Paul Johnson

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