Adrian Binks, Chairman and Chief Executive

Adrian Binks is the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Argus Media group of companies.

He has over 30 years’ experience in the international oil industry and travels extensively to speak at major energy industry events.

Adrian joined Argus in 1984 as editor of its flagship newsletter Weekly Petroleum Argus. Adrian was educated at Cambridge University where he took his BA and MA degrees in modern history.

Adrian appears regularly on television for the BBC, CNN and NBC and has written from time to time for the Financial Times, the Economist, the Observer and many other newspapers. He is a member of the International Association of Energy Economists. 

Jeffrey Amos, Global Compliance Officer

Jeffrey Amos is Global Compliance Officer for the Argus Media group of companies. Jeffrey ensures that the company’s global price  assessments are derived in strict conformity with its official methodologies and that all Argus staff are actively aware of their personal accountability to deliver compliance.

From 1991 to 2008, Jeffrey worked at BP, fulfilling various roles in the UK and Russia including financial and fiscal development, financial control, group operations assurance and as Commercial Director for BP’s UK ground fuels business. 

Stuart Ashman, Finance Manager / Company Secretary

Stuart Ashman is the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the Argus Media group of companies. He joined Argus in 1999 having previously worked in accounting and finance roles in practice and banking in Australia and retail in the UK. 

Stuart was educated at the University of Tasmania and has been a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants for over 20 years.

Neil Bradford, Chief Operating Officer

Neil Bradford is Chief Operating Officer for Argus, based in London. Neil joined Argus in 2010, overseeing all global operations, leading Argus’ technology development and merger and acquisition activity.

Neil started his career at McKinsey, and then co-founded Fletcher Research, a technology information firm, which he sold to Forrester Research in 1999.  He subsequently became President, Americas for Forrester Research in Boston, MA.  Most recently he was CEO of WGSN, a global information business for the fashion and style industries.

Neil was educated at Oxford University where he took his BA and MA degrees in geography.

Chris Fosberry, Chief Technology Officer

Chris Fosberry joined Argus in 2011 as the Chief Technology Officer. He is responsible for leading our global technology, customer support and IT operations.

Chris started his career in IT but later moved into technical product management and software development. Chris has held a number of senior technical positions in software and publishing organisations, leading product management and development functions at both iDOX and iSOFT and more recently at Reed Business Information, where he was Head of Technology at ICIS.