Alliance Engineering, part of international energy services company John Wood Group plc, has promoted Hokan M. Linden (left) to vice president of business services and Wayne Mueller to vice president of its deepwater business unit.

Michael Stansberry has joined IDM Group as chief operating officer.

Spectrum has appointed Rhys Edwards as chief financial officer.

BJ Services Co. has appointed Kevin Robertson (right) as country manager - India for Tubular Services.

New Orleans District Manager for the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Troy Trosclair has been appointed the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region’s new deputy regional supervisor for district operations, field operations.

Atos Origin has appointed Michael van der Breggen as its new vice president responsible for the company’s enterprise resource planning services in North America.
Gunnar Breivik has been appointed executive vice president of StatoilHydro’s corporate staffs and services.

The US Department of Energy has selected Dr. Victor K. Der as the new principal deputy assistant secretary for fossil energy.
Steven Kopits has joined Douglas-Westwood as managing director of the company’s newly opened New York office.