People on the move

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

Offshore staff 

HOUSTON —  The board of directors of Prosafe has appointed Terje Askvig CEO, effective Nov. 1. Reese McNeel will continue as interim CEO until that date. Read more. 

Greg Kulawski has joined Valeura Energy as COO. In addition, Ron Royal will retire from the board, effective Aug. 1. Plus, Lina Lee will be appointed as an independent director of Valeura, also effective Aug. 1. Read more. 

John McDonald has been elected president of ABS.

Chevron Corp. Vice President (VP) and CFO Pierre Breber will retire in 2024 after 35 years of service to the company. Eimear Bonner, currently VP and CTO and president of the Chevron Technical Center, will succeed Breber as CFO, effective March 1, 2024. In addition, Balaji Krishnamurthy, currently VP of Strategy & Sustainability, will become VP of the Chevron Technical Center, with Molly Laegeler becoming the new VP of Strategy & Sustainability. And Frank Mount will become VP of business development. Read more. 

W&T Offshore Inc. has appointed Sameer Parasnis executive vice president and CFO. 

BCCK, a service provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction, has promoted Naomi Baker to vice president of engineering.

Wood has appointed Jesús Pulido operations director of its US Minerals & Metals business.

Steelwind Nordenham Gmbh has expanded its executive management with Jost Backhaus now an additional managing director alongside Dr. Andreas Liessem. He is responsible for the commercial side of the company, focusing on sales and project management.     

Global Underwater Hub, a trade and development body representing the UK’s underwater industry, has appointed Ricci Boston a new regional manager.

Well-Safe Solutions are expanding into the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Massimo Delia as general manager of newly created Well-Safe Solutions Pty Ltd.

Precision Polymer Engineering, a manufacturer and supplier of high-performance sealing solutions, has named Hynek Jakubicek general manager.

industrial training provider AIS Survivex has appointed Adam Armstrong a new business development manager to support key clients and companies across Tees Valley.

07.28.2023

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