Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore appoints company manager in Perth, expands global presence

Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) has appointed Russell Collins as Country Manager, Australia, to head up the company’s newly opened office in Perth.

“As more demand arises for TVO services in Australia and Southeast Asia, we are investing to make it easier for companies in the region to get in touch with our team and access our solutions,” says TVO President Jim Maher. “Having Russell in our office in Perth means we can more quickly respond to local needs for our technology and expertise.”

With a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Western Australia and more than three decades spent in the offshore oil and gas sector, Collins has extensive commercial and corporate leadership experience, from engineering design to executive management roles. He brings a wealth of international market experience to the TVO business development team from dozens of successful projects executed in Aberdeen, Japan, Houston, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Timor Leste, Sri Lanka and Sakhalin Island.

According to TVO Vice President Kevin Chell, Collins is uniquely qualified for the Australia country manager role. “Russell’s long and impressive track record in business development coupled with his engineering and technical skills make him an obvious choice for the job,” Chell says.

TVO technologies have been implemented offshore Australia to reduce wellhead cyclic stresses in harsh environments and support plug and abandonment (P&A) projects.