Ditlev Engel joined DNV GL as CEO of the group’s energy business area.
AWE Ltd. appointed David Biggs as CEO and managing director, to commence early May.
The executive committee of IADC named Jason McFarland president of the International Association of Drilling Contractors.
Henkels & McCoy Inc. appointed James M. Dillahunty president and COO.
TAG Oil Ltd. named Henrik Lundin COO, commencing on or about June 27. With Lundin commencing as COO, he has resigned as a director. Dr. David Bennett has been appointed as a director in his place.
Drillinginfo appointed Jeff Hughes president and COO.
EQT Corp. named Robert J. McNally senior vice president and CFO.
Amanda Berg has joined WECC as CFO.
Blackeagle Energy Services selected Brady Burleson as CFO and Kyle Lenamond as director of pipeline.
UTEC Geomarine, part of UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, announced key management appointments: Jim Edmunds, technology director, assumes responsibility for operational and technical project execution as well as development of the company’s geotechnical contracting business; Scott Gooding will serve as general manager for the consultancy services; and Mike Fearn was named business development manager.
Andrey Fick has been appointed managing director of Gazprom EP International B.V.
Chevron Corp. named Mark A. Nelson corporate vice president of strategic planning.
MDU Resources Group Inc. selected Jason L. Vollmer as vice president and chief accounting officer in addition to his role as treasurer.
Total’s Philippe Boisseau, member of the executive committee, president marketing and services and president new energies, is leaving the company. Momar Nguer, currently senior vice president, Africa and Middle East, marketing and services was appointed president, marketing and services and member of the executive committee. Philippe Sauquet, president refining and chemicals and member of the executive committee, was appointed interim president, new energies.
FOCUS appointed regional managers to lead its three international business units: Rick Smith was selected to lead the North and South America unit; Liam Manderson will oversee operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Tim Hopkins will lead the Asia-Pacific unit.
Seatronics, an Acteon company and part of its survey, monitoring and data business segment, has appointed Kevin Strachan head of finance.
MacGregor appointed Paul Glandt director, region Americas, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support division.
Protea recruited Maciej Schefke as its new sales engineer.
Fine Tubes and Superior Tube appointed Mike Cullum sales manager and Rahul Gujar national sales manager, India.
Rick Comeaux joined William Jacob Management Inc. as a senior sales manager for international and domestic clients, and Charlie Fife joined the firm as a business development manager.
IMI Precision Engineering appointed Ryan Schroeder president for the America’s region.
Wier & Associates’ President Carlo Silvestri, P.E., has been awarded Engineer of the Year by the TSPE DFW Mid-Cities Chapter.
H.E. Khalid A. Al-Falih, chairman of the board of directors of Saudi Aramco, has been named 2016 Energy Intelligence Petroleum Executive of the Year.
Magdalena Moll will join the OMV Group as senior vice president and take over the management of investor relations. She joins the company in June, succeeding Felix Rüsch, who will assume new responsibilities at OMV as head of strategy. In addition, Peter Oswald will resign as chairman and member of the OMV supervisory board on May 18.
HTL Group appointed Mike Johnson, group director of engineering, to the board.
KrisEnergy Ltd. selected Chan Hon Chew, CFO at Keppel Corp., to join its board of directors as a nonexecutive director.
Jeroen van der Veer was elected as a new member of Statoil’s board of directors.
Senex appointed Dr. John Warburton independent nonexecutive director of the board.
Hess Corp.’s Dr. Mark Williams, chairman of the board of directors, has retired due to health reasons. James Quigley, former
CEO of Deloitte and a current director of Hess, will succeed Williams.
COMPANIES
APPEA welcomed a new energy growth center. The federal government’s new energy resources growth center launched in February. The National Energy Resources Australia initiative is located in Perth, with nodes in Brisbane and Adelaide to open later this year.
SeaTrepid International LLC is forming a new division, thus expanding its service offerings to include AUV mapping operations.
Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC has expanded its international operations in Mexico with the opening of a new subsidiary and operating facility in Villahermosa, Mexico.
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