Polarcus Ltd.’s board of directors has, following a comprehensive selection process, chosen Rod Starr to succeed Rolf Ronningen as CEO of Polarcus. Ronningen, who informed the board of his planned retirement in 2014, will continue as CEO until Starr takes up his appointment, expected early first-quarter 2015, according to a news release.
Starr is joining Polarcus from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.. He has more than 30 years of industry experience, starting his career with Unocal where he spent 16 years in various planning and financial roles before moving into the oil services sector where he has held senior sales, business development, marketing and managerial positions. Prior to joining Polarcus, Rod served as senior vice president, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, and most recently senior vice president, Western Hemisphere, at TGS.
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