Nick Walker is appointed the chief executive officer of Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas, effective from January 5, 2023. Prior to joining as CEO of Vedanta 's Cairn Oil and Gas, Walker was the president and CEO at Lundin Energy, one of the leading European independent E&P companies. Walker had previously worked with energy majors such as BP, Talisman Energy and Africa Oil. Walker will be leading all aspects of Cairn's strategy, including development of strategic alliances with global
partners to fast-track business delivery. He will drive adoption and deployment of best-in-class oil and gas
technologies and processes, with focus on innovation and digitalisation, for business transformation. Walker
will be the sixth CEO of the company since the Anil Agarwal-led group bought the company from Scottish explorer
Cairn Energy, now known as Capricorn Energy, in 2011. Walker came into Cairn Oil & Gas after Prachur Sah quit the firm to join Indus Towers (formerly Bharti Infratel) as managing director and CEO effective January 3, 2023.