Douglas J. Pferdehirt has been appointed president and CEO of FMC Technologies, effective 1 September 2016. Pferdehirt will succeed John T. Gremp, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors while the company completes its transition to the new CEO…
Ampelmann appointed three new members to the supervisory board: Frank Verhoeven, John Evans, and Mark B. Duncan. Verhoeven is member of the board of management of Royal Boskalis Westminster since 2012 and of Smit since 2010. He joined…
Amec Foster Wheeler has appointed Halliburton's senior vice president, Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Lewis, as its new chief executive officer, with effect from 1 June 2016. On the same day Ian McHoul will cease to be interim CEO, and will remain as CFO…
Bell Geospace’s Houston team is being expanded in response to increased activity in their specialist services. As well as a number of in-house support staff, Richard Alan Morgan has joined the company as senior geoscientist. Morgan has…
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) board of directors has elected Kevin McEvoy as chairman and Dave Welch as vice chairman for the upcoming 2016-2017 term. McEvoy and Welch assumed their positions at the NOIA Annual Meeting in Washington…
Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood Group Kenny (WGK), has been elected to the council of the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT). As part of the council, MacDonald will help steer the direction of the SUT to support the future success of the global…
Schlumberger’s Muriel Barnier has been awarded the inaugural Outstanding Young Professional Award. Image of Barnier, from IOGP Twitter. Gordon Ballard, Executive Director at…
Rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) provider AccessESP has named John Algeroy as the Europe and Africa region manager. Based in Houston, he will be responsible for all marketing, sales and operations for clients throughout the region…
Honeywell has appointed Darius Adamczyk to the company’s newly created role of president and chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately, reporting to chairman and CEO Dave Cote. Image of Adamczyk…
Kvaerner's executive vice president and CFO, Eiliv Gjesdal, has decided to step down from the role as CFO as of 6 April 2016. He will work with special tasks until his notice period ends 30 June 2016. 'Gjesdal started as CFO in Kvaerner…
Hoover Container Solutions appointed Scott Meints as the vice president of service operations. In addition, Adolfo Aguilera is joining Hoover’s executive team as vice president of manufacturing. Both will report directly to Johan Wramsby…
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, announced the appointment of a number of member company representatives and a new team of officers to lead its board. All changes are of immediate effect…
Santos has appointed Excom as its new executive team, which will report to company CEO Kevin Gallagher. Gallagher said the appointment of Excom is a key step in establishing a new operating model for Santos that is focused on both lifting…
The North Sea is facing some tough challenges. Elaine Maslin spoke with Brenda Wyllie, who aims to confront those challenges as part of the industry’s new regulator, as well as chairman of the DEVEX conference. Brenda…
Brazilian giant Petrobras is expecting to reduce its annual costs by an additional US$500 million with a reorganizational plan that will cut jobs by 43%, compared to its original goal of 30%. Image of Petrobras headquarters in Brazil…
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