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Candidate for Delegate (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022)

David R. Cook

Retired

ExxonMobil, Maldon, Essex, UK

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David Cook, Candidate for Vice President - Regions

Meet the candidates: David Cook

Meet David Cook, 2017 Candidate for AAPG Vice President-Regions

I thank you for the honour of your nomination as candidate for the position of VP-Regions. Service to the geoscience community has been an important personal goal following my retirement from full-time employment. I have devoted the past ten years to nearly full-time volunteer work for AAPG, which has provided me a deep understanding of its programs. I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for VP-Regions because I believe that AAPG is the premier petroleum geoscience society and because I feel that I can make a contribution to the Executive Committee and the Association, especially during this time of economic uncertainty.

The AAPG, like the industry as a whole, has changed significantly over the last two years, and further change may be necessary to compete effectively and efficiently in the current environment. To increase our efficiency, I am particularly interested in standardising best practices in the Regions and working with the VP-Sections to promote best practices across the Sections and Regions.

It is important to make sure that the AAPG continues to be relevant to the Regions by providing products and services that are topical and of value to the membership.

Another important issue facing the AAPG is the recruitment and retention of members. Reducing the barriers to transition from Student to Young Professional to Member will be a vital part of solving this problem.

If elected, I look forward to being part of the team that will manage the course that the AAPG will take over the next two years.

Career
AAPG Activity
Publications

Academic Degrees

1976: Ph.D. Geology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
1972: B.Sc. (1st Class Hons), Geology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland

Experience

2007-Present: ExxonMobil International Limited, Retired
2005-07: ExxonMobil International Limited, International Recruiting Coordinator, Europe, Russia, North Africa, Leatherhead, UK
2000-05: ExxonMobil International Limited, Continental Europe Exploration Coordinator, Netherlands, Germany, France and Exxon Management, London, UK
1994-2000: Esso Exploration and Production, Exploitation Projects Manager, London, UK
1993-94: Esso Exploration and Production, Geological Manager, Leatherhead, UK
1991-93: Esso Indonesia Inc., Exploration Manager, Jakarta, Indonesia
1989-91: Exxon Company International, New Jersey, USA; Affiliate Advisor, France,Colombia, Yemen, and Australia
1987-89: Esso Exploration and Production UK, Chief Production Geologist, North Sea, London, UK
1985-87: Esso Exploration and Production, Project Leader, Northern North Sea and Ireland, Esher, UK
1983-85: Esso Exploration and Production, Exploration Supervisor, Central North Sea, Esher, UK
1979-83: Esso Exploration and Production, Exploration Geologist, Onshore and Offshore UK and Ireland, Walton-on-Thames, UK
1978-79: Exxon Company USA, Production Geologist, Reservoir Management, Kingsville, Texas, USA
1976-78: Esso Exploration and Production, Exploration Geologist, UK and Ireland, Walton-on-Thames, UK
1969-70: Rio Tinto Zinc, UK, Geochemical Surveying, Southern Uplands of Scotland

AAPG Activities

Joined AAPG 1977; Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG); Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) CPG #6180, 2013; Energy Minerals Division (EMD)
Executive Committee, Regions Vice President, 2017-19
Executive Committee Liaison, Education Awards, 2018-21; Audit Review, 2017-19; Distinguished Lecture, 2017-19; Resource Evaluation, 2017-19
AAPG Foundation Trustee Associate, 2017-Life
AAPG Europe Charity, Trustee, 2015-17
Imperial Barrel Award Committee (IBA), 2011-Present, IBA Advisor, 2015-17; IBA Co-Chair, 2012-15
Global Expo ad hoc Committee, 2012-13
AAPG Europe Trading Co., Director, 2010-15
Professional Women in Earth Sciences Committee, 2009-15
Europe Region Officer, 2011-13, Past-President, 2011-13; President, 2009-11; President-Elect, 2007-09
House of Delegates, Europe Region Delegate, 2008-2019; HoD Constitution and Bylaws Committee, 2013-15; Chair, 2014-15; HoD Secretary/Editor, 2011-12; HoD Newsletter Committee, Chair, 2011-12; HoD Newsletter and Minutes Approval Committee, 2011-12; HoD Credentials, 2010-11; HoD Rules and Procedures Committee, 2009-11
Public Outreach Committee, 2008-11
Global Corporate Structure ad hoc Committee, 2008-09
International Regions Committee, 2007-11; Europe Region President, 2009-11; Europe Region President-Elect, 2007-09

AAPG Honors & Awards

AAPG Honorary Member, 2017
AAPG Certificate of Merit, IBA, 2015
AAPG Distinguished Service Award, 2014
AAPG House of Delegates Recognition of Service Award, 2012
AAPG Certificate of Merit, ICE Milan Sponsorship Co-Chair, 2011
AAPG Certificate of Merit, Europe Region President, 2011

Cook, D.R. Exploration on the Goban Spur: A Plateau on the Continental Margin, Southwest of Ireland. Proceedings of 20th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1988, pp 431-439
Cook, D.R. The Goban Spur – exploration in a deep-water frontier basin. Petroleum Geology of North West Europe. J. Brooks and K. Glennie, eds. (Graham and Trotman), 1987, pp 623-632
Cook, D.R. and Weir, J.A. The stratigraphical setting of the Cairnsmore of Fleet pluton, Galloway. Scott.J.Geol. 16, (2/3), 125-141,1980
Cook, D.R. and Weir, J.A. Structure of the Lower Palaeozoic rocks around Cairnsmore of Fleet, Galloway. Scott.J.Geol. 15 (3), 187-202, 1979
Cook, D.R. and Weir, J.A. Stratigraphy of the aureole of the Cairnsmore of Fleet pluton, Southwest Scotland in The Caledonides of the British Isles Reviewed. 1979, Geol. Soc. Lond. pp 489-493

Presented papers at the World Petroleum Congress (1983), the Northwest European Continental Shelf Symposium (1987) and the Eastern Indonesia Exploration Symposium (1993).

Section 4. Vice President, Regions

The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than the Vice President, Sections, shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. The Vice President, Regions, when elected earlier than the Vice President, Sections, shall assume the office of President in case of a vacancy for any cause in that office; and shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the President. The Vice President, Regions shall, with his or her other duties, concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association in respect to International Regions. A Vice President, Regions elected pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of this Article II shall be presumed for the purposes of this Section 4 to have been elected on the date of his or her predecessor’s election

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Piotr Krzywiec

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