John Carne is to retire from his role as CEO of new joint venture OneSubsea on February 28, 2014, it has been announced.
John has served as CEO of OneSubsea since the Cameron and Schlumberger joint venture was formed on June 30, 2013. Previously, John served at Cameron for more than 40 years in several senior level management positions, including Cameron's COO.
Scott Rowe, president, production systems for OneSubsea, will succeed John, effective March 1. Scott Rowe joined Cameron in 2002, and most recently served as VP of Cameron and president of the company's Subsea Systems division, which later became part of OneSubsea.
Prior to his Subsea Systems role, Scott served as president of Cameron's Engineered and Process Valves business, in the Valves & Measurement Group, and as corporate development manager. While at Valves & Measurement, Scott played a leading role in the acquisition of the Dresser valve business. Before joining Cameron, Scott served in the US Army, and worked for Varco International.
He is an Engineering Management graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point and holds an MBA from Harvard University.
Jack Moore, chairman, president, and CEO of Cameron said: "John has been instrumental to our success and has been a valued and respected member of my leadership team. His tremendous experience leading operations across our many business segments has been invaluable. He has shown a tireless commitment to our customers and has helped develop strong leaders that will support our business for many years to come."
Moore added: "We are very excited to have Scott succeed John in the top job at OneSubsea. Scott has an outstanding track record in each of his successive assignments at Cameron. His leadership and success in our Engineered and Process Valves business followed by his achievements in leading our Subsea Systems business make Scott highly qualified for his role in leading OneSubsea."