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Dec. 11, 2023
This weekly update provides the latest in senior appointments, promotions, retirements, company news and more across the offshore energy industry.

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HOUSTON — EnQuest CFO Salman Malik has been named CEO of newly launched Veri Energy, a subsidiary of EnQuest, and Jonathan Copus will take over as EnQuest CFO. Read more.

Govert Van Oord has been nominated by the supervisory board as the new CEO of Van Oord, effective April 2024. Read more. 

Vineyard Offshore has named Alicia Barton CEO, starting in January. Barton will take over for Lars T. Pedersen, who has led the company since it was founded in 2022.

The integration of the Serica Energy and Tailwind organizations and processes has been progressed since the completion of the Tailwind acquisition in March 2023. Serica CIO Steve Edwards, former Tailwind COO Dave Freeman and former Tailwind Executive Director Tom Ujejski will be ending their roles with Serica by the end of March 2024. Jacques Tohme is currently working for Serica in a consultancy position. Read more. 

Seatrium Ltd., a provider of engineering solutions to the marine, offshore and energy sectors, has appointed Adrian Teng CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Read more. 

Javier Gremes Cordero has been appointed COO of Maha Energy. Gremes will replace Alan Johnson, who leaves Maha in connection with the closing of Maha’s technical office in Calgary, Canada. Read more.

Talos Energy Inc. has appointed John Spath executive vice president (EVP) and head of operations. Spath, who succeeds EVP and COO Robert "Bob" Abendschein, will have responsibility for the company's upstream business operations.

DNV has appointed Jamie Burrows to head its Energy Systems business area’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage unit. 

Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate C-Innovation has welcomed back Lucas Cribley as its new business development manager.

The annual general meeting of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) marked the hand over to new elected officers in three senior posts: Benj Sykes, Ørsted's vice president, head of environment, consenting and external affairs, has been elected SUT’s president; Nick Swift becomes honorary secretary; and Mick Cook returns as honorary treasurer. Sue John continues in her role as SUT’s chair. The outgoing SUT president is Moya Crawford. SUT is a multidisciplinary learned society that brings together organizations and individuals with a common interest in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore engineering.

Colonna's Shipyard Inc. Chair Willoughby Warren “Bill” Colonna, Jr., has passed away at the age 94. He was the grandson of the founder of the company.

12.11.2023

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