John Long
Business Development Manager, Former CA President
Rompetrol Downstream

John Long is the former President of the Rompetrol Downstream Board, responsible for the development of the network. He has worked in the downstream sector of the oil industry for 34 years and, before joining Rompetrol, he was the Managing Director of LUKoil Downstream in Romania, establishing their first stations in the country. Prior to his assignment with LUKoil, John Long was Retail Manager of Shell Romania and Board Director, having previously re-established Shell in Cyprus. In the 1980s, he developed a network of circa 100 stations for Shell, in the Sultanate of Oman. Manager for Shell in the UK, throughout the 1970s, including manager motor trade and country manager South Wales and the west country. He is considered one of the leading industry experts in developing and promoting networks worldwide. John Long was educated at Campbell College and Queens University, Belfast. He holds an HND in Business Studies, a Dip. G.M. and an MBA. He is also a direct descendant of the famous Scottish writer Robert Louis Stephenson.