OIG appoints CEO, vice chairman

Feb. 13, 2012
Offshore Installation Group has appointed Steve Preston as CEO, and John Smith as executive vice chairman.

Offshore staff

SINGAPORE– Offshore Installation Group has appointed Steve Preston as CEO, and John Smith as executive vice chairman.

Preston has more than 35 years of industry experience and a background in commercial negotiations, engineering, and project management. He is a past president and active board member of the International Marine Contractors Association.

Smith is a chartered mechanical engineer with 30 years of international oil and gas experience from bases in the UK, Norway, and Australia. He was the inaugural CEO and a director of Subsea7. Smith preceded Preston as president of the International Marine Contractors Association.

2/13/2012