Essar Oil UK forms advisory council to bolster corporate governance

Essar Oil (UK) Ltd, the firm that owns and operates the Stanlow refinery in the UK, on Friday announced the formation and appointment of the company’s first advisory council. “The new four-person Council comprises highly experienced senior leaders from across the legal, financial and diplomatic sectors. The group will be responsible for advising the EOUK Board on a host of strategic themes, with particular focus on commercial risk management and corporate finance matters,” it said in a statement.

The Council will have barrister Sue Preverzer QC, former president of BHP Billiton Europe John Grant, corporate financer Richard Heald OBE and former Essar Capital managing director Sanjay Mehta.