Executive Leadership

Chris Cox
Chris Cox

Chief Executive Officer

  • Over 40 years’ experience in oil and gas
  • Career includes CEO of Spirit Energy, Interim CEO at Capricorn Energy and Chairman of Kellas Midstream 
  • Experience as a Non-Executive Director of both private equity and publicly listed companies, most recently with Nostrum Oil and Gas
  • Appointed to the Board of Serica in July 2024
  • Committees: HSE Committee, Sustainability Committee, Reserves Committee
Martin Copeland
Martin Copeland

Chief Financial Officer

  • Over 30 years' experience in oil and gas financing and advisory roles across a number of investment banks with extensive North Sea transaction and financing experience
  • Most recently Principal at energy advisory firm Kirk Lovegrove & Co. Ltd where he acted as adviser to Tailwind Energy on their sale to the Company in 2023 as well as advising JX Nippon on the sale of their UKCS business to Neo Energy 
  • Prior to that, led RBC's EMEA energy team where he advised Premier Oil on their reverse takeover by Chrysaor to create Harbour Energy as well as Ithaca Energy on their acquisition by Delek
  • Appointed to the Board of Serica February 2024
Mike Killeen
Mike Killeen

Chief Operating Officer

  • Over 25 years’ experience in the oil, gas and chemicals industry in operational management roles and frontline operations
  • Joined Serica in 2018
  • Responsible for the safe and reliable operation of Serica’s producing assets
  • Previously Operations Manager for Bruce, Magnus, ETAP and Sullom Voe Terminal for BP and before that, Operations Manager for the Coryton Refinery for Petroplus
  • Chartered Chemical Engineer and member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Stephen Lambert
Stephen Lambert

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

  • Over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector
  • Wide experience in commercial and business development in UK and overseas working for both independents and majors
  • Joined Serica in 2017 and worked extensively on Bruce/Keith/Rhum and Tailwind acquisitions
  • Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Member of Mediation Hertfordshire

Serica Today

11

producing fields

c.41,000boe/d

2024 net production guidance

140 million boe

Net 2P reserves
(as at 31 December 2023)

200

staff

80%

of our production operated by Serica

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