John Gallagher

John J. Gallagher is Vice President of Offshore for the ABS Europe Division, based in London. He joined ABS in 1996, and in his most recent position was responsible for offshore technology and business development for the ABS Europe Division. Prior to this, he was responsible for the Europe/Middle East Division for ABS Consulting, a subsidiary of ABS Group.

Gallagher's career started in commercial shipping, where he was a marine engineer for six years before joining Schlumberger in 1981, where he held a number of technical and senior managerial positions with extensive experience offshore Brazil, the North Sea and the Middle East. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Engineering and various management qualifications including an MBA.