Lyle has worked for the Energy Council for over a decade, having started in our Cape Town office in the research department, then moving into sales. He then managed the Africa Portfolio before taking the role to lead the Asia business in 2018 from Singapore. After 4 years, and navigating the covid period in Asia, he moved to London to lead our global commercial team. He now leads the Energy Council, as well as our downstream portfolio, World Refining Association. Lyle has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in politics and economics. He is also a keen golfer and hopes to one day play off single figures again!

Matt joined the Energy Council in late 2019. As of 2024, Matt heads up Commercial Strategy at the Energy Council and is responsible for driving the company’s revenue growth through working with clients to raise capital, acquiring new clients in the oil & gas space, and delivering on business development objectives across our global portfolio of conferences. During his 5 years at Energy Council, Matt has worked across Latin America, Europe and North America, splitting his time between the Houston office and London HQ. Prior to joining Energy Council, Matt was based across Spain & Portugal, and studied Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Leeds. In his spare time is an avid golfer, cricketer and lover of horse racing.