Stephen Westwell

Biography

 BSc (Mech Eng), MSc (Management), MBA British Born 1958Appointed to the board in 2012 Member of audit committee, risk and safety, health and environment committee and capital investment committee  Mr S Westwell is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of EFR Group BV. He is also a director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Control Risk Limited. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Silver Ridge Power Inc. from 2013 to 2014. He held various management and executive positions for BP in South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom between 1988 and 2007. These executive positions include head of BP’s retail business in South Africa and Board Member of BP Southern Africa, Chief Executive Officer for BP Solar; and Chief Executive officer for BP Alternative Energy. He served as Group Chief of Staff and member of BP Plc’s executive management team in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2011. He also worked for Eskom Holdings Limited in several operational capacities.

Research Interest

 pharmaceutics