Go Independent, integrated thinking Home About Services Products Experience Careers Press Downloads Contacts Home About Board of Directors Colin Manson CEO Colin Manson launched Aberdeen-based Xodus Group in September 2005 with a mission to create a truly integrated energy consultancy with a dynamic culture. Under Colin's leadership as CEO, Xodus has become a leading energy consultancy in oil and gas and low carbon, and is one of the fastest growing companies in the country. more ››› Steve Swindell COO Steve Swindell is a founding partner and COO of Xodus Group. Steve entered the oil and gas industry in 1990 after graduating with a BSc in Chemical Engineering in South Africa in 1985. He went on to gain extensive sectoral knowledge and process engineering experience and is a highly respected field development specialist in the oil and gas industry today. more ››› Emma Merchant CFO Emma Merchant graduated from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and went on to gain her accountancy qualification and experience in practice until 2004. She then decided to move into the oil and gas industry looking for new challenges and the opportunity to be involved in strategic business management. Joining Xodus in the early days has certainly provided these challenges more ››› Toshiyuki Kariya Chairman Toshiyuki Kariya has spent more than 30 years with Chiyoda Corporation working across a wide variety of international and domestic process and LNG plants, as well as utility/offsite facilities in the petroleum and gas processing industries. He has a BSc and MSc in Control Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Toshiyuki has extensive management experience for FEED and EPC work on several LNG projects in Australia, Middle East, and Russia. He has progressed from Lead Instrument Engineer, Group Leader / JV Lead Engineer, and Senior Engineering Manager on multi-discipline projects. more ››› Takashi Kubota Director Takashi Kubota began his career with Chiyoda Corporation in 1969 as a process engineer in a variety of oil, chemicals, gas processing and LNG projects. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Tohoku University, Japan. In 1998, he became a member of the board and served as General Manager of the Asia/Oceania Projects. Three years later, Mr Kubota became Managing Director of International Project Operations whilst, at the same time, serving as Senior General Manager of the International Business Development Division. In 2005, he became Managing Director of the Technology & Engineering Division. more ››› Masaki Kumagai Director Masaki Kumagai has 28 years’ experience with Chiyoda Corporation overseeing a broad range of international LNG, oil refinery and petrochemical projects. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Nagoya University, Japan. more ››› Keiichi Nakagaki Non-executive Director Keiichi Nakagaki joined Chiyoda Corporation in April 2013 where he took on the position of Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President before being appointed as the head of Offshore & Upstream Project Operations. more ››› About Xodus Vision and Values Board of Directors Operational Board Statement of Principles Registration and Memberships Investing in Sport The Xodus Games Sponsorships BP MS 150 Copyright © 2005-2014 Xodus Group Ltd. Site Map Legal My Xodus Welcome