Aabar said Woodward has a total of 36 years of global oil industry experience, including tenures in Abu Dhabi between 1987 and 1991 when he was the deputy general manager of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company and during 1991 to 1994 as the general manager of Abu Dhabi Onshore Operating Company.
Before his move to Aabar, Woodward was president of BP Azerbaijan and oversaw oil and gas investments of $20 billion in the Caspian Sea.
