Paul Johnson

Group Senior Vice President, Operational & Business Excellence Bapco Energies

An accomplished senior executive with over two decades of experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, and energy. Proven record leading enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen operational performance, cost efficiency, and governance discipline across complex, capital-intensive organisations. Combines deep technical expertise with strategic and commercial acumen to deliver sustainable value creation and organisational excellence.

As Group Senior Vice President at Bapco Energies, I lead enterprise-wide programmes that enhance operational performance, cost efficiency, and long-term value creation across Bahrain’s integrated energy portfolio. My career has centred on translating strategy into measurable results - improving profitability, embedding performance discipline, and driving sustainable growth across the GCC and UK.

Holding a BSc and PhD in Engineering alongside an MBA in Finance, I combine technical depth with commercial insight to drive organisational excellence. My approach blends analytical rigour, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on execution quality and enterprise value delivery.

Open to supporting Non-Executive and Advisory Boards focused on enterprise transformation, operational excellence, and sustainable value creation. Combining strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive governance, transformation, and enduring enterprise value.

#OPEXOG Summit Day Two - November 5

12:10 PM Case Study: Lean in Oil & Gas: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement and ROI

Bapco Energies is on a mission: embark on a business transformation journey to create a smarter, more agile and resilient organization. This successful transformation is shaped by three pillars: benchmarking, cost optimization and Lean methodologies, anchored by the Lean Academy. Over 12-18 months at the Lean Academy, employees are equipped with practical tools, empowered to deliver improvement projects and held accountable for measurable returns, creating a culture of continuous improvement across upstream, midstream and downstream operations. In this session Paul will walk us through key learnings, challenges and measurable impacts achieved.

How to benchmark against regional and global peers, quantify gaps and prioritize initiatives based on ROI and "return on effort", achieving multi-million-dollar savings from initiatives launched from cohort 1
Practical strategies for cost optimization while maintaining safety and operational integrity
How to empower frontline teams through Lean Academy training, secure manager buy-in and deliver projects with measurable returns, including results such-as world-class SMED Quick Changeover reduction from 13 minutes to just 2 seconds
Approaches for integrating digital tools into improvement projects and sustaining stakeholder engagement for long-term success across the 150 employees already trained

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