People on the move

This weekly update provides the latest in senior appointments, promotions, retirements and more across the offshore energy industry.
April 14, 2023
2 min read

Offshore staff

HOUSTON — After nearly seven years at the helm of the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), Colette Cohen OBE is standing down as CEO, with Myrtle Dawes announced as the NZTC's new CEO. Read more. 

Fraser Moonie has been appointed COO of Rovco, a global provider of technology-enabled project solutions to the offshore renewable energy sector. Read more. 

Hempel A/S has appointed Peter la Cour Gormsen CFO and executive vice president of finance and also has named René Overgaard Jensen chief transformation and information officer (CTIO) and executive vice president of digital, strategy and transformation. Gormsen takes over from Lars Jønstrup Dollerup, who has decided to leave Hempel after five years with the company to pursue other opportunities.

Dominion Energy's Daniel G. Stoddard, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer and president-Contracted Assets, will retire Aug. 1. Stoddard will transition to senior vice president and president-Contracted Assets on July 1. In addition, the company has hired Eric S. Carr, president and chief nuclear officer of PSEG Nuclear. Carr will begin his tenure at Dominion Energy on June 5 as president-Nuclear Operations and will add the chief nuclear officer title on July 1. 

Mark Garrett has announced that he will not be available for another term on the OMV supervisory board due to new professional challenges and limited time resources. Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG) will propose Lutz Feldmann as a candidate for the OMV supervisory board. Feldmann has held various management positions at E.ON, bp and ARAL and is currently chairman of the supervisory board at EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, among others.

Offshore announces the 2023 Subsea Tieback Forum Advisory Board:

From left to right: Amanda Bergin, Baker Hughes; Matthew Obernuefemann, ExxonMobil; Pablo Gomes, Petrobas; Tony Matson, Trendsetter Engineering; Randy Seehausen,Staatsolie; John Smiley, Shell International E&P, Inc; Walid Soliman,bp; Jason Harry, Hess Corporation; Advisory Board Chairman Bruce Crager, Endeavor Management: Karl Schnakenburg, Woodside Energy; Julie Ingram, McDermott; Chris Egan, TechnipFMC; Erin Balch, Wood; Mike Clarke, Beacon Offshore Energy; Antonio Critsinelis, Chevron Energy Technology Co.; Conference Director David Paganie, Offshore; Nikunj Patel, Oceaneering International

Not pictured: Maria Bulakh, Aker Solutions; Ron Ledbetter, College of Engineering TAMU; Phillip Luce, OnseSubsea; Glenn Mediamolle Jr, LLOG Exploration; Cort Prois, Occidental US Offshore; Ian Ramsay, Navitas Falklands; JR Salinas, Equinor; Jeremy Woulds, Subsea 7

Click below to learn more about the conference: 

Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition - Galveston, Texas - Feb. 27-29, 2024

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