People on the move

Oct. 7, 2022
This weekly update provides the latest in senior appointments, promotions, retirements and more across the offshore energy industry.

Offshore staff

Geoquip Marine has appointed Richard Turner its new CEO, with former CEO Stewart Higginson moving to the role of executive chairperson. Existing chairperson Peter Østergaard Nielsen will remain on the Geoquip Marine board as a nonexecutive director. Read more. 

Ørsted has implemented a new organizational structure and changes to executive management. New members of the group executive team will be Rasmus Errboe (executive vice president and CEO of Region Europe); David Hardy (executive vice president and CEO of Region Americas); Per Mejnert Kristensen (senior vice president and president of Region APAC); Olivia Breese (senior vice president and head of Power-to-X); Anders Zoëga Hansen (senior vice president and head of legal); and Ingrid Reumert (senior vice president and head of global stakeholder relations).

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America, has appointed Joris Veldhoven the company’s first CEO. Read more. 

Lisa Edvardsen Haugan has appointed the new president of Kongsberg Maritime, taking the helm after Egil Haugsdal. Read more. 

Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd. has named Stephanie Calder chief commercial officer.

Martin Oehlenschlæger has joined Semco Maritime as CFO and member of the executive board. He will succeed Jørgen Devantier Gade, who has served as CFO since 2013 and will retire after contributing to ensuring a smooth transition.

Gazelle Wind Power has named Jason Wormald CTO.

Atle Reinseth has joined the Vår Energi executive management team, with responsibility for supplier collaboration and projects. Reinseth has been brought in to lead the Project Development and Supply Chain Management department.

Weatherford International Plc has appointed Charles "Chuck" Davison, Jr. executive vice president of operational excellence.

Var Energi has welcomed Atle Reinseth to head up a new department responsible for supplier collaboration and projects, which the company said is a key business area going forward.

Simply Blue Group has appointed Jeremy Gault project manager for the company’s Emerald and Western Star floating offshore wind projects and Marie Gleeson as external affairs and stakeholder liaison lead for Simply Blue Group’s Western Star project.

SSE Renewables has appointed Olly Cass the new project director of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which the company says is set to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete. The appointment comes following the promotion of the former Project Director Steve Wilson to the role of director of offshore capital projects for SSE Renewables.

Coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel has appointed Michael Stulberg regional commercial director for marine and protective coatings Americas.

10.07.2022

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