Roy Alexander Franklin is a British businessperson who has been at the helm of 12 different companies.

He occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Premier Oil Plc, Non-Executive Chairman at Wood Plc, Chairman for John Wood Group Plc, Chairman for Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. and Non-Executive Chairman of Energean Israel Ltd. Mr. Franklin is also on the board of Boart Longyear BV and Cuadrilla Resources Holdings Ltd.

Mr. Franklin previously held the position of Chairman for The Association of British Independent Oil Exploration Cos., Non-Executive Chairman of Bateman Litwin NV, Non-Executive Chairman at Keller Group Plc, Chairman for SSDV Holdings UK Ltd., Head-Merger & Acquisition at BP Plc, Deputy Chairman for Equinor ASA, Chairman at Novera Energy Ltd. (United Kingdom), Chief Executive Officer for Paladin Resources Ltd., Member of The Pilot and Group Managing Director at Clyde Petroleum Plc.

Mr. Franklin received an undergraduate degree from The University of Southampton.