Mr. Bruce has served on the Board since October 2020 and as Lead Independent Director since June 2025. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer on the Board of Directors of SNCL (now AtkinsRealis) until 2019. He currently serves as an Independent Director on the board of the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the boards of two privately held companies that operate across consultancy, advisory and a wide range of energy transition technologies. He is also a Senior Advisor to IFM Investors. Mr. Bruce’s early career started in the North Sea basin with Brown and Root, delivering offshore mega projects for 10 years, then moved to Atlantic Richfield where he delivered full lifecycle offshore energy development projects. He subsequently spent over 20 years in public company environments, including serving as an Executive Director of Amec Plc and SNCL. Mr. Bruce has served as Co-Chairman of the Partnership Against Corruption initiative within the World Economic Forum. He is a Visiting Professor at Aberdeen Robert Gordons University, was Chairman of the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Sector Advisory Group and served as Chairman of the Offshore Contractors Association. He is a Chartered Marine Architect and a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Engineering.