NOBEL OIL SERVICES - Key Persons
Eldar Mamedzadeh joined Nobel Energy as the Chief Commercial Officer in 2015. Mr. Mamed-zadeh brings to Nobel Energy his deep knowledge and broad experience in procurement and supply activities. He started his professional career in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Project Implementation Unit (World Bank), as a Procurement Manager.
He continued his career in BP Exploration as a Senior PSCM specialist and was assigned to an Indirect Procurement Category Manager position. He also worked as an Operational Procurement Manager in the Middle East Region (Oman/UAE/Jordan). In AGT region Mr. Mamedzadeh served as an Operational Procurement Manager and GWO Category Delivery Manager.
Prior to joining Nobel Energy he worked as a Procurement Materials Logistic Manager in Bahar Energy Operation Company.
In his current role he is responsible for Commercial, Business Development and PSCM activities for the entire group of companies of Nobel Energy.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Gustaf Nobel has worked in more than 15 countries worldwide, having held several senior management positions and working as a management consultant.
Mr. Nobel is the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy. Prior to this appointment in 2014, he served as a member of the company Advisory Board.
Currently, Gustaf Nobel is the owner and CEO of Conversus SAS, working as a management consultant to foreign companies that step in the French and Swedish markets.
From 2009 to 2014 he was the Chairman of the Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation. Over the years, he has worked for different companies such as Electrolux, ABB, and Trelleborg. Mr. Nobel served as the CEO at Delifrance AB, jointly owned by Grand Moulin de Paris and Nestlé, for four years before moving
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Imran Ahmadzada has extensive experience in oil, telecommunications, financial and industrial institutions.
Mr. Ahmadzada is the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy.
He is the Group Chief Financial Officer of NEQSOL Holding and the Head of NEQSOL Holding Azerbaijan office. Mr. Ahmadzada is also the Member of the Board of Directors at Norm, which operates the largest cement plant in the South Caucasus.
Imran Ahmadzada joined Nobel Energy group of companies as a Chief Treasury Officer in 2013. Prior to this, he worked in different roles in the banking sector since 2004 in the fields of Treasury, Risk Management, Credit Underwriting, Portfolio Management. Mr. Ahmadzada also worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at various Universities.
Mr. Ahmadzada is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, having successfully completed the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) in 2020. He obtained an MBA in Financial Management degree in 2009 from Coburg University in Germany.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
James (Jim) Cowie has about 40 years of leadership experience in the energy industry.
Mr. Cowie is the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy.
Before joining Nobel Energy, Mr. Cowie worked in the oil and gas industry for about four decades, spending 15 years with a drilling contractor and the remainder with Amoco, BP/Amoco, and BP.
In the recent years of his career, Mr. Cowie served as Vice President for BP Global Wells Operations, supporting the company's wells businesses across the globe. Prior to this, he held positions of Vice President for BP's wells businesses in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, and earlier in the United Kingdom and Norway (the North Sea).
Mr. Cowie has also been involved in an advisory capacity to some companies' CEOs. Mr. Cowie gained a Master of Science degree with distinction in Oil and Gas Engineering at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.
Mr. Rauf Aghayev is a seasoned finance professional with a profound knowledge of the domain and international financial products, markets and financial tools. He is currently Chief Financial Officer Nobel Energy Group of companies where he manages the financial operations of the ventures within the holding, covering the range of the various industries and geographies.
Before his appointment to the CFO position, in 2018, Mr. Aghayev had held various senior positions in banking and financial industries including Nobel Energy Group.
Mr. Aghayev started his career in 2009, in the banking sector where he held a number of challenging roles responsible for financial analysis and effective financial modellings. In 2013, he joined Nobel Energy as a project analyst. During this tenure, Mr. Aghayev was responsible for supporting the business in the areas of financial planning, managing, and monitoring for the major local and regional projects, contributing into the design and concepts and carrying the control throughout the implementation.
Mr. Aghayev holds a Bachelor degree in Finance from Azerbaijan State Economic University. In 2020, he successfully completed his executive education at London Business School and Columbia University landing a Master of Business Administration degree from both universities.
Mr. Samir Mollayev has more than 15 years of international oil & gas experience, demonstrating engineering leadership, technology support and management of multidiscipline team operations in complex conditions.
Mr. Mollayev started his oilfield career with J. Ray McDermott working at Azeri-Chirag- Guneshli platforms construction yard. He continued later with Schlumberger as a Well Test Engineer moving up through the ranks to a Senior Field Engineer in the United Kingdom and Denmark.
Later Mr. Mollayev spent over a decade working with BP, where he managed to progress to the Senior Level Leader role as a Well Interventions and Integrity Engineering Team Leader. Under his leadership the team piloted several new technologies, such as customized stimulation vessel, sand shut off (expandable patch, ceramic screens and sand consolidation) technologies etc. and succeed to add up more than 40 mbd of oil into pipeline.
Mr. Mollayev joined Nobel Energy Group as Chief Drilling Officer and brought a strong work ethic, focus and passion to the role while delivering high quality project support and supervision as well as solid knowledge in managing KPIs, budgets and performance contracts. Most recently, he was appointed General Director at SOCAR AQS, joint venture between Nobel Energy and SOCAR.
Mr. Mollayev holds a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University. During 2006-2007, he continued studies in France Paris, Schlumberger Learning Centre in the field of Well Completion & Productivity. In 2010 he successfully accomplished the Development Program in Alaska, USA, where he demonstrated leadership and experience with planning & executing coil tubing drilling as a Well Site Leader. Mr. Mollayev has presented a number of researches and articles, covering optimization of engineering technologies, innovative solutions in oilfield operations and environmental control at various international conferences, such as SPE and ISEECE.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Operating Officer at Nobel Enegy Group
Ramal Guliyev is the Chief Operating Officer at Nobel Enegy Group. He brings nearly 20 years of diverse international managerial experience with a strong technical foundation within the Oil & Gas and Water Treatment industries. His career includes significant roles at renowned organizations such as bp, Azersu, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Azertexnolayn LLC, and HIS Construction LLC.
Ramal Guliyev's expertise encompasses corporate and project management, operations and maintenance, equipment design, manufacturing, and construction. Mr. Guliyev joined Nobel Energy in 2022 as the Director for Operations, leveraging his experience in various sectors of the Oil & Gas Industry, including Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, Manufacturing, and Construction.
In his current position, Mr. Guliyev leads Nobel Group's operational activities, and he is responsible for corporate planning and reporting, investment projects, and driving performance excellence.
Mr. Guliyev holds a Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture from Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye and a diploma in Project Management from George Washington University, USA.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Member of the Board of Directors
Richard Duff is an executive leader with over 30 years of experience in energy industries in the UK and internationally.
Mr. Duff is the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy.
Prior to joining Nobel Energy, he had a long career with Wood plc, a British multinational engineering and consulting group, where he held Global Corporate and Regional Business leadership roles living in the UK, USA, and the Middle East.
Mr. Duff's most recent roles were President of Strategic Projects and President of Strategy and Development within Wood plc. He also held board director positions in the UK and the Middle East, as well as Executive Leadership Excom positions for over 10 years.
Mr. Duff has a master's degree in Project Management from the University of Aberdeen. He also completed the Executive Leadership Program with Mays Business School at the Texas A&M University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Ahmadov is the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
Vugar Samadli is CEO and the Member of the Board of Directors at Nobel Energy with over 16 years of international experience, knowledge and expertise in the oil and gas industry.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Samadli was Chief Operating Officer of Nobel Energy. He was appointed CEO at Nobel Energy following his valuable contribution to effective management of Nobel Energy Group's operations, and support in achieving the Group's strategic goals.
Mr. Samadli has held a number of senior management roles over the past seven years. In 2013, he assumed the role of General Director of Oil & Gas ProServ, a joint venture between SOCAR, Siemens and Target Petroleum. Before joining Nobel Energy in 2015, He was General Director of Global Energy Solutions, an affiliate of Nobel Energy.
Mr. Samadli started his career in 2003 in BP where he quickly advanced through increasingly challenging roles and projects. Following his BP tenure, he held executive positions at DET-AL Holding and Azelektroterm. In 2009-2013, Mr. Samadli worked at John Crane as a regional manager for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Central Asia.
Mr. Samadli has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Florida. He holds a diploma in Project Management from George Washington University and studied executive MBA with SMITH Group.
Currently, Mr. Samadli is carrying out a scientific research and working to defend his PhD dissertation on Chemical-Mechanical Engineering at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
In 2019, Vugar Samadli was awarded ‘The Taraggi Medal' by the President of the Azerbaijan Republic for his services in the development of the country's oil industry.