Energy Management Team

Ron Mobed — Co-President & Co-Chief Operating Officer, IHS Inc.

Ron Mobed has been president and chief operating officer of the Energy segment of IHS since 2004, following 22 years of service with Schlumberger. Ron has a history of success in growing and transitioning businesses through innovation and by focusing on customer needs. He has a wide range of U.S. and international experience in the energy and information industries with a diverse background in operations, product management, software development, marketing, professional services and information technology.
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Daniel Yergin — CERA Chairman; Executive Vice President of IHS

Daniel Yergin is a highly respected authority on international politics and economics and on energy. Dr. Yergin is a Pulitzer Prize winner and recipient of the United States Energy Award for “lifelong achievements in energy and the promotion of international understanding.” He is both a world-recognized author and a business leader, as Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA). With 200 employees around the world, CERA is one of the world's leading consulting and research firms in its field.    more

Bob Lockwood, Ph.D. is Managing Director and Country Manager for IHS in China. Prior to this, Bob was Sr. Vice President, China & Far East. He was appointed COO of CERA following its acquisition by IHS in 2004, and joined IHS as managing director of Worldwide Consulting in 2003.  more

Karen Stolz — Global Vice President

Karen A. Stolz is global vice president of Human Resources for IHS. Karen joined the company in late 2003 and has built a worldwide team focused on helping the company achieve its HR strategy for growth.   more

Mark Kelly — Sr. Vice President of Finance

Mark Kelly is Senior Vice President of Finance for IHS. He is based in the company's Englewood, Colorado headquarters. Formerly Vice President of Finance at IHS Engineering, another division of IHS Group, Mark brings nearly 20 years of financial management, strategic planning, business development and operational experience to the organization. Prior to joining IHS, Kelly was CFO for Marketmile, an American Express and venture-capital-backed startup company in Silicon Valley.    more

Mark Rose — Sr. Vice President

Mark Rose is senior vice president for U.S. Sales and Operations at IHS. Based in the company's Houston office, Mark provides strategic and operational direction for the U.S.-based business, and leads the U.S. and Latin American sales and support teams.     more

Chris Jones is senior vice president of IHS Canadian operations, and is based in Calgary. In that capacity, he is responsible for establishing the company's strategic vision and directing its operations. His philosophy of values-based leadership and progressive, humanistic business practices has enabled Chris to consistently lead the business unit to profitable growth.    more

Philip H. "Pete" Stark, Ph.D. — Vice President

Dr. Pete Stark is vice president of Industry Relations for IHS in Englewood , Colorado. In 1969, Stark joined Petroleum Information Corporation (PI), which is now part of IHS Group. He has served in senior management positions in Technical Services, Technical Marketing and International operations. Prior to joining PI, Stark was geological computing coordinator for Mobil Oil. more

Charles Lucas-Clements — Director of Business Development, IHS

Charls Lucas-Clements has more than 24 years' consulting experience in the oil and gas industry, covering a broad range of issues including oil and gas production, processing, refining and related energy facilities. An expert on the development and utilization of natural gas, in recent years he has specialized in strategic and implementation issues facing both national oil companies as well as IOC's.    more

Jacques Robinson— Senior Vice President and Managing Director, International Division, IHS

Jacques Robinson is an engineering graduate of Bristol University in the United Kingdom, he has more than 25 years experience in the oil and gas industry. In 1980, Jacques joined BP where he was involved in production, drilling and development engineering in the North Sea in both the UK and Norway before moving into International prospect evaluation (utilising IHS data.)  more

James Lang — President and COO, CERA

James Lang is CERA President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for CERA's daily operations and strategic growth. Mr. Lang’s professional experience spans the worldwide energy, telecom, transportation, high tech, defense, finance, and automotive industries. His energy work has covered upstream, midstream, chemicals, liquefied natural gas, gas-to-liquids, and power analyses. His consulting work has included product and asset strategy, business unit and portfolio strategy, and major corporate transformations to drive an organizational focus on shareholder value.  more

Anthony L. “Tony” Sperduti — Vice President, Strategic Planning, Acquisitions and New Products

Tony Sperduti is vice president of strategic planning, acquisitions and new products within our Energy domain.  Based in the company's Houston office, Tony is responsible for both organic and acquisitive growth programs.

Sperduti has more than 16 years of energy industry experience in strategic marketing, corporate planning, business development and operations.  His energy background includes upstream, midstream, refining and power sector experience and analyses.  more