Chris Charman takes over from the retiring Hugh Williams as CEO of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) in December. Since leaving the Navy he has worked as a loss adjuster and held various risk management and risk financing posts.
Chris Peeters has been appointed EMEA region director of Schlumberger Business Consulting, based in Paris. Previously with McKinsey, he will manage SBC’s utilities practice.
Ciaran O’Donnell has been appointed CEO of subsea project and integrity management specialist Flexlife. He was co-founder and CEO of CSL before its 2007 sale to DOF Subsea, remaining for three years afterwards mainly in the role of Atlantic region EVP.
David Hayden has stepped up from technical manager to MD of Harris Pye UK, with Steve Blake slotting in to Hayden’s former role.
David Kirk became CEO of Australian geosciences and well engineering consultancy AWT International on 1 October. Kirk, who previously acted as Woodside’s Pluto LNG project development manager, replaces AWT founder Cameron Manifold who will…
Doyle Boutwell has been named as manager, technology and business development – rental & products, at Greene’s Energy Group, based in Houston. He was previously with Weatherford International as director of global quality and training, tubular running services.
Eddie Moore has joined Zenith Oilfield Technology, recently acquired by Lufkin Industries, as manager of sales and operations for the Middle East and Africa, working out of Oman. Peter Smith (pictured), previously with Weatherford, has…
David Hunt and Faris Lutfy head up an expanded engineering division at Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems. Both are chartered engineers, Hunt hailing from Flexlife and Acergy and Lutfy from Subsea 7 and DOF Subsea UK.
Gertjan van Mechelen has joined ERHC Energy as exploration manager. Previously with ConocoPhillips and TransAtlantic Petroleum, he will oversee the company’s Africa-focused exploration activities.
John Hunter has been appointed project engineering manager at Divex’s Westhill, Scotland headquarters. Greg Hewitt becomes the saturation diving systems supplier’s Asia Pacific region GM.
Gregory Navarre has stepped up from COO to president of Horton Wison Deepwater following the departure of Jim Maher to pursue other interests. Navarre previously served in various positions with Global Marine and Horton Wison Deepwater’s sister company Wison Offshore & Marine (USA).
Currently VP of International Production Operations (IPO), has taken over from the retiring Jim Bowzer as Marathon Oil’s VP North America production operations. Mitch Little, Marathon’s Norway business manager, succeeds Watkins as VP international production operations.
Harold Kvisle, a director of Talisman Energy, has stepped up to president and CEO of the Canada-headquartered E&P company following the departure of John Manzoni.
Jens Pace became COO of African Petroleum on 1 October. A geoscientist, he worked internationally for BP and its heritage company Amoco (UK) Exploration for over 30 years.
John Lindsay has been promoted to president and COO of Helmerich & Payne. He joined the company in 1987 as a drilling engineer and most recently served as EVP and COO.