The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board. Spiesshofer joined [...]
Chevron Corporation yesterday, January 9, announced that Maria Lindenberg was appointed chief procurement officer, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Lindenberg succeeds Leo Lonergan, who will retire from the company Feb. 1, 2013, after 36 years of distinguished service. “Over the last seven years, Leo led the transformation of our procurement and supply chain management organization into [...]
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announced that Frank Nelson has been appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer and will join the senior management team with immediate effect. Nelson has over 25 years of experience in the construction and [...]
Halliburton announced that Jeff Miller has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Dave Lesar, Halliburton’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Miller will be responsible for the Company’s global operations, as well as business development and marketing. “As we continue to target our energy toward the successful execution of [...]
Sigma Offshore, the international FPSO moorings and marine engineering services company, has appointed a leading industry figure to its executive ranks as the business looks to expand with the launch of a new London office. Bob Coates, who was previously a director with London Marine Consultants, which is now part of Singapore-based Ezra Holdings, has [...]
Neptune Marine Services Limited announces that Mr Vincent Allegre will begin work with Neptune in August 2012 in the role of Chief Operating Officer. Mr Allegre will report to Chief Executive Officer Robin King, and is a key appointment in support of Neptune’s future growth plans. Mr Allegre has more than 20 years of experience [...]
TWMA, a leader in integrated drilling waste management and environmental solutions, has recently launched its U.S. expansion with the opening of the company’s newest manufacturing base in Houston. The new facility will allow TWMA to manufacture American-made equipment and meet growing demand for its services in the United States and around the world. “This new [...]
NORECO, an independent international petroleum company based in Norway, has appointed Mr. Ørjan Gjerde as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ørjan Gjerde (42) has almost 20 years of experience within finance and management, and comes from the position as CFO in Malthus AS. He has previously had similar positions in Proserv Group and IKM Gruppen [...]
![UK: Ithaca Energy Appoints Mike Travis as Chief Production Officer]()
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the appointment of Mr. Mike Travis as Chief Production Officer. Mr. Travis is anticipated to commence employment as an officer of the Company at the beginning of 2012. Mike Travis (aged 51) has over 28 years of diverse offshore and onshore experience in the oil industry which has been acquired in [...]
![Australia: Neptune Names New Chief Executive Officer]()
Neptune announces that Robin King has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr King was Neptune’s Acting CEO from November 2010 and his permanent appointment represents a mandate to finalise implementation of the restructure plans previously presented to the market. Mr King has almost 30 years experience in the international oil and gas industry and [...]
