UK: Mark Amor appointed Essar Head of Commercial

Essar Oil UK has announced the appointment of Mark Amor as Head of Commercial.

Amor has more than 28 years’ experience working in the downstream oil industry. He joined BP as a graduate in Management Sciences and Operational Research in 1991 and held various commercial leadership roles in the supply, logistics & network planning, operations, sales & marketing functions, including Head of Supply & Logistics (and executive member of the Air BP global leadership team), and Global Sales & Marketing Director for Commercial Airlines.

Prior to joining Essar Oil UK, Mark was the Vice President for Commercial Development at World Fuel Services, where he led the acquisition integration of ExxonMobil's global aviation business and developed World Fuel's physical presence in various aviation markets in Europe and Oceania.

“I'm delighted to be joining Essar Oil UK at this exciting time of expansion and transformation. Supplying in excess of 16% of the country’s road transport fuel, Essar continues to invest to meet the UK's energy needs,” said Mark Amor.

With 67 Essar branded UK retail sites already operational across England and Wales, the company has confirmed plans to grow its network to 400 retail sites over the next five years.