Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> June 19, 2000

William Gammell – Cairn Energy Plc (cne.l)

WILLIAM (BILL) GAMMELL is the Chief Executive Officer of Cairn Energy Plc. Mr Gammell trained with Arthur Young McLelland Moores. He founded his own company, Cairn Energy Management Ltd in 1980. Cairn Energy Management Ltd was acquired by Caledonian Offshore Ltd in 1988 and renamed Cairn Energy Plc. Cairn received a full Stock Exchange Listing in 1989. Cairn Energy Plc is an international oil and gas company whose key producing interests are in Bangladesh and India. Bill was born in 1952 and is married with two sons. His principal leisure interests are skiing, football and rugby (ex-Scottish International). He is a Director of the Scottish Institute of Sport, a founder member of the Entrepreneurial Exchange and a member of the Edinburgh and Leith Petroleum Club where he was President in 1992/93. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview of Cairn Energy: the

company's history, activities and developments?

Mr. Gammell: Cairn Energy originated in the early 1980s. In the late

1980s, we