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BG Group’s board of directors has accepted Chris Finlayson’s resignation as CEO and as an executive director of the board for personal reasons. Until a permanent replacement is appointed, Andrew Gould, BG Group’s non-executive chairman, will take over as interim executive chairman. A recruitment process to find an external successor to Finlayson is underway, the firm said. Gould will revert to the role of non-executive chairman once the new CEO is appointed. Finlayson will not receive any payment beyond his contractual entitlement. Following a 20-yr career with Nexen Energy, Kevin Reinhart is departing from his role as CEO of the firm, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC. Fang Zhi, executive V.P., CNOOC, will assume the position of Nexen CEO. Zhi’s 30-yr career with CNOOC will enable him to lead the company and collaboratively deliver results for its parent firm. He has an in-depth understanding of Nexen, and has been directly involved in all aspects of the integration process over the past year. The board of directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc., appointed Don Kenney to the roles of V.P. and president of energy systems on May 2. Over the years, Kenney has assumed increasing levels of responsibility, becoming president of FE Petro in 2001, and then president of Franklin Fueling Systems in 2005. In 2013, he was promoted to president of energy systems, and his responsibilities were expanded to include leadership of the artificial lift business unit. Repsol’s board of directors has revised the firm’s executive team structure to provide the leadership for what it called “new challenges and opportunities facing the company.” This undertaking included the appointment of Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel as CEO, succeeding current chief executive Antonio Brufau. The board accepted Brufau’s proposal following the 99.8% support of shareholders for the company’s management, obtained at the Annual General Meeting on March 28. The board also accepted the resignation of Director Paulina Beato Blanco; the resulting vacancy will be occupied by the CEO, who was also appointed a member of the delegate committee. Continental Resources, Inc., has announced leadership changes within its management team. Gary E. Gould has been promoted to senior V.P. of operations and resource development; Richard E. Muncrief current senior V.P. of operations and resource development, has resigned to take the position of president and CEO at WPX Energy; and Eric S. Eissenstat’s role as senior V.P., general counsel and secretary has expanded to include chief risk officer. Prior to joining Continental in 2013, Gould held management and technical positions at Chesapeake Energy and Burlington Resources, following his first 10 years with Exxon Mobil. He holds BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from the University of Kansas. Subsea engineering specialist Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has appointed Michael Cowie as its first technical director. Cowie was previously general manager with Helix Canyon Offshore, in charge of seabed drilling, and has held senior geotechnical and engineering management roles at Subsea 7. ESS designs, develops, builds and operates a range of subsea equipment used in the oil and gas sector. Cairn India reported that P. Elango, who served as interim CEO in addition to his role as director, has decided to step down for personal reasons. The board has accepted his resignation. CFO Sudhir Mathur has taken over the additional responsibility of leading the organization in the interim. Tom Albanese, CEO of Vedanta Resources, and Mike Yeager, chairman of Cairn India’s operations review board, will continue to work closely with the leadership team in managing the business under the board’s guidance. Scientific Drilling International has appointed Phil Longorio as president of the company and its affiliates. Based at the corporate headquarters in Houston, Longorio will oversee all of Scientific Drilling’s disciplines, focused on technology and service in the directional drilling, wellbore surveying and production logging markets worldwide. Longorio has held various executive management positions with both major and independent oil service companies. He joins Scientific Drilling after a six-year tenure as the senior V.P. for TETRA Technologies, Inc., where he was responsible for the Energy Services and Chemicals divisions. AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, has appointed Jeff Reilly as group president of strategy and business development. He will be a member of the AMEC group management team, reporting to Chief Executive Samir Brikho, and will be based in Houston. Reilly joins AMEC from Phillips 66, where he led the Projects organization and was chief procurement officer. Ensco plc announced that Carl Trowell has been named CEO and president, while also joining the firm’s board. He succeeds Dan Rabun, who is retiring after eight years as CEO. Rabun’s planned retirement was announced in November 2013. The effective date for Trowell’s appointments to CEO, president and the board of directors is expected to be June 15. Rabun will remain as non-executive chairman, to ensure a smooth transition, and Trowell will be based at the company’s London headquarters. ADIL, an independent energy consultancy, has promoted Lo Van Wachem to general manager of projects and developments. A former COO of Offshore Installation Group (OIG) and regional V.P. of Neptune Marine Services, Van Wachem brings more than 25 years of global experience to the role. Raffaele Chiandet has been appointed to the role of deputy general manager at ADIL’s London office. Mike Fuery, who has been with ADIL since 2011, has been appointed general manager of opportunity management. Steve Ross has joined Summit ESP as V.P. – Finance, and will be based in the company’s Tulsa headquarters. Ross has 25 years of experience as a CFO with various international service and manufacturing companies. His most recent position was with GE Oil & Gas ESP (formerly Wood Group ESP), where he served for 15 years as executive V.P. and CFO. Prior to that, Ross was the CFO of Harbison-Walker Inc., an international manufacturer of refractory products located in Pittsburgh, Pa. Gulfport Energy Corporation’s board of directors announced that Michael G. Moore has been promoted to CEO, joining the company’s board, and that J. Ross Kirtley has been promoted to COO. Additionally, Michael S. Reddin has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Moore, formerly interim CEO and CFO, joined Gulfport in July 2000 as CFO, and was appointed president of the company in August 2013. Kirtley joined Gulfport in May 2013, and was appointed COO for the company’s Ohio activities in September 2013. Reddin is the chairman, president and CEO of Davis Petroleum Corporation. IHC Merwede has appointed Thomas Agnevall as the new V.P. of business development, to be based at the company’s Houston office. He brings several years of expertise to the role, and served as V.P. for Vryhof Anchors for the past 10 years, where he was responsible for global business development. |
