Published Author & Global Energy Leader

Michael
Deighton

FIMechE · CEng · MBA · MEng

Two-time Elsevier author and Senior Vice President with 25+ years leading complex operations, major capital projects, digital transformation, and business strategy across the global energy industry. Passionate about leveraging AI and emerging technologies to transform engineering, project delivery, and operational performance.

Michael Deighton
About

Global Energy Leader & Industry Author

Global operations leader with more than 25 years of experience across the energy, infrastructure, industrial and low-carbon sectors. Proven track record leading large-scale EPC, EPCm and PMC organisations with accountability for operational performance, project delivery, governance, transformation, growth and profitability across multiple international regions.

Currently serving as Senior Vice President – Operations for Kent, providing executive leadership across Project Management, Engineering Operations, Project Controls, Quality, Commissioning & Completions, and the Global Centre of Excellence. Responsible for operational governance supporting over 1,000 active projects and more than 5.5 million engineering hours annually.

Recognised for transforming delivery organisations through the deployment of modern operating models, digital technologies and artificial intelligence. Published author, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and recognised industry thought leader in operational excellence, digital transformation and AI-enabled project delivery.

Publications

Books

Two practitioner texts published by Elsevier — written from 25 years of frontline experience.

Published by Elsevier One of the world's leading academic and scientific publishers, serving researchers and professionals globally.
Elsevier · 2024
Powering Through the Transition
Powering Through the Transition
Navigating the Energy Sector's Biggest Change Since the Discovery of Oil

A strategic and practical guide for energy managers navigating the low-carbon transition, covering lean, agile, digital tools and margin-improvement methods grounded in results at super-major energy companies.

Energy TransitionLean & AgileDigitisation310 pages
Elsevier · 2016
Facility Integrity Management
Facility Integrity Management
Effective Principles and Practices for the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries

The definitive practitioner's guide to facility integrity management, presenting an excellence model ensuring major process incidents are avoided and ageing assets are maintained in a safe, reliable state.

Integrity ManagementReliabilityOil & Gas260 pages
Expertise

Areas of Thought Leadership

Operational Excellence

25+ years driving performance across EPC, EPCm and PMC organisations. Transforming delivery through modern operating models that improve project predictability, productivity and margin performance globally.

Energy Transition

Author of the sector's leading practical guide to navigating the energy transition. Strategic thinking on low-carbon transformation, workforce agility and digital enablement backed by frontline results.

AI & Digital Transformation

Pioneer of AI-enabled project assurance systems and digital execution methodologies across the energy engineering value chain, driving measurable improvement in client outcomes and delivery margins.

Facility Integrity Management

Recognised authority and published author in facility integrity across oil, gas and petrochemical industries, providing frameworks to maintain assets in safe, reliable and compliant condition.

Governance & Leadership

Board-level leadership including M&A integration and organisational transformation. Elected member of the Gastech Governing Body and regular speaker at ADIPEC, MEPEC and MEED.

Large-Scale Delivery

Accountability for 1,000+ active projects and 5.5M+ engineering hours annually. Delivering multi-million dollar portfolios across international regions for the world's leading energy companies.

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