Patrick Barr has a background in oil and gas where his career started in an offshore engineering consultancy but then moved to a number of commercial and then financial roles with BP, ANZ Investment Bank and Fairfield Energy.
He is currently CFO of Midway Resources International where he is responsible for the company's financial governance, including performance measurement, treasury management, new investment and acquisition analysis, raising new capital and investor relations.
In the housing sector, he was a non-executive member of the Investment and Finance Committee at Town & Country Housing Group, a registered provider in Kent, until December 2016, which reviewed all new investments. He also monitored the group's financial performance and raised new debt funding for its ambitious growth plans.