Venterra Appoints Kavafyan as CEO
Offshore wind energy services business Venterra Group announced it has appointed Philippe Kavafyan as Chief Executive Officer. He joins the group in mid-September and, following a short transition, becomes Chief Executive Officer with effect from October 16, 2023. Kavafyan takes over upon the retirement of Rob Jewkes who is a member of the team that founded the business with Ayman Asfari in 2021.Kavafyan joins from Aker Horizons in Norway and was previously Chief Executive Officer of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind in Denmark. His career spans the evolution of the energy sector over the last three
Swire Energy Services Names Wind Division Head
Energy services provider Swire Energy Services has appointed Claus Rødsgaard as Head of Operations, in a newly created role for the Wind Division.Rødsgaard will support and oversee operational activity within the Swire Energy Services (SES) Wind Division and will be based in Lystrup, Denmark. "Joining SES from Dominion Global, holding the position of Head of Blades and Composites, Claus and a small management team built their wind service from the beginning, and [he] brings over 25 years of management and leadership experience. With a previous role as CEO and various
James Fisher Names Vernet CEO
.Vernet has considerable experience working in the offshore energy sector in both the U.K. and around the world. Most recently, he was CEO of Smiths Group’s largest division, John Crane. He has an engineering degree and spent a decade in various financial and market facing roles with energy services business Schlumberger. His experience also includes five years as CFO of Expro, the offshore energy services provider.Angus Cockburn, James Fisher board chair said, “I am delighted to welcome Jean to James Fisher. He is an internationally experienced business leader with extensive energy
Aker Solutions Names EVP for Sustainability
Norwegian offshore energy services company Aker Solutions has appointed Marianne Hagen has been appointed executive vice president for sustainability and communications in a push to expand its work on sustainability."Last year, Aker Solutions established a business segment dedicated to the energy transition, such as low-carbon solutions and projects for renewable energy. Today, the company announces that it will also reduce the environmental footprint from its own operations. Marianne Hagen has been appointed executive vice president for sustainability and communications. She will be part of the
Three60 Energy Names EPC&C Projects Director. Plans to Recruit 50 People
UK-based energy services company Three60 Energy has appointed Garrie Scott as Projects Director in its Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPC&C) service line, and has outlined plans to recruit 50 people over the next 12 months.The company, which provides subsurface, wells, EPC&C and operations asset lifecycle services, said: "Garrie brings significant UK and international energy industry experience to THREE60 Energy having spent over four decades with operators, consultancy, and tier 1 EPC organizations in senior positions."He enhances the Three60 EPC&C
'This could be the one that gets me,' Says Oilfield Service Veteran
Tim Harris was preparing to relocate for an assignment with energy services firm Halliburton Co for the fifth time in 15 years when his career came to a halt.A third-generation employee, Harris rose through the ranks at the top shale-oil services provider to oversee oilfield crews. He sailed through several busts, with the exception of a 9-month break in 2016.But April's historic price crash, which has left U.S. crude prices down 50% since January, put him and tens of thousands of oil service veterans out of work. The cuts have gone deep into the ranks of managers, taking seniority and skills
Subsea 7 CEO Will Retire at Year End
for Subsea 7 since 2008, having previously worked for Transocean and Schlumberger. Following his retirement as CEO, he will continue with Subsea 7 as a Non-Executive Director.Evans has been COO of Subsea 7 since he joined the company in 2005 and has over 30 years’ experience in the offshore energy services industry. He previously worked for KBR in a number of general management, commercial and operational roles.Subsea 7 COO John Evans will take over as CEO effective January 1, 2020 (Photo: Subsea 7
Fournier Joins The Ulven Companies as Sales VP
, business development and management in building, driving and executing sales for all companies. Fournier brings to the role more than 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, the last 11 years of his career in a number of leadership capacities at oilfield services firm Express Energy Services. The Ulven Companies is a family of five companies (Ulven Forging, Ulven Aerospace, Skookum, Wolf Steel, and Houston Structures) providing a variety of forging, casting and machining processes
Johnson Joins Foss in HSQE Role
Grant Johnson has joined Foss Maritime as Vice President of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE), responsible for overseeing, growing and strengthening HSQE performance. Johnson arrives at Foss from TechnipFMC, an international energy services provider, where he served in various capacities including Director of Worldwide Fleet Management, Asset Technical Director, and most recently as manager of TechnipFMC's contract with Marine Well Containment Company. Before joining TechnipFMC, Johnson held various positions with BP's Alaskan, Shipping and U.S. Gulf of Mexico businesses, and
Promotions at J.F. Lehman
Banking division in New York. Shor graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, with majors in Finance and International Business and a minor in Fine Arts. Shor currently serves as a director of National Response Corporation, Sprint Energy Services and API Technologies Corp. Thomas joined J.F. Lehman in 2010 as an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Prior to joining the firm, Thomas was an investment banking analyst in Credit Suisse's Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Thomas earned a B.A. in economics from Yale University
Global Diving & Salvage Hires VP in Houston
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. has hired Mike Brown as Vice President of Energy Services, working from the company’s Houston office. In his new position Brown, will focus his efforts to increase Global's position in the domestic and international energy market and will be directly responsible for developing business opportunities and providing oversight on operations for these clients as well as oversee Global’s saturation and deep diving operations throughout the company. Brown brings with him more than 38 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas industry.
LOC Group Announces Two Appointments
; John Quarrington has joined the company in London as Group Marine Warranty Surveying Manager and Mark McGurran has been appointed to the Singapore office in the role of Asia Regional Hull & Machinery Coordinator. John Quarrington is based in London where he will be supporting the Group Energy Services Director (Alex Harrison) with the continued development of LOC’s global marine warranty surveying activities across its 33 offices. A master mariner by background, John has worked for large engineering consultancies and oil companies around the world taking the lead on a range of oil and
LOC Appoints Pointing as Group Director
and Risk. This new position is part of an ongoing restructuring process which sees LOC creating a number of group-wide roles to ensure its business sectors are fully coordinated across regional boundaries. The company recently created a Group Director for Shipping Services and Group Director for Energy Services. Andrew’s initial task will be to focus on developing LOC’s services in the areas of dynamic positioning, vessel assurance surveys and the movement of offshore units. Andrew has been with LOC since 1995 and is a Master Mariner by background. He has managed the LOC Norway office
LOC Appoints Harrison, Solomons
London Offshore Consultants (LOC) announced that Alex Harrison has assumed a new LOC Group role as Group Director, Energy Services effective October 13, 2014, after stepping down as Managing Director of LOC Australia. Taking over Harrison's role in Australia with effect from this same date is Adam Solomons. Harrison was a Director of LOC in London before transferring in 2005 to head LOC Australia which is now the second largest earnings generator in the LOC Group. He joined the LOC Group Ltd board in 2011. He will remain based in Perth, Western Australia where he is placed near the growing offshore
Glacier Energy Services Appoints New Heat Transfer Division MD
Energy sector service group Glacier Energy Services confirmed the appointment of Jim McAleese as managing director of its newly-formed heat transfer division. McAleese, 51, will lead Glacier's heat transfer repair and refurbishment services business, which was augmented with the acquisition of MSL Heat Transfer in late September, complementing existing group company Ross Offshore. The appointment follows Glacier's recent restructure to focus on its companies' core capabilities delivering specialist services for energy infrastructure onsite in any global location, and at its workshops
LNG Ltd Takes Paul Cavicchi On-board
for GSENA in the United States, Canada and Mexico. His responsibilities included corporate and project acquisitions, greenfield evelopment in the areas of merchant power generation, renewable power generation, industrial cogeneration, gas infrastructure (including LNG) and retail energy services. His responsibilities also included the commercial partnering and financing of nvestment assets. He was responsible for a development budget of $20 million annually, and a construction budget that often exceeded $2 billion in annual value. Previously Paul had been
Wisconsin Energy to Buy Integrys
lead the combined company. Prices on both the open and regulated markets have fallen, due to an abundance of cheap shale gas, increased energy efficiency and tepid economic growth. Integrys also said it was in the late stages of a process to divest its non-regulated marketing unit, Integrys Energy Services, but would keep its solar generation business. Exelon Corp said in April it would buy Pepco Holdings Inc for $6.83 billion to cut exposure to the wholesale power market. "I wouldn't be surprised to see a continuation of deal activity in the sector," said BGC Financial analyst
