Convert three decades of energy-sector controller depth into 1–2 paid board / advisory seats with mid-cap industry players in the same vertical — at this life-stage that's the only move that meaningfully extends the earning curve past the current rung.

Reach business-English C1 in writing and start showing up at the two main industry finance conferences — single-language visibility in a continental-mobility role caps the external transfer market.

Get fluent in AI-driven FP&A and close/consolidation tooling (Workiva, Anaplan, AI agents over the close) — protects the seat from the exact moderate-automation pressure that's about to hit corporate finance.