Dr. Patrick Allman-Ward is an accomplished international energy executive with over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in many senior positions in locations all over the world, including the Middle East where he has spent the last 18 years. Dr. Allman-Ward started his career at Shell in 1982, and subsequently held senior management roles as Vice-President Exploration for Asia-Pacific, CEO and Director of the South Rub Al Khali Company, Vice-President of New Business Development in Saudi Arabia and New Ventures Execution Manager for Europe. Dr. Allman-Ward joined Dana Gas in August 2012 and was selected by the Dana Gas Board of Directors to take over as CEO of the Dana Gas Group effective 1st September 2013.

Dr. Allman-Ward studied geology at Durham University followed by an MSc from Leicester University in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology and earned his PhD from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London in 1981.