Farid Baghirov

Farid Baghirov has been appointed as GL Group’s Vice-President of Commercial and Business Development in August, 2026.

Farid joined GL Group in August 2025 as Group Commercial Director and has played an important role in advancing our commercial and strategic growth agenda. Over the past year, he has contributed to key business development initiatives, supported our M&A activities, and helped strengthen our commercial capabilities as we continue to expand.

Farid is a seasoned business development and commercial leader with over 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including international assignments in the UK, UAE, and Oman. Throughout his career, he has developed regional oil and gas strategies for multi-billion-dollar portfolios and successfully delivered major business development transactions, including new country access opportunities.

Prior to joining GL Group, Farid worked at bp in London as an Associate Manager in the M&A team, supporting projects with a combined value exceeding US$500 million. He later moved to bp Oman as Business Development Advisor, where he successfully secured a pioneering green hydrogen farm-in deal.

Farid holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in International Economic Relations from Azerbaijan State Economic University.