Kek, Ben

Ben Kek, General Manager – Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)

Ben has been working on the East Coast Cluster and its original component projects including NEP for over 6 and half years, initially as the Appraisal General Manager since project inception. This was followed by technical, commercial and leadership roles throughout concept development and FEED, culminating in FID and Financial Close with the award of the UK’s first TRI licence and store permit for CO2 Transportation and Storage (T&S) via the NEP Special Purpose Vehicle. In his current role as COSA General Manager, he is responsible for delivery of the initial and expansion phases of the T&S infrastructure to NEP and is involved in all aspects of technical and commercial integration across the full CO2 value chain. His career with bp has taken him to many countries where he has worked across the full lifecycle of several large mega projects from drawing board to production operations. Ben is a Chartered Engineer, Project Management Professional and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.