Jim Walker, CBE
Managing Director

Jim Walker joined Argent Energy in 2003 as Vice-Chairman. He became Operations Director in 2005 and Managing Director in 2008. He was Chairman of Quality Meat Scotland from April 2003 until October 2005 following four years as President and one year as Vice-President of NFU Scotland. In 2011 he won the Manufacturing and Processing category of the Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. He continues to farm 3,500 acres in the Nith Valley in South West Scotland which carries a herd of 500 beef cows and over 2,000 sheep.

James Boyd
Finance Director

Jim Boyd joined Argent Energy in February 2008 having worked within Argent Group Europe since early 2007. He was Finance Director of ProStrakan plc in the period following its listing on the main stock exchange in 2005. Previously he spent 14 years in a variety of senior finance positions in business units of Spectris plc most recently as VP Finance of Bruel & Kjaer based in Denmark. He is a Chartered Accountant.

Dickon Posnett
Development Director

Dickon joined Argent Energy in 2005 initially progressing UK development plans and then spending two years in New Zealand investigating the feasibility of establishing a biodiesel plant there. He is now responsible for international affairs including monitoring European and UK renewable energy legislation as well as the development of the high blends market. Before joining Argent Energy, Dickon, a Chartered Marketer, spent six years pioneering the Treasury’s Wider Markets Initiative for the MOD, establishing new businesses and founding commercial partnerships.

Michael Scott

Technical and Compliance Director

Mike has a degree in Chemical Process Engineering and a Master of Science and is also a Chartered Engineer and Scientist. As well as dealing with technical and scientific issues Mike is also involved with the BIODIEPRO research project in Graz, Austria. Mike has worked for Argent Energy since 2001.