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Vol. 231 No. 4 |
FMC Technologies Inc. has appointed John T. Gremp as President and COO. He succeeds Peter D. Kinnear as President. Since joining the company in 1975, Gremp served in a variety of operations management roles, most recently as Executive VP of Energy Systems. Robert L. Potter will succeed Gremp as Executive VP of Energy Systems, and will be responsible for the Energy Processing and Energy Production segment businesses. Previously, Potter was Senior VP of FMC’s Energy Processing and Global Surface Wellhead businesses.
Michael Bellamy has been appointed General Manager of GE’s PII Pipeline Solutions business. He has served the last six years as General Manager of Marketing Communications for GE Oil & Gas, headquartered in Florence, Italy. Bellamy joined GE through the acquisition of PII in 2002. The company also announced the retirement of John Bucci, previous General Manager. Bucci served with GE for 34 years.
Sir Ian Wood received the Energy Institute’s Cadman award, presented for outstanding service to the international petroleum industry. Wood is chairman of energy services giant the Wood Group. The Cadman award was created by the Cadman Memorial Fund to commemorate the late Lord Cadman, Chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP) and past President of the institute.
Paul Illingworth will join SSP Offshore Inc. as CEO. Illingworth is an experienced and respected executive in the floating production industry with over 30 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas business, prior to which he served in the British Navy.
Oceaneering International Inc. has promoted M. Kevin McEvoy to Executive VP and COO. He has been with Oceaneering for 31 years, serving most recently as Executive VP.
Vess Oil Corp. announced that Barry Hill has been hired as VP and CFO. He previously served as VP with Raymond James in the Energy Investment Banking group. Vess Oil is an independent oil and gas company operating primarily in the Permian Basin and Mid-Continent regions of the US.
GlobaLogix Inc., a Houston-based oilfield services company, announced the addition of Ron Brogdon, who will join the company as a Business Development manager. Prior to joining GlobaLogix, Brogdon served as a Business Analyst and Co-architect at SunGard Consulting Services, an upstream consulting group.
HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, named Ken Ferguson the Director of Global Business Development. Before joining the company, Ferguson served as the Business Development Manager for Emtunga Offshore. Also, Tim Murphy was named Technical Sales and Marketing Manager. Murphy previously served as a Quality Inspector for SGS and a Project Manager for Containerhouse International Inc.
The Artificial Lift Company Ltd. (ALC) has promoted Peter Moulsdale to Director and VP, Operations. Moulsdale joined ALC in 2007 and has played a key role in the company’s Rigless ESP (electrical submersible pump) solution. In his new position, he is responsible for the company’s operations. He has worked globally in the artificial lift and completions field for much of his career.
Advanced Logistics LLC, a provider of offshore marine and logistics management software, named Stewart Soirez as VP of Business Development. He will also serve as a member of the executive team that sets the company’s strategic direction. Soirez has 30 years of experience in supply chain management, contract development and customer relations.
Quest Offshore Resources Inc. appointed Bill Donaldson as Scotland/North England manager. Donaldson has over 30 years of experience in marine contracting in Africa, the North Sea and the Middle East.
Transocean Ltd. named Steven L. Newman as CEO, succeeding Robert L. Long, who is retiring after 35 years with the company. Newman has served as President and COO since May 2008. He previously held various senior management roles, including Executive VP of Performance; Executive VP and COO; Senior VP of Human Resources, Information Process Solutions, and Treasury; and VP of Performance and Technology.
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., an exploration and production company with assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana and in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming, has named James P. Henderson as its CFO. He rejoined the company after two years as Director of Finance for Aspect Energy LLC, a privately held energy company. Henderson has over 22 years of oil and gas industry financial and reporting experience.
Houston-based Valerus Compression Services named Scott McKinnon as VP of Procurement and Frank Smith as VP of Production Equipment. McKinnon has more than 25 years of industry experience, previously serving at Ingersoll Rand Co. as a sector VP. Smith served previously as Executive VP of NATCO, where he worked for over 17 years.
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