustomed to engaging with and representing corporate interests to internal and external stakeholders, as demonstrated by a long successful and ongoing track record as a board director and chairman. Extensive line management exposure in global multi-cultural environments within exploration-related reservoir evaluation services: digital data acquisition and interpretation, well-testing and wireline logging; Field development products: systems and services including subsea systems and processing, open water intervention, completions and artificial lift field design and for the last 5 years offshore floating wind and energy transition. International experience includes assignments in Europe, Australasia, Middle East, North America and Asia working with international and national energy companies.