Wissam Al-Monthiry

Managing Director: Ghana Tullow

Wissam is Managing Director for Tullow Ghana, a position accountable for the Tullow business in Ghana. Wissam is also a member of the Tullow plc executive leadership team.  

Wissam brings close to 20 years of working in the international oil and gas industry. He spent a large part of his career with BP in various operations, engineering, asset management and business leadership roles across the UK North Sea, US Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the Caspian and the Middle East and North Africa. In his last role at BP he held the position of Vice President Operations & Country Head for North Africa Wissam’s track record in asset turnarounds and profitable growth, coupled with mutual benefit of host governments and partners, is underpinned by his extensive experience in all aspects of integrated operations, including time as an Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) and playing a leading role in the Gulf of Mexico Macondo oil spill response. Wissam also started his career at Goldman Sachs Corporate Finance and Advisory, focusing on energy mandates.  

Wissam holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering (B.Eng) in Chemical Engineering from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he remains an active alumni as Chairman of the Alumni Board of Great Britain. Wissam is a fluent English, Arabic and French speaker.