Most articles and business advice blogs will say that leadership is everything and when it comes to success, it is. To surpass success and achieve a company’s full potential, it takes more than great leadership. Even if a company has the greatest leader in the world, it may still fall short do the leader’s lack of creativity or passion.
History is filled with great, talented leaders who ultimately failed because they passed on too many non-essential opportunities. The leaders of the oil business are the perfect modern examples of great leadership lacking. The oil has remained the same for the last fifty years; even in the face of renewable energy.
Boris Ivanov is one of the few oil-industry leaders who see what’s coming and is trying to change things for the better. He’s not abandoning petroleum because he knows that petroleum will still be used on a large scale for at least another half-century. His company, GPB Global Resources, the successor firm of Gazprom, is developing new technologies that will allow oil to compete with the new renewable energy sources for those 50 years.
“Recent attacks on the Saudi Aramco oilfields halted the production of almost 5% of the world’s oil supply and had a dramatic effect on global markets.”
Here I take a look at global #oilsecurity and the contingencies in place:https://t.co/Gx4HTCEwA4
— Boris Ivanov (@BorisIvanovGPB) December 19, 2019
Before Boris Ivanov joined Gazprom, he hopped from company to company, finding new ways to test his abilities. At one point, he hopped out of the petroleum altogether to help a failing aircraft designer find new contracts and regain its financial footing. His jump from the oil business was not random; he felt a connection with the aircraft designer.
Both Ivanov and MiG, the aircraft company, were former members of the USSR. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, MiG struggled to find its place in the new world. Boris Ivanov quickly found a new home in the oil business, but he wanted to help MiG get back on its feet.
After Ivanov saved MiG, he joined Gazprom and quickly began working his way up the corporate ladder. Eventually, he would buy out the company and become the majority shareholder and led the restructuring of the company. The newly formed GPB is Ivanov’s current home.
His LinkedIn Profile: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/boris-ivanov-gr