Rikard is a senior energy and extractives leader known for his strategic work on ESG and how business can successfully navigate the intersection with politics, sustainability and civil society. He has led multi-billion investments in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa and is former head of the geostrategic Trans Adriatic Pipeline and member of BP’s senior leadership team. He is a Non-Executive Advisor to organizations in Energy, Mining and Finance, and Chairman of HHRM which leads the development of Greece’s upstream oil & gas sector and international projects.