Our People
Experience across disciplines and markets.
Our leadership and advisors bring technical, commercial, operational and governance experience developed across complex energy projects and markets.
Leadership
Valerie B. Lawson
Founder & CEO, Chairwoman of the Sage Group
Energy advisory, project technical management
Valerie B. Lawson
Founder & CEO, Chairwoman of the Sage Group
Energy advisory, project technical management
Current role
Founder and Chief Executive of Sage Energies and Chairwoman of the Sage Group. Head of Project Technical Management at Pecan Energies in Ghana.
Career experience
A Chemical Engineer with 25 years of industry experience across the oil and gas value chain. Her Baker Hughes roles, through 2022, included Head of Regional Operations for Production Technologies, Director of Products and Director of Key Accounts.
Projects and markets
Major developments including EGINA FPSO (OML 130), OFON Phase II and the PECAN field development, across more than 15 countries.
Credentials
BEng Chemical Engineering (First Class), University of Bradford. MSc Technology Entrepreneurship, UCL and London Business School. Global Executive MBA, IESE Business School.
Joan Nweke
Director, Business Development
Offshore engineering, business development
Joan Nweke
Director, Business Development
Offshore engineering, business development
Current role
Director, Business Development at Sage Energies.
Career experience
An oil and gas executive and engineering consultant with more than 20 years in offshore engineering, business analysis and project management.
Credentials
Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers. Executive MBA. Master Trainer and Coach, and Team Lead for the Women in Engineering Committee of the Federation of African Engineering Organizations.
Valerie Ofoma
Director, Engineering & Projects
Engineering, capital project delivery
Valerie Ofoma
Director, Engineering & Projects
Engineering, capital project delivery
Current role
Director, Engineering and Projects at Sage Energies.
Career experience
A Chartered Chemical Engineer with more than 20 years of international experience spanning concept development, FEED, detailed engineering, study management, capital project delivery and business development. A former Managing Partner.
Projects and markets
Offshore and onshore developments, including the USAN deepwater project.
Credentials
Chartered Chemical Engineer (CEng). PMP.
Advisors
Our advisors extend Sage Energies’ specialist knowledge across disciplines relevant to our clients, projects and markets.
Oladapo Laniya
Senior Upstream Advisor
Gas storage, reservoir engineering
Oladapo Laniya
Senior Upstream Advisor
Gas storage, reservoir engineering
Current role
Senior Engineer, Underground Storage and Reservoir, at Enbridge.
Career experience
More than 25 years in underground gas storage, reservoir engineering and wells operations, including Baker Hughes roles in product line management, account management, service delivery and wireline field engineering.
Markets
North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Credentials
P.Eng. (PEO). MBA. PMP. BSc Petroleum Engineering.
Peter Hill
Upstream Advisor, Well Integrity & Subsurface
Well integrity, formation evaluation
Peter Hill
Upstream Advisor, Well Integrity & Subsurface
Well integrity, formation evaluation
Career experience
More than 28 years at Baker Hughes, following roles at CGG and Western Atlas. Positions included Global Lead, Well Integrity and Production (2022 to 2024), Techno-Commercial Manager, Reservoir Technical Services (2020 to 2022) and Global Product Director, Cased-Hole Wireline (2019 to 2020).
Markets
West Africa formation evaluation and production enhancement, Nigeria geomarket leadership, and operational and commercial roles across North Africa.
Credentials
B.Eng. ACGI Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. Programme for High-Value Managers, Manchester Business School.
Scott Ingram
Upstream Advisor, Technology & Digital Transformation
Wireline technology, digital transformation
Scott Ingram
Upstream Advisor, Technology & Digital Transformation
Wireline technology, digital transformation
Current role
Norway Director at Paradigm since 2023.
Career experience
More than 26 years spanning wireline technology, geoscience and digital transformation, including Baker Hughes roles as Product Line Director, Director of Technology Wireline, Geoscience and PE Leader Europe, and Operations Manager UK.
Markets
Norway, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and the United States.
Credentials
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde.
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